Michelle Kennedy's keynote address from last month's Vermont Statewide Housing Conference will air again on CCTV Channel 17 in Chittenden County:

• Jan. 2, 11:05 a.m.
• Jan. 3, 4:05 a.m.
• Jan. 3, 10:05 a.m.
• Jan. 3, 4:05 p.m.

Learn more at our previous post.

Village Haven, a 24-unit development in Essex Junction, has been named the first "Vermont neighborhood" by the state's Downtown Board.

The designation's the result of the Vermont Neighborhoods bill, which was passed this spring to stimulate housing development in downtowns and villages.

Read more in this morning's Burlington Free Press.

Some photos from last week's VHFA holiday party and "Yankee swap."

Michelle Kennedy's keynote address from last month's Vermont Statewide Housing Conference will air again on CCTV Channel 17 in Chittenden County: Dec. 24 at 11:45 a.m.

You can also watch the keynote online anytime.

Michelle lives in Chelsea, Vt., and is the author of a number of books about parenting, including "Without a Net: Middle Class and Homeless (with Kids) in America," which details her time as a homeless mother of three.