Alan Newman has purchased the Burlington restaurant and live music venue ArtsRiot. Newman, ArtsRiot cofounders Felix Wai and PJ McHenry, as well as partner George Lambertson, announced the deal in a ...

Entrepreneur Alan Newman has purchased ArtsRiot, a restaurant and live music venue near downtown Burlington that has also served as an incubator for arts businesses such as Big Heavy World and AO ...

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The kitchen counter in Alan Newman’s house is lined with fancy bottles of beer. Craft brews in big, brown bottles with corks in the top and enigmatic names such as 13th Hour. Years ago, these might ...

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Alan Newman, self-described "serial entrepreneur" and current owner of Higher Ground joins this episode of It's the Beer Talking. Listen as he and hosts Jeff Baker and Jason Strempek discuss his long ...

A little over a week ago, I received an intriguing, if bewildering, text. It read: “Did Higher Ground get sold to Magic Hat?” The question came from a reliable source, someone who has a pulse on the ...

ArtsRiot will reopen its indoor space next month for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began. The Burlington entertainment space/restaurant is aiming to throw its doors open — literally, ...