In this week’s ink-and-paper edition of Seven Days, find these news and politics stories…
- In the cover story, the town of Essex tries to find its “heart and soul” through a grassroots planning initiative.
- Remember Bob Kiss? The former Burlington mayor left office under Burlington Telecom’s debt-ridden cloud just seven months ago, but Kiss is back on the trail, campaigning for one of Chittenden County’s six state Senate seats.
- Church Street is still Burlington’s bustling commercial center, but it’s a different story for business that are just steps off the main drag. Now downtown’s other businesses are looking for help in getting more shoppers in their stores.
- With the help of your smartphone, you can now experience Burlington’s “Little Italy” — the neighborhood that was razed to make way for urban development decades ago.
- In Fair Game, columnist Paul Heintz says Randy Brock’s gubernatorial campaign has jumped the shark with his “business in a box” idea. Heyyyyyyy!


