The Summer Preview Issue 2018
A Bucket List for a Too-Short Season; Communing With the Trees in ‘Forest Bathing’; Vermont Brewers Reveal New Hot-Weather Quaffs
Seriously: Bathing in Vetoes
In this episode, Bryan tries some “forest bathing” and finds himself awash in vetoes from Gov. Phil Scott.
Good Citizen Challenge Offers Kids an Interactive Summer Civics Lesson — and Prizes
In 2018, we the people of the United States are deeply divided — by race, gender, socio-economic status and political affiliation. That’s true even here…
The Cannabis Catch-Up: Legal Weed Won’t Extend Into Lake Champlain
We’re fast approaching Memorial Day — the last holiday before cannabis becomes legal July 1. Memorial Day marks the unofficial start of summer and many…
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Spirit of Ethan Allen Turns 35 [SIV533]
5/16/18: The Spirit of Ethan Allen has been cruising the waters of Lake Champlain for the past 35 years and last Wednesday, they had a…
Quick Lit: ‘Still Lives’ by Maria Hummel
The human fascination with death manifests itself throughout history, from the ornate tombs of the Egyptians to the Mexican Día de los Muertos. Those traditions…
On Your Mark: Candidates Line Up for the 2018 Campaign
It seems awfully early. But it’s almost too late. Vermont’s filing deadline for major party candidates in the 2018 election is May 31. As of…
Forest Bathing: A Deep Cleanse Among the Trees
Last week, I sat in my car flipping through my phone. I checked my two email accounts, my Instagram, and a few stray news alerts…
Letters to the Editor (5/23/18)
Sign of the Times? I am a big fan of your publication. But I was bummed to see the cover of your latest issue, in…
Scarlett Letters: My Mother Has Been Duped by a Man Online
Dear Scarlett, I am writing for advice on a difficult subject: my mother’s love life. My father passed away four years ago, and my mother…
Movie Review: ‘Deadpool 2’ Doesn’t Do Much to Subvert the Superhero Tentpole Machine
When the memo arrived announcing that henceforth the movie industry would focus primarily on tentpoles adapted from comic books, I was dubious. Following Avatar’s huge…
Soundbites: Loverboys; Full English
One of my most shameful habits is reading online comments. I don’t know why I do it, because it just makes me angry and depressed….
Free Will Astrology (5/23/18)
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Now is a favorable time to worship at the shrine of your own intuition. It’s a ripe moment to boost your…
Can Vermont Make Schools Safer?
Lake Region Union High School principal Andre Messier stood outside the rural Northeast Kingdom school last Thursday and pointed uphill into nearby woods. In the…
Amen Dunes’ Damon McMahon Talks Spirituality, Tom Petty and His New Album, ‘Freedom’
Miki Dora was a famous, game-changing surfer who rose to prominence in the 1960s. Known as much for his mad carving skills and churlish attitude…
Cowbell Mobile Bike Shop Makes House Calls With a Van
People try to bring their bicycles to mechanic Todd Chewning’s residence all the time. They don’t have to do that. “I come to your house…
Eat This Week, May 23 to 29, 2018: Bluegrass, Bottles, Barbecue
On Friday, oenophiles gather at Shelburne Vineyard’s airy tasting room for sips of winemaker Ethan Joseph’s award-winning cold-climate wines. If it’s hot, a glass of…
GreenSpark Launches First Sustainability Park
In a grassy field in Waterbury Center, Alex Chernomazov is transforming a retrofitted shipping container into, of all things, a welcome center. And he’s in…
Waterbury Breakfast Club to Pop Up in June
Ever wish you could go to three brunch places at the same time, instead of choosing just one? That’ll be possible starting in June, when…
How to Spend Three to Six Hours in St. Albans
If Winooski is the Brooklyn of Burlington, then in an inexact local analogy, St. Albans is the Hudson Valley. But really, it’s a place all…
Album Review: Jonny Wanser, ‘Modern Pines’
(Self-released, digital download, vinyl) “I’m 29 and I feel like I’ve [been] living off of wasted time,” writes Burlington musician Jonny Wanser on his website….
Spring Open Brings New and Familiar Faces to Off Center
Burlington, get ready for some offbeat entertainment. For the second year, the Off Center for the Dramatic Arts is throwing a Spring Open Artist Showcase….
An Epic Bucket List to Help You Plan Your Summer
Traditionally speaking, summer of 2018 includes 99 days spanning Memorial Day to Labor Day. Technically speaking, we have even less time: 93 days, 15 hours…
Second Act: Vermont Legislative Leaders Sharpen Skills in Year Two
Last year, the Vermont legislature’s Democratic leaders repeatedly delayed adjournment as they tried in vain to strike a deal with Gov. Phil Scott. They never…
Vermont Film Premieres Take Viewers Around the Globe
From the rocky Mediterranean coast of Sardinia to arid Arabian deserts to desolate Tibetan mountain ranges, local moviegoers will be issued a cinematic passport to…
Work: State Apiarist David Tremblay Is Buzzing
Name: David Tremblay Town: Montpelier Job: Vermont state apiarist and bee inspector David Tremblay is really humming this time of year. The Vermont state apiarist…
With Frank Obituaries, Families Aim to Lay Stigmas to Rest
It took Bill Hickok five days to write his wife’s obituary. Sitting with pen and paper at the kitchen table in his Burlington home, Hickok…
What’s With the Gong in Burlington City Hall Park?
Have you ever strolled through Burlington City Hall Park and wondered about the chiming sounds behind Rí Rá the Irish Local and the Whiskey Room…
Movie Review: Four Veteran Actresses Enliven a Not-So-Page-Turning ‘Book Club’
In a prologue, we learn that timid widow Diane (Diane Keaton), high-powered hotelier Vivian (Jane Fonda), federal judge Sharon (Candice Bergen) and restaurateur Carol (Mary…
Album Review: Emma Back, ‘Little World’
(Self-released, CD, digital download) Emma Back is an inquisitive singer-songwriter based in Worcester, Vt. The artist ponders questions big and small on nearly every track…
Summer Preview — 2018
Welcome to our shortest annual theme issue! We kid, we kid. If anything, this week’s edition is overloaded with hot season fun. Exhibit A: an…
Guerilla Artist Donates Oversize Xylophones to Burlington School
A guerilla artist who erected giant xylophones by the Burlington waterfront has donated the instruments to a city school. Mike Waters, a carpenter, had initially…
Art Review: ‘Made in Vermont,’ Hall Art Foundation
The Hall Art Foundation in Reading, a premier venue for contemporary art in Vermont since it opened in 2012, is trying something new this year:…
Three Great Vermont Spots to Dine by the Water
Vermonters find many ways to eat outdoors in the summertime: a picnic on a favorite hike, hot dogs and creemees at a snack shack, a…
Vermont Brewers Reveal New Quaffs for Summer
Summertime is happy time for many Vermonters, and for the state’s tourists, too. And when it’s hot outside, most of us want to tip back…
Stowe’s Ranch Camp Combines Bikes, Beer and Burritos
When Ranch Camp opens in mid-June at 311 Mountain Road in Stowe, it’ll offer complete mountain bike sales and service, along with beers on draft…
