May 27 – Jun 2, 2020
UVM Medical Center President Stephen Leffler Confronts COVID-19 and Its Aftermath; What’s Happening With Vermont’s $1.6 Billion in Federal Aid?; Closed for Two Months, Vermont Restaurants Get Two-Day Notice to Reopen
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Medical Center President Stephen Leffler Confronts COVID-19 and Its Aftermath
Burlington Mayor Miro Weinberger’s May 6 online COVID-19 public briefing got off to a rocky start. “Mayor, we’re having a hard time hearing you,” a…
Obituary: Patricia Berry, 1947-2020
Former Vermont director of public health was a fierce advocate for children and families
Birth Announcement: Cameron Rylan Ladeau
On May 28, 2020, at Porter Medical Center, Megan Allen Owen and Brian Marshall Ladeau II welcomed a child, Cameron Rylan Ladeau….
Obituary: Tennant Glenn Davitian, 1937-2020
Artist, tastemaker, mother and friend never lost her childlike wonder
Engagement Announcement: Grigorii Skorupskii and Anastasia Geylenko
Grigorii, son of Alexei and Eugenia Skorupskii, and Anastasia, daughter of Dmitry and Svetlana Geylenko, are delighted to announce their engagement….
Local Musicians Remember Jazz Pianist Peter Krag
Piano Man The Queen City jazz community is in mourning, and not only for the annual Burlington Discover Jazz Festival. The sprawling 10-day festival usually…
COVID-Related Budget Woes Make Serving in Legislature a Tough Sell
Even before the coronavirus upended the lives of lawmakers in Vermont, Rep. Sam Young (D-Greensboro) had decided not to run for a sixth term in…
Will Stamp, ‘The Happy Birthday EP’
(Self-released, digital) Will Stamp’s sound noticeably progressed between the release of his 2017 EP That Old Familiar Heartbreak and his 2019 self-titled, full-length follow-up. He…
How Vermont Is Spending $1.6 Billion in Federal Coronavirus Aid
Bluebird Barbecue owner Sue Bette had high hopes for 2020 after Food Network star Guy Fieri featured her Burlington restaurant on a February episode of…
Camden Joy, ‘Updated Just Now’
(Self-released, CD, digital) Princess Diana, Richard Nixon and the Radio Stars. These references from a bygone era pepper Middlebury musician Camden Joy’s seven-song collection Updated…
Museums and Historical Societies Await Reopening Guidelines
Typically, the middle of May is when the Rokeby Museum in Ferrisburgh would be opening its doors for the season, welcoming visitors to tour the…
Bottom Line: Paquette Full of Posies Is Blooming
From a distance, things didn’t look terribly out of the ordinary at Paquette Full of Posies. The dusty gravel parking lot at the rural Williston…
Essay: On a Cemetery Walk, Connecting With Ancestors
I’ve abandoned my usual walking route — up a gravel road with a blueberry farm and expansive views of the peaks of Lamoille County —…
Retail Therapy: Seven Food and Drink Items and Where to Buy Them Locally
Asked what he would say to Vermonters who might be tempted to purchase their teas from online mega-retailers, Stone Leaf Teahouse owner John Wetzel’s reply…
Young Opera Singers Serenade, Safely, at Eldercare Homes
Emma Greenwood and Sam Thompson, high school seniors and the star participants in the Youth Opera Workshop of Vermont, were looking forward to multiple solo…
‘St. Bernard, An Opioid Play’ Livestreams on Zoom
This is not a story about a shaggy dog. St. Bernard, An Opioid Play centers on addicts — one who is doing her very best…
What’s With the Lots Filled With Out-of-State Cars?
It started with a query from a central Vermont reader: He wanted to know why a normally desolate parking lot on the Barre-Montpelier Road was…
Pawlet Artists Create Pandemic-Era Outdoor Art Gallery in a Hayfield
With many indoor businesses still under coronavirus-related restrictions, two Pawlet residents have created an outdoor art gallery for all to enjoy. Eve and Steve Schaub…
Free Will Astrology (5/27/20)
GEMINI (May 21-June 20) I’ve got a message for you, courtesy of poet Lisel Mueller. I think her wisdom can help you thrive in the…
Letters to the Editor (5/27/20)
Pandemic History Lesson In “Flu Seasoned” [May 13], Chelsea Edgar noted, “One of the idiosyncrasies of the 1918 pandemic, still not fully understood by epidemiologists,…
Childcare Providers Say They Need More Money From the State to Reopen
After a nearly three-month hiatus, Aubrey Boyles is preparing to welcome kids back to her home-based childcare program in Montpelier on June 8. She’s spent…
I’m Nervous About Introducing My Girlfriend to My Twin
Dear Reverend, I have an identical twin brother. We look exactly alike, but he happens to be wealthier and more outgoing than I am. I’ve…
Deep City and the Drake Bar & Kitchen Open Despite the Pandemic
In a given month, we typically see one or two new restaurants open in Vermont. These past months have been no different, except that everything…
