Good morning, Burlington.

On Wednesday evening, 500 cyclists rode a two-mile route past the memorial (a white ghost bike) at Pine and Locust to honor 16-year-old Shiloh Skalka, who died last month after being struck by a minivan, and the event briefly slowed rush hour traffic.

Healthy Living, a local grocer in South Burlington, filed an appeal with the NLRB after its April union vote by alleging union representatives flooded its workforce to influence the outcome.

Workers United called the claims delusional and said the union supported employees seeking better pay and benefits.

Seven Days has fully digitized select archives from its early years to preserve local Vermont history, making articles and historic ads available online.

Burlington residents now have easier access to vintage stories from 1995 to 2002 — a treasure for local culture.

Singer-songwriter Noah Kahan will host his second annual Folk and Fairways charity event in Stowe on Sept.

14 and 15—tickets will be distributed via a lottery until Friday, Aug. 14, with prices starting at $346.05 for Vermont residents as proceeds benefit The Busyhead Project.

Vermont artists are turning to locally foraged natural materials for eco-prints, ceramics and paintings; Burlington-based ceramicist Britton Blanchard and others are innovating with wild clay, dyes and pigments to celebrate Vermont’s rich natural traditions.

DREAM Program Inc. received a $375,000 AmeriCorps grant to fund 70 members helping 600 youth in 38 communities today & will use the funding to expand mentoring, after-school, and summer programs.

St. Michael’s College in Colchester secured a judge’s approval on Aug.

3 to access up to $30 million from its restricted endowment to cover operating costs + provide a vital financial runway amid enrollment challenges.

The American Lung Association in Vermont is accepting proposals for its 2027-2028 research awards cycle to improve lung health, offering grants from $50K to $100K per year in areas such as lung cancer and indoor air research.

Awardees will be notified in June 2027 (a review process that takes six to eight months).

Vermont high school athletes began fall sports preseason training, with football players reporting on Monday, Aug.

10. The Burlington Free Press will publish player watch lists and team outlooks as soccer, field hockey, volleyball, and cross-country players – all new for the season – officially start later this week.

UVM women’s soccer players trained over the summer with nine current and former Catamounts from Vermont Green FC (held at Virtue Field) and opened their season with a nonconference match against Merrimack College on Wednesday, Aug.

12 at 6 p.m.