

The Great Escape: A new play by Dana Yeaton makes a scene with a troubled teen
When Stephen Paul Johnson showed up at a New York City audition last January to try out for the part of Roland in The Big…
In the Groove: “High Societies”: Psychedelic posters at the Hood
It’s an old American story: A few hundred people gather around a handful of charismatic leaders to participate in rites they believe will open their…
Ruff Neighborhood: Barking, parking and other tails from the Starr Farm Dog Park
Mark Barlow and his family have to speak in code unless they’re actually planning to take Oscar out for unbridled adventure at that very moment….
Pour Substitute: Local sugarers concerned about price and purity organize against a not-so-sweet deal
The families flocking to Palmer’s Sugarhouse on spring weekends are assured of getting the real thing: 100 percent pure Vermont maple syrup. The sugarbush that…
The Names of the Game
So many celebrities, so little time! My mind is simply reeling this week from all the news that’s fit to print. Never mind the intifada…
Farms for Arms
Paybacks are a bitch. Just ask Senator Patrick Leahy, who appears to be taking it on the chin from the Bush administration for what it…
Flick Chick
Adolescents are often dazed and confused, but 17-year-old Matthew Lazarus has a vision sharp enough to slice bread. The Essex Junction resident’s brash brio is…
Interesting Conflicts
A resolution to name the Burlington Boathouse after Sanders fails to gain city council support. Instead it gets kicked to a committee for further study.






