Apr 20-26, 2022
Hopeful Vermont Cannabis Players See Green in the Coming Retail Market; A Proposed Private Airstrip for Beta CEO Kyle Clark Creates Turbulence in Lincoln; Montpelier’s PoemCity Papers the Capital in Verse
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Betting Big on Weed: Hopeful Vermont Cannabis Players See Green in the Coming Retail Market
The flyers advertised a business luncheon, but the crowd passing between the velvet ropes and into Einstein’s Tap House in Burlington exuded a different vibe….
Loaded With Cash and Poised to Expand, Beta Technologies Sees Clear Skies Ahead
Beta Technologies has been raking in the dough. In May 2021, the South Burlington electric aircraft pioneer landed $368 million in venture capital from Amazon…
Clean: ‘Reconnecting With Self’ (4/25/22)
My shoulders were tense as I craned my neck over a wireless router in the corner of my bedroom. It was late at night, and…
Obituary: William H. Truex Jr. FAIA, 1937-2022
Cofounder of TruexCullins made meaningful contributions to local architecture
In Memoriam: Peggy Luhrs, 1945-2022
I met Peggy Luhrs in the early 1970s. Except for her son Justin and her former husband, I knew her the longest amount of time…
Obituary: Martha (Knight) Fitzgerald, 1936-2022
Professor emerita’s special talent was giving her time to others
Roberto Visani’s Sculptures Reconfigure Slavery in Art History
When the pandemic arrived in 2020, Roberto Visani didn’t just hole up with a new puppy or sourdough starter. He got to work on an…
Soundbites: Circle Strings Inspires Trey Anastasio; Sunday Night Mass Moves Up
I hope you’re all ready to talk about the juxtaposition of wand lore in Harry Potter and the role of fate in choosing a guitar….
Tinkerbullet, ‘Make a Scene, Goldilocks’
(Self-released, digital) Certain Vermont musicians participate in so many projects at once that it’s honestly hard to figure out what they’re up to at any…
A Proposed Private Runway for Beta Founder Kyle Clark Creates Turbulence in Lincoln
In December, Beta Technologies founder Kyle Clark bought a $3.5 million estate on 130 acres in the mountain town of Lincoln, 50 minutes by car…
Paul Besaw’s New Work ‘Buzz & Hum’ Reimagines Altered States of Consciousness
What happens in the mind of someone who’s dying? Where do one’s thoughts go when experiencing dementia, hallucinations, a coma or insomnia? A few years…
Theater Review: ‘Monty Python’s Spamalot,’ Northern Stage
The extravagant production of Monty Python’s Spamalot at Northern Stage is aimed squarely at those who’ve spent the pandemic missing dance numbers that fill the…
Fran Bull and Robert Black’s Festive New Exhibit Celebrates Togetherness
Exaggerated and full of life, the twisted faces in Fran Bull’s sculpture “The Halleluiah Chorus” silently shriek, exalt and exclaim. Adorned with baubles, hats, ruffled…
Vermont Climate Council Translates Emails to Be More Inclusive
The Vermont Climate Council email stood out not for what it said but for in how many languages it said them. The otherwise standard announcement…
Free Will Astrology (4/20/22)
TAURUS ( Apr. 20-May 20): In 1879, Taurus-born Williamina Fleming was working as a maid for astronomer Edward Charles Pickering, director of the Harvard Observatory….
Now Playing in Theaters: April 20-26
In addition to The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent, 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.
Letters to the Editor (4/20/22)
‘I Can Still Hear Her Voice’ Loved the article on Ginny McGehee [“Morning Star,” April 13], who is a true northern Vermont treasure. Since I…
‘Eyesore: A Building Concludes’ Appears in the Made Here Film Festival
Most Vermont towns have a mystery house: a dilapidated hovel gradually crumbling into the landscape. The townspeople may tell differing stories about who lived there,…
From the Publisher: Secret Stoner
My late mother was 90 when she first tried THC. It began after a simple laparoscopic procedure to remove a cyst on her liver led…
Phantom Airwave, ‘Interstellar Transmission’
(Self-released, CD, digital) From the title of Phantom Airwave’s debut album, Interstellar Transmission, you can’t help but assume that listening to it will take you…
My Partner Stopped Mid-Screw to Smoke Weed
Dear Reverend, Me and my guy were doing it the other day, and he insisted on stopping mid-screw to take a hit from his bowl….
Richard Linklater Takes a Powerful Nostalgia Trip in His New Animation, ‘Apollo 10 1/2: A Space Age Childhood’
We live in a strange time, when the latest feature from an acclaimed director such as Richard Linklater (Boyhood, Dazed and Confused) can drop on…
WTF: What Are Cannabis THC Caps, and Why Does Vermont Have Them?
As Vermont rolls out its regulated cannabis market, discussions about its implementation continue to address tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, caps. Written into statute, these caps determine…
Montpelier’s PoemCity Papers the Capital in Verse
Celeste Huck slurped Thai chicken soup straight from its container as she walked on State Street in Montpelier. Though Huck was eating her lunch from…
Obituary: Christine Barnes, 1943-2022
Northfield woman was an educator, master gardener, guardian ad litem and environmental volunteer
Agricola Farm in Panton Expands Its Italian-Style Monti Verdi Salumi
Around the wooden farmhouse table, a small group chatted in English and Italian, sipping wine and espresso and nibbling on slices of sweet, lard-enriched pizza…
Three Questions for Stone’s Throw Pizza Garden Manager Miranda Dalton
In its full summer glory, the garden at Stone’s Throw Pizza in Richmond overflows with potential pizza toppings: perennial herbs, hot peppers, heirloom tomatoes, loaded…
Good Measure Brewing to Expand Next Door in Northfield
Northfield’s Good Measure Brewing is far from a hole-in-the-wall, but later this spring, the brewery’s owners will cut a hole in the wall and connect…
3SquaresVT Benefits Help Vermonters Grow Their Own Food
Nurseries are reopening, and racks of seeds and seedlings are popping up at local grocery stores. It’s a good time to remind Vermonters who receive…
To the Head: Losing the Plot at the Vermont Growers Cup
I didn’t realize I was stoned until the woman in the clown suit started talking about her side hustle: handing out joints at corporate events….
The Magnificent 7: Must See, Must Do, April 20-26
Spring is right around the corner, there’s no shortage of ways for Vermonters to connect, learn and have a good time. We’ve compiled seven must-do events, including a performance by Grammy Award-nominated vocal ensemble Stile Antico.
Kraemer & Kin Tees Up a Permanent Home at Alburg Golf Links
Alburg Golf Links opened for the season today, and its hilltop clubhouse overlooking Lake Champlain at 230 Route 129 in Alburgh is now Kraemer &…
‘A Star-Being’: Friends Mourn Fern Feather, a Transgender Woman Killed in Morristown
This story was updated on April 19. Fern Feather found beauty in the smallest things. She loved bugs and rocks and plants, and photographing them….
