In Waterbury, the question isn’t which came first, the chicken or the egg? It’s more like are there any eggs today? So far, the answer depends on where and when you shop. 

Waterbury’s ever-evolving restaurant and pub scene has added some new players in recent months and some longstanding establishments have added new twists. Like the rest of the community, some have had to react quickly less than two weeks ago to their third flood in 12 months.   

An official ribbon-cutting marked the opening of Central Vermont Habitat for Humanity’s new ReStore home goods outlet on South Main Street in Waterbury. 

For seven years, the retail storefront next to Subway on South Main Street has stood empty, after Waterbury Pharmacy sold its business to Kinney Drugs in 2017 and vacated the space. Work is underway now to bring new life to the spot later this spring when ReStore, the retail operation run by Central Vermont Habitat for Humanity opens its doors in early June.

The Waterbury-based restaurant group that launched Hen of the Wood and branched out with Prohibition Pig and Doc Ponds will add a new member to its family later this spring when it opens Gallus Handcrafted Pasta at the historic grist mill at 92 Stowe Street.

Many New Englanders choose to go south for weeks or months to escape the dark, cold days of winter. But this week, a group of 14 adventurous Vermonters are heading just about as far south as you can get – to Antarctica.

Zenbarn Farms owners Noah Fishman and Marlena Tucker-Fishman hope that Waterbury may soon be as well known for its cannabis as it is for its craft beer. They have taken a step towards that vision in signing an agreement to purchase the Vermont assets of Curaleaf Holdings Inc., an international cannabis company based in New York City.

After owning Blackback Pub for nine of its 14 years at 1 Stowe Street, Lynn Mason and Dave Juenker have handed off the business to new owners, general manager Ehren Hill and chef Cory Swafford.

There’s a hum of creative energy coming from 40 Foundry Street, where new food and beverage businesses are coming to life in this historic building a block away from Main Street.

Waterbury has a new reason to stake its claim as an outdoor recreation destination. Mavic, a bicycling wheel and equipment manufacturer based in France, has set up shop in Pilgrim Park to open its North American sales and service center.