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Burlington's Taco Hell

oasisNow called El Cortijo, which I believe is Spanish for "I hate diners." (Photo by Michael Rosol)

When Stratton Lines purchased and installed his new Mountain View diner in downtown Burlington, Vermont in 1954, he called it the Oasis. Just the name makes one think of a warm and welcoming respite from the long Vermont winters. Inside, one might expect to find hot and hearty comfort foods served by people with no greater concern than their customer's satisfaction. After all, Stratty went the extra mile and purchased a real American diner, no small accomplishment in any period of our twentieth-century history.

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Trashing a diner, Mexican style

Looks like we have another Lou-Roc in the making. Sadly, you'll find few diners out there as original as the former Oasis Diner. Except for the chunk of counter removed by the last owners, the diner where Bill Clinton sipped tea with the city's mayor. And now, somone else who doesn't want a diner bought one of the most orginal out there and will proceed to rip it up for their own ephemeral concept. If you care, please write to these people and plead with them not to do this. 

The Fate of Sadie Katz: Tacos, Farmhouse-Style

POSTED BY CORIN HIRSCH

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Burlingtonians wondering about the fate of the shuttered Sadie Katz Delicatessen space might find some comfort in what's coming on its heels — that is, if they can switch their allegiance from latkes to tacos.

El Cortijo Taquería y Cantina will open in the same space sometime this winter — bar, take-out window, NECI-trained chef and all.

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Occupy Main Street for Christmas

With the passing of yet another tumultuous year, we see the slowly unfolding spectacle of some particularly nasty chickens coming home to roost. I'd like to think that in the face of all this, we as a people hold out hope that our pride, determination, and ingenuity will carry the day.

From where I stand, we live in such troubled times because of a crisis of accountability, a value derived from simple respect for those affected by the actions we take. Every good parent knows to teach their children that bad behavior has consequences, and that rewards come from respecting not only their elders, but their peers as well.

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