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.

Thanks to everyone who came out to our Vermont Statewide Housing Conference yesterday.

We had a huge turnout — despite some early morning weather-related commuting challenges! — and a great day.

We're still crunching numbers, but it looks like we had approximately 450 people in attendance.