Burlington restaurant's battle to go greenMay 20, 2011 Gina Bullard - WCAX NewsIt's the turbine-- more specifically the wings on it-- that are ruffling feathers at Burlington's Planning and Zoning Department. http://www.wcax.com/story/14687802/a-burlington-restaurants-battle-to-go-green |
Burlington City Planners Object to Restaurant's Wind TurbineApr 21, 2011 Andy Bromage, Seven DaysBurlington city planners say The Spot's turbine is historically out of character on the gas-station-turned-cafe. In their estimation, it breaks the terms of his permit — and have slapped him with a violation notice that he is now appealing. http://7d.blogs.com/blurt/2011/04/burlington-city-planners-object-to-restaurants-wind-turbine.html |
Burlington boy hopes this is the last strawMar 10, 2011 Jennifer Reading, WCAXMore than 500 million straws are used in the U.S. every day, which averages out to 1.6 straws per person. So that means in Vermont alone 1 million straws are being plunked into drinks on a daily basis. http://www.wcax.com/Global/story.asp?S=14229825 |
11 places to eat breakfast in 2011Jan 07, 2011 Sally Pollak, Burlington Free PressA fun, green, surf-inspired atmosphere in a rehabbed gas station with a big fish tank, bamboo tables and surf posters and boards swimming all over the room. http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/article/20110107/LIVING06/101080310/Breakfast-11-in-11-The-Spot |
Catch the WindDec 01, 2010 Alice Levitt, Seven DaysThe quirky former gas station that houses surfer-chic café The Spot on Shelburne Road in Burlington has a new appendage to fascinate passersby: a wind turbine. In October, Williston-based renewable-energy company Yellow Brick helped The Spot’s owner, Russ Scully, install a prototype made by Honeywell. http://www.7dvt.com/2010spot-wind |
The Spot Goes Solar!Sep 01, 2010 Its official. Starting today, The Spot will be generating up to 35% of its electricity from 36 photovoltaic panels mounted on our roof tops. |
An Academic Mod Squad Ponders Preserving Midcentury BuildingJun 25, 2010 Margot Harrison, Seven DaysThen there's the Preservation Burlington tour's home base on Shelburne Road, a structure so familiar to Burlingtonians they probably don't look at it twice: The former gas station became The Spot. Colman calls the café's striking triangular canopy "classic modern design." http://www.7dvt.com/2010academic-mod-squad-ponders-preserving-midcentury-buildings |
Preservation Burlington Touring The SpotJun 09, 2010 Preservation Burlington is pleased to announce that the 2010 Homes Tour will be held on Saturday June 26th from 12-4 pm. Included on this year's tour are modernist structures from the recent past located in our Queen City. |
