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Melissa Pasanen

Reporter · US

Indexed articles, last 90 days
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Sep 18, 2026
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Jul 7, 2026

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  1. Article · Sep 18, 2026 · Melissa Pasanen

    The Grey Jay to Close in Burlington in Mid-October | Seven Days (opens the original)

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    The Grey Jay, the eastern Mediterranean-inflected breakfast, brunch and lunch restaurant from the team behind Burlington’s Honey Road, will close after service on October 12, according to executive chef and co-owner Cara Chigazola Tobin. She and general manager and co-owner Allison Gibson took a hard look at the Grey Jay’s numbers pending the renewal of their lease on 135 Pearl Street in Burlington. “As much as we love it, it just doesn’t quite work,” said Chigazola Tobin, 44. Honey Road at 156

  2. Article · Sep 11, 2026 · Melissa Pasanen

    Kismayo Kitchen Closes in BTV; Property Gets FEMA Buyout | Seven Days (opens the original)

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    Somali American restaurant Kismayo Kitchen, founded by the late Ahmed Omar, has closed permanently at 505 Riverside Avenue in Burlington. Scott Gustin, the city’s principal planner and zoning division manager, confirmed that the small red building is slated for demolition, most likely next year, as part of a Federal Emergency Management Agency hazard mitigation grant buyout. A geotechnical assessment showed that “the property includes an unstable slope and the building is at risk of slide,” Gust

  3. Article · Sep 8, 2026 · Melissa Pasanen

    Stone’s Throw Pizza in Waterbury Cuts Back to Takeout Only | Seven Days (opens the original)

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    The 3-year-old Waterbury outpost of Stone’s Throw Pizza at 13 Stowe Street has closed for on-site dining but will continue to serve takeout pizza, salads and cannoli, as well as be available for private events. Co-owners Allison and Tyler Stratton said Stone’s Throw’s three other pizzerias will remain the same: Richmond and Fairfax have dine-in evening service and morning café hours, while Jericho offers takeout only, along with a retail selection of wine and beer. The couple, both now 40, opene

  4. Article · Sep 8, 2026 · Melissa Pasanen

    Vermont Creemee Supply Disrupted by Immigration Enforcement | Seven Days (opens the original)

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    Kingdom Creamery, the largest supplier of Vermont-made creemee mix, has been forced to slash production following the late-July detention of three of its migrant workers by U.S. Border Patrol. Even as summer winds down, the supply interruption has left many creemee stand operators scrambling. “Our farm is experiencing a severe labor shortage due to the detention of employees,” said Leslie Michaud, co-owner of the East Hardwick creamery and its associated 700-cow farm. Michaud, 50, told Seven Day

  5. Article · Sep 1, 2026 · Melissa Pasanen

    Miller Farm’s Organic Milk Refuels UVM Student Athletes | Seven Days (opens the original)

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    Three times a week during basketball season, University of Vermont point guard Cat Gilwee and her teammates hit the weight room. After an intense hour of dead lifts, bench presses and squats, the student athletes chug half-pints of organic chocolate milk from Miller Farm in Vernon. “Our team loves it. Some people on our team take, like, three to go,” the 23-year-old Shelburne native said. “Especially as a Vermonter, I think it’s awesome to have a local farm’s milk.” The creamy, cocoa-dark elixir

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