Apr 29 – May 5, 2020
Coping With Death in the Age of a Pandemic; Remembering Vermonters Lost to COVID-19; Home Health Care Workers Tread Carefully; A Shoemaker Pivots to PPE; Vermont Restaurants Feed the Front Line
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Coping With Death and Grief in the Time of Pandemic
Marguerite Meunier’s brother, Roger Guillemette, died of COVID-19 at Birchwood Terrace Rehab and Healthcare in Burlington on April 14. He was 68. A few hours…
Farmstands Do Brisk Business as Vermonters Seek Local Food
Vermont’s quintessential roadside farmstands, stocked with produce, eggs and maple syrup, are busier than ever during the COVID-19 pandemic. With restaurants forced to close and…
Obituary: Doris Elizabeth Wheeler Jenkins, 1923-2020
Shelburne woman exemplified “a life well lived with grace, love and beauty”
Obituary: Eli Howard, 1988-2020
Despite struggles, Vermonter found joy and shared it with others
Birth Announcement: Madelyn Dorothy Sampson
On April 29, 2020, at Porter Medical Center, Miranda Sampson and Cyle Chaplin welcomed a girl, Madelyn Dorothy Sampson….
Retail Therapy: Seven Items for Reading and Listening
On April 6, Forbes published a piece with an eye-catching — and stomach-turning — headline: “Americans Are Excessively Eating, Drinking, Smoking Pot, Playing Video Games…
WTF: With So Few Cars Out There, When Will Road Repair Begin?
“The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining,” said president John F. Kennedy during his 1962 State of the Union address….
My Neighbor Posts Angry Comments About Runners Without Masks
Dear Reverend, My neighbor keeps posting really angry comments to Front Porch Forum about people running without masks in the neighborhood, and I wish she…
Dance Studios, Students and Artists Improvise and Keep Moving
If necessity is the mother of invention, the pandemic is the mother of improvisation. While many Vermonters are finding creative ways to cope during the…
Queen City Dry Goods Gears Up for the Pandemic
It’s a lucky coincidence that Matt Renna, founder of Queen City Dry Goods, is releasing a line of house shoes at a time when an…
Virtual Ventures 2: At-Home Cinema, a Symbol of Hope, Writing for the Future
The online offerings from Vermont’s incessantly creative sector continue unabated. Seven Days has reported on many virtual activities, both in print and on our Live…
Soundbites: For Waking Windows, the Show Must Go Online
Among the more bittersweet aspects of life in isolation has been how we’ve adapted in order to observe certain yearly landmarks and milestones. For example,…
The Beerworth Sisters, ‘Another Year’
(Self-released, digital) Digging into Another Year, the latest album from indie-folk duo the Beerworth Sisters, it would be tempting to muse on the mysteries of…
Quasar Valley Band, ‘QVB EP’
(Self-released, digital) “It’s the last night of July, and I’m on a bender,” sings Patrick Crowley on “Wined and Dined,” a standout track on Quasar…
Letters to the Editor (4/29/20)
Tech Check How many times have we heard about computer failure and crashes in state government [“Mainframe of Shame,” April 22]? Isn’t it way past…
The Front Line Next Door: Home Health Workers Tread Carefully During Visits
Each time she treated her patient, a man recovering from the new coronavirus, Addison County nurse Sarah Frisch suited up in full personal protective equipment….
Amid Pandemic, Burlington City Workers Take on New Tasks
Gillian Nanton typically spends her workdays behind a desk. As an assistant director of Burlington’s Community Economic Development Office, Nanton oversees the slice of city…
Counselors and Clients Adjust as Therapy Moves Online
My latest quarantine routine is a FaceTime with my therapist every other week. I sit on my bed or couch with my phone propped on…
Free Will Astrology (4/29/20)
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Is there an area of your life where you would like a do-over? A chance to cancel the past and erase…
Puzzles, Books, DVDs: At Burlington Yard Stand, Take Them or Leave Them
Celia Cuddy and her wife, JB Barna, have created a sensation on their block in Burlington’s South End with their daily outdoor display of free…
Vermont Nonprofits Find New Ways to Serve At-Risk Youth
What’s a social service organization to do when everyone has to stay at home? Ask Outright Vermont and Spectrum Youth & Family Services. Both are…
After Public Crisis, Vermont State Colleges System Charts a Difficult Course
Chancellor Jeb Spaulding said he will resign from the Vermont State Colleges System at a board of trustees meeting on Wednesday, April 29, after his…
Obituary: Ethan Wallis Townsend, 1981-2020
Part-time Burlingtonian remembered for his love of animals, stories and laughter
