Amber LeMay reports that there’s a new gay bar opening in South Burlington, next to Higher Ground.

WCAX, of all places, confirms.

Welcome, Two Friends Bistro and Lounge! That brings the grand total of gay bars in Vermont to 1.

UPDATE: Lauren “Ober and Out” Ober of the Burlington Free Press has been on the case since last week. She blogged about stalking the Two Friends “like a total narc” in her Pontiac “Vibrator.” She notes that the gay bar is next to the “dubiously named” children’s hair salon called “The Hairy Bear.” No kidding.

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This article appears in Feb 4-10, 2009.

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