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Hey there, Burlington! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Why Burlington's winter skies fill with thousands of noisy crows.
  • Is your Riverside Avenue property at risk from a failing riverbank?
  • How a weekend in Burlington reshaped Lily Seabird's musical journey.

Also on today's calendar: Cheese the Day and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a tail, but no body? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high of 69 and low of 60 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Clouds and breaks of sun, temps: high: 76, low: 59.
  • Thursday: Cloudy, a shower and t-storm, with a high of 72 and low of 57 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. For thousands of flocking crows, Burlington becomes one big speakeasy (burlingtonfreepress.com) — Each winter, thousands of crows turn Burlington into a noisy nighttime hangout, flocking in from miles around to roost safely and share information about food and predators. University of Vermont researchers are studying why the city's crow population has grown so large, while residents' attitudes have shifted from seeing the birds as pests to appreciating their intelligence and quirky presence downtown.
   

2. FEMA to buy out Riverside Avenue restaurant property after land deemed unsafe (wcax.com) — Burlington's Riverside Avenue is facing serious slope instability, prompting FEMA to buy out and demolish the former Kismayo Kitchen site and convert it to green space after the land was deemed unsafe. UVM researchers and city officials say decades of erosion, landslides, and buried trash have weakened the riverbank, and nearby businesses are urged to seek assessments if they're worried about their own properties.
   

3. Lily Seabird's Lightspheres on Their Way Rewards the Listener Who Stays Still (tfetimes.com) — Burlington-based musician Lily Seabird's new album, Lightspheres on Their Way, rewards listeners who slow down and give it their full attention. After a decisive weekend visit to Burlington nearly a decade ago, she settled into the city's growing indie-rock scene, drawing on local community, grief, and wintry Northeast moods to craft long, atmospheric songs that unfold gradually.
   

4. A Vermont Man Is on Trial for Shooting 3 Palestinian Students. He Claimed the CIA Told Him to Do It (thenationalherald.com) — Residents in Burlington are seeing a closely watched trial unfold as Jason Eaton faces attempted murder charges for the 2023 shooting of three Palestinian college students near the University of Vermont campus. Prosecutors argue he intended to kill, while his defense claims a psychotic disorder and delusional CIA messages drove his actions. Testimony from the victims and mental health experts will shape whether he's convicted or found not guilty by reason of insanity.
   

5. Vermont man sentenced to life in prison after taking plea deal in Lamoille County double murder (mynbc5.com) — A Stowe man has been sentenced in Burlington federal court to consecutive life terms for killing two men in Lowell during a 2023 drug-related robbery, ensuring he will never be released. Prosecutors dropped a previously filed federal death penalty notice in exchange for his guilty plea to multiple murder, drug, and firearms charges, which also involved prior offenses out of South Burlington.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Coin (Thank you John W. for sending it in!)
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