As truck traffic groaned down Montpelier’s Main Street one recent Monday, John Snell paused by a large curbside ash tree whose trunk was nicked and…
Active community member worked to make the world a better place
Burlington artist, musician and creative spirit was known for his colorful murals
First-time purchasers of beverages in Vermont could be forgiven their puzzlement over the state’s bottle deposit law: Wine cooler containers require a 5-cent deposit; wine…
Vermont has spent nearly $200 million in the past five years to clean up its waterways. But the threats to water quality only seem to…
Exactly one year to the day after a Black man in Barre vanished, local officials gathered members of the media for an update on the…
Drifters in Burlington’s Old North End will close on April 30, according to the café’s social media accounts. The April 12 announcement reads in part:…
Making clothes specific to individual bodies, particularly female bodies, verges on a lost art. A wedding dress might be the only “fitted” item some women…
(Self-released, digital) Silence_castor’s YouTube page displays dozens of demo videos featuring the electronic artist’s synth collection. The dazzling array of colorful boxes is a garden…
Brothers Ryan and Rory Van Tuinen are closer today than they’ve ever been before. Seeing one’s sibling almost die repeatedly forges a powerful fraternal bond….
Our streaming entertainment options are overwhelming — and not always easy to sort through. As the Oscars approach, many of us seek out serious films…
Even when dealing with a global health crisis and social unrest, Vermonters continue to connect, learn and have a good time. We’ve compiled seven of this week’s must-do events, including a virtual reading from prize-winning poet Tiana Clark.
(Self-released, digital) Rap life is an act of self-creation: You choose a new name, then spend the rest of your career becoming it. Bilé —…
Hartswick and Soul [Re “Bracing for Impact: The Threat of Normal,” April 7]: Please give Nathan Hartswick a regular column! “Mr. Charlie” Frazier Huntington Why…
Champlain Valley Union High School senior Lena Kerest participates in an annual girls’ activism workshop in New York City and is a member of several…
Everyone’s heard of Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow, the gangster couple who robbed and shotgunned their way into American folklore during the Great Depression. Nearly…
Dear Reverend, It seems like the only thing anyone is talking about on social media these days is the COVID-19 vaccine — how hard it…
No one in local nightlife has quite the same cachet and name recognition as Craig Mitchell. The career DJ arrived in Vermont more than 30…
Eli Enman had an inkling that more skiers were coming to his family’s cross-country trails in Huntington this winter when he had to clear his…
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Some traditional Buddhist monks sit on city streets in Asia with a “begging bowl” in front of them. It’s a clay…
Lots of energy goes into the selection, reporting and presentation of Seven Days’ journalism. But these days the 15 pages of help-wanted ads in back…
When theater on Zoom is laugh-out-loud funny and manages a goofy but real actor-audience connection, it’s evidence that live performance has nearly magical power. With…
Everyone knows the childhood game of Telephone, right? Well, imagine if, instead of being a linear progression from one ear to the next, the prompts…
Woman who died of cancer was grateful for Vermont’s Death With Dignity law
In a corner of the recently expanded Charlotte Library, a two-drawer card catalog sits on a mustard-yellow floral tablecloth. But instead of old-school index cards…
It takes a lot of caffeine to keep up with Vermont’s ever-evolving coffee industry. The pandemic might have disrupted the routine of stopping for a…
After a year of navigating guidelines for one-way traffic flow, preorders and limited capacities, Vermont’s farmers markets are gearing up for a fairly normal summer….
Tiny Thai Restaurant, which has been a mainstay eatery in the heart of Winooski, is moving north but staying in the Onion City. The Thai…
