Robert McBride (center, right) and Richard Ewald (center, left) received the 2008 Vermont Community Leadership Award from the Vermont Council on Rural Development (VCRD).

Melinda Bussino (right), Executive Director of the Brattleboro Area Drop-In Center, has received the Housing Hero award.

Seven Days, Burlington's weekly alternative newspaper, focuses on housing this week.

In the issue published today, titled "Home Front: Vermonters get a grip on the housing crisis," you'll find five housing stories.

We've placed 65 photos from yesterday's Vermont Statewide Housing Conference online.

You can see them on the conference Web site.