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The resort said it's working with the Stowe Area Business Association to communicate with local businesses about how busy the town could get on any given weekend.

In a town where alcohol has long lubricated the local economy, and where the nightlife is often just getting started at 10 p.m., Stowe restaurant and bar owners have roundly

In a town where alcohol has long lubricated the local economy, and where the nightlife is often just getting started at 10, Stowe restaurant and bar owners have roundly rejected

Shop manager Mar Kuhnel tuning a bike at Ranch Camp The driveway that leads to Ranch Camp in Stowe is steep, gravelly and curved. In other words, just right for a mountain bike. Mountain bikers are, in fact, the target audience for this hybrid business on the Mountain Road. In the brown building at the top of the driveway are three ventures rolled into one: bicycle store, repair shop and restaurant. The store offers sales and rentals ...

The Backyard Tavern has been a Stowe landmark for a quarter century, providing an after hours haven for locals and visitors since the mid-90s. On Nov. 20, the Backyard officially changed hands, and has been taken over by the same creative team behind Ranch Camp, a combination bike shop and fast casual-eatery located across the parking lot from the Backyard. While it looks like the Backyard will undergo a bit of a facelift, the new owners will retain many of its core attributes, albeit with a fe...