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Author Archives: Katya Schwenk

A native Vermonter, Katya is assigned to VTDigger's Burlington Bureau. She is a 2020 graduate of Georgetown University, where she majored in political science with a double minor in creative writing and Arabic. She was a contributing writer for the Indypendent in New York, an assistant editor at the Boston Review and a writer for the Scoop News Group and Morocco World News in Rabat. 

Posted inLife & Culture

Construction begins on new Army Mountain Warfare School in Jericho

by Katya Schwenk November 5, 2020, 2:59 pmNovember 6, 2020, 11:45 am
Peterson vigil
Posted inPublic Safety

On the eve of the election, Burlington vigil remembers Black lives lost to police violence

by Katya Schwenk November 2, 2020, 10:48 pmNovember 3, 2020, 3:34 am
F-35 noise
Posted inEnvironment

Vermont Gas to provide matching funds for F-35 soundproofing

by Katya Schwenk October 30, 2020, 10:02 amOctober 29, 2020, 8:05 pm
Posted inPublic Safety

Through attrition, Burlington police lower number of uniformed officers by almost 20%

by Katya Schwenk October 29, 2020, 1:53 pmOctober 30, 2020, 7:50 am
Brian Pounds
Posted inEconomy

ANEW Place finds a new home at Champlain Inn

by Katya Schwenk October 26, 2020, 7:53 pmOctober 27, 2020, 5:06 am
a sign in front of a school building says "danger PCBs" with yellow caution tape around it
Posted inEducation

Parents want Burlington High School to open its doors — despite the toxins inside

by Katya Schwenk October 22, 2020, 4:35 pmSeptember 9, 2024, 3:47 pm
BED rooftop solar array
Posted inEnvironment

Looking towards a net-zero future, Burlington considers requiring all-electric buildings

by Katya Schwenk October 19, 2020, 5:22 pmOctober 19, 2020, 11:03 pm
Posted inLife & Culture

Hundreds rally at the Montpelier Statehouse for the ‘Womxn and Femme March’

by Katya Schwenk October 17, 2020, 9:40 pmOctober 17, 2020, 9:41 pm
City Hall Park
Posted inEconomy

In a two-day celebration, City Hall Park will reopen in downtown Burlington

by Katya Schwenk October 15, 2020, 6:59 pmOctober 15, 2020, 6:59 pm
Posted inGovernment & Politics

Activists demand Leahy, Sanders take action to block Supreme Court nominee

by Katya Schwenk October 14, 2020, 5:57 pmOctober 15, 2020, 12:29 pm
Posted inGovernment & Politics

Noncitizen voting is on the ballot Nov. 3 in Winooski; could add 600 voters to rolls

by Katya Schwenk October 12, 2020, 10:15 amOctober 27, 2020, 5:39 am
Posted inLife & Culture

Two Burlington shelters find new homes with more space

by Katya Schwenk October 8, 2020, 2:23 pmOctober 26, 2020, 6:28 pm
Posted inPublic Safety

Activists raise doubts about Burlington mayor’s newest police reforms 

by Katya Schwenk October 5, 2020, 4:14 pmOctober 5, 2020, 5:58 pm
Posted inEducation

Reckoning with an unsafe building, Burlington High School searches for a new space

by Katya Schwenk September 30, 2020, 12:30 amSeptember 9, 2024, 3:48 pm

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