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What’s up with Big Chile Republic? The flavorful restaurant, famed for fusion dishes with Filipino flair, has mysteriously locked its doors. For the past week, folks in search of cauliflower cakes, seafood mousse tostada and roasted adobo chicken have been frustrated to find the Colchester eatery closed for business.... Read more

By 9 o’clock on Sunday morning, hundreds of individuals clad in swimwear were waiting in the shallows of Malletts Bay. Further out, a line of canoes and kayaks did the same. The voice of an announcer suddenly blurted from a loudspeaker, his countdown echoing across Bayside Park. At “zero,” the swimmers and boaters launched into action. The water around them exploded — more like a shark frenzy than the peaceful start I had expected. And so began the 24th Annual Colchester Triathlon.... Read more

It’s 5:30 on a Friday night at Fort Ethan Allen. An expansive semi-circle of government-grade grass separates Route 15, with its hiss and gurgle of rush-hour traffic, from the row of former officers’ quarters on Dalton Drive. The stately brick houses seem to stand at attention, watching the world go by.... Read more

Later this summer, the Chittenden County Transportation Authority will ask the state to fund a bus route between Milton and Burlington. That doesn’t mean the authority thinks a Milton-to-Burlington line would be the best use of state transit funds.... Read more

Lindsey Lu, the baby-and-mom clothing store in Colchester, takes its name from both owner Lindsey Louchheim and her daughter Lulu. The business wouldn’t exist if not for Lulu, explains the 32-year-old mother of two. When Louchheim became pregnant four years ago and needed maternity clothes, she taught herself to sew by hand. Soon she began outfitting her daughter and, later, her son Wolfgang. “Then a ton of our friends all got pregnant at the same time, so I started making clothing for their kids,” explains the petite, serious blond.... Read more

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We did the math. Between babysitting fees, top-shelf martinis and movie tickets, date night was costing my husband and me nearly $100. We were anything but cheap dates until we found the Sunset Drive-In on Porters Point Road in Colchester, which opens in April for the summer. Now we can get all our needs met — time together, cinematic delight and an onboard babysitter — for exactly $20.... Read more

Tim Riddle knew a large housing project was planned for the woods behind his house when he moved to Malletts Bay Avenue a couple years ago. What he didn’t know was that the developer would sell the project to a nonprofit housing group, or that the $240,000 condominiums planned for the site would be replaced by rental housing for low- and moderate-income residents.... Read more

How do you stay in touch with your friends? Seems like everyone uses the Internet these days — to send email, share photos and send messages on social-networking sites such as MySpace or Facebook.... Read more

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For two and a half years, Chef Chris Hechanova ran a successful take-out and delivery business from his apartment kitchen. Though Big Chile Republic's advertising was limited to guerrilla tactics such as flyering car windshields, and its menu and hours could be erratic, it was a hit.... Read more