Good morning, Burlington.

Bowl & Roll opened today in downtown Burlington at 200 St. Paul St. It serves healthy bowls until 9 p.m. and chef Santosh Bhattarai will soon add sushi rolls and boba tea to the menu.

Tech experts say New England does not yet host large AI data centers because limited land and high power costs have kept facilities small.

Burlington has a 39,000 sqft site, and proposals to retrofit similar centers for AI are under consideration.

Beta Technologies became the first to secure FAA approval for demonstration flights of its electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft, Alia, after a Tuesday flight from Plattsburgh International Airport to Burlington International Airport.

The company will soon fly with operators (key stakeholders) to let them experience the aircraft firsthand.

October music wraps up with live events in Burlington and nearby towns.

Burlington hosts comedy by Sam Jay tonight at 9 p.m. at Vermont Comedy Club and music by Dom Flemons Friday at 7:30 p.m. at UVM Recital Hall plus other regional shows.

Night Watch is a free art festival coming Saturday, Oct.

24, from 7 to 11 p.m. between Main Street Landing and Foam Brewers, where artists from Vermont and Montreal will show light projections, installations and videos during an outdoor art walk.

The Flynn is hosting Women+ on the Edge of Democracy, a national theater production featuring 36 plays by prominent female playwrights, free and running from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday, Oct.

24 in Burlington (a one-hour reading will be held at Anderson Studio in Middlebury on Nov. 1).

Tammy Kolbe was elected as chair of the State Board of Education on Wednesday (after former chair Jennifer Samuelson resigned) and will manage setting graduation requirements and reviewing merger proposals, with her term ending in February.

UVM received a $1.25 million federal grant to launch Project STEPS (Strengthening Transition Expertise and Partnership Skills) and train 27 special educators.

The initiative will support students with disabilities in moving from high school to adult services while accepting applications in early 2027.