On March 5, voters will elect one of four candidates. The front-runners are Joan Shannon and Emma Mulvaney-Stanak. Two less-known independents, Will Emmons and Chris Haessly, are also on the ballot.
A group of lawmakers has set out to make Juneteenth, the day commemorating the end of slavery in the U.S., a legal holiday in Vermont….
It’s quite a feat keeping the Vermont Statehouse running smoothly. During the legislative session, lawmakers, lobbyists, activists and the public cram into a warren of…
This story was updated on February 28, 2024 to include figures on the cost of the logo. The University of Vermont is doing away with…
For pristine eclipse-viewing skies, visit the International Dark Sky Reserve at Parc National du Mont-Mégantic. In the Eastern Townships, visit Magog’s Maison Merry for a 1932 eclipse reenactment or set up camp at Centre de Foires de Sherbrooke. Further north, check out the events at the Montréal Science Center and Espace 67 in Parc Jean-Drapeau.…
Vermont professor and author mentored the next generation of students and teachers
After launching his first Punk Rock Flea Market in 2022, Nick Grandchamp is bringing back the event on Saturday, February 24, at Merchants Hall in…
South Burlington woman loved spending time on Joe’s Pond, and the source of her greatest pride was her two children
Shelburne woman was a fierce advocate for reproductive rights and an engaged citizen who modeled lifelong learning and devoted volunteering
Founder of VT Dog Rescue loved being self-employed so she could be fully present for the best part of her life — being a mom
Two weeks ago, Seven Days hosted a debate with the four candidates who want to be the next mayor of Burlington. Voters of all ages…
In addition to The Taste of Things, here’s what is playing in Northern and Central Vermont movie theaters this week. Listings include new movies, vintage films and a directory of open theaters.
PISCES (Feb. 19-Mar. 20): Unlike the Pope’s decrees, my proclamations are not infallible. As opposed to Nostradamus and many modern soothsayers, I never imagine I…
Prize-Worthy Piece Congratulations on this revealing and disturbing Decker Towers piece [“The Fight for Decker Towers,” February 14]. It is one of those rare reports…
Burlington’s ONE Arts Center isn’t your average afterschool program. Other than the size of the humans, the vibe is more makerspace than childcare facility. The…
At the end of his life, a nearly penniless Ulysses S. Grant sat bundled in blankets in a loaned cabin in the Adirondack foothills, barely…
There was a time when Gen Xers were known as the “MTV generation.” As a card-carrying Xer, I’m relieved the tag didn’t stick any more…
“Baby Carl’s Happy Apocalypse” is a podcast about fighting climate change and social injustice, but with a twist: 56-year-old Doyle Dean interviews Vermonters while embodying…
If Mister Rogers’ neighborhood had included a hardware store, David Corey could have been its clerk. In his customary outfit of pressed navy shirt, neat…
Dear Reverend, I have a friend who uses the word “literally” all the time — literally. Every conversation, be it a text message, on the…
Even if you’re not plugged into politics, you’re probably aware that 2024 is a big election year. In Vermont, the action starts on the first…
On many a Town Meeting Day, Fairfax resident Alice Scannell would look at her ballot in bewilderment. While she knew about some of the offices…
We lost a real one last week. Reuben Jackson, a poet, jazz historian, music critic and DJ, died at the age of 67. Vermonters know…
Town Meeting Day ballots will be shorter in some Vermont communities this year, thanks to unexpected spikes in school taxes. State lawmakers have given towns…
Only two of the 35 hangars at the Franklin County State Airport in Swanton have bright pink doors. One belongs to Beth White, an educator,…
Visitors might expect an exhibit titled “In the Garden” to be a visual harbinger of spring, filled with lush flora. The works on view at…
(self-released, digital) On paper, the combination of these two artists makes good business sense. Rhode Island rapper ToadStool had a big year in 2023, delivering…
(Self-released, digital) Albert Einstein’s special theory of relativity states that the flow of time can change depending on one’s traveling speed. Fairlee singer-songwriter Lance Mills…
Released in theaters at Christmas, The Color Purple is not a new take on Steven Spielberg’s 1985 drama. Rather, Blitz Bazawule’s film is an adaptation…
The solar eclipse will darken the Vermont skies for only a few minutes, but Julie Marks, the founder and executive director of the Vermont Short-Term…
Given how high many of us register on the stress-o-meter these days, the approach of the recently reborn Kitchen Table in Richmond seems sensible —comforting,…
If I’d been smarter — or at least quicker — I would’ve timed how long it took to get my Cheeseburger in Paradise on a…
On a frosty Saturday in January, heading into Burlington with my sister for some postholiday bargain hunting on the Church Street Marketplace, I hung a…
The temperatures are dropping, but there’s no shortage of ways for Vermonters to connect learn and have a good time. We’ve compiled seven must-do events, including an appearance by award-winning writer Leila Philip at Norwich Bookstore.
