Turtle Back Zoo is celebrating a milestone after announcing the birth of two African lion cubs, the first ever born at the ...

In a first for the Turtle Back Zoo, two lion cubs were born at the longstanding Essex County zoo on Monday, officials said. The first-time mother, Makena, and her cubs are being monitored by zoo ...

Facing unexpected delays in renovation, owners of Lion Turtle Tea Jace Jamason and Tim Williams, now hope to open their doors for business before fall arrives to Vermont. In the meantime ...

After nearly two years of popping up around Burlington, Lion Turtle Tea has a permanent home at 135 Pearl Street. The teahouse opened on September 1 in the space that most recently housed Papa John’s ...

Safari guide Reggi Barreto captured footage of a brave turtle confronting several lions drinking at a watering hole inside South Africa's Greater Kruger National Park Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor ...

From biker bar to teahouse. No, it’s not the name of a new sitcom. It’s the trajectory of the storefront at 41 King Street in Burlington. Thirty-plus years ago, the Sheik — a hangout that attracted ...

A lioness at the Essex County Turtle Back Zoo has died just two years after the facility opened its $3.6 million lion exhibit. The lion died of an apparent gastrointestinal disorder in July at the zoo ...

Two people who bonded over food and drink at a Burlington tea shop have opened their own place on Pearl Street that sports a decidedly Asian touch. Lion Turtle Tea is brand new, having opened Sept. 1 ...

One of the three lions at the Turtle Back Zoo in Essex County has died from what officials believe was a gastrointestinal disorder. The female lion in the lion and hyena exhibit at the zoo died on ...