Apr 3-9, 2024
Seven Days Guide to the Eclipse; Bernie Talks Seniors; Vermont Vendors Load Up on Eclipse Merch; Jacob Holzberg-Pill Helps Cultivate Vermont’s Growing Appetite for Edible Landscaping
Obituary: Abby Greene, 1960-2024
Educator enjoyed swimming, reading, gardening, jigsaw puzzles and crosswords
Obituary: Stephanie Juaire, 1966-2024
Burlington woman loved living in the city and taking advantage of the many activities it had to offer
Goddard College to Close After Spring Term
Goddard College, the progressive school founded in Plainfield in 1938, is closing at the end of the spring term and will sell its campus, trustees…
‘Stuck in Vermont’ During the Eclipse
Eva Sollberger watched the total solar eclipse along the Winooski River Walk. She crowdsourced photos and videos from Vermonters and made a short video comparing the scenes in and around Burlington, Winooski and beyond.
Obituary: Janet VanWoert Cole, 1936-2024
Longtime educator was a strong advocate for children, no matter what their background was
Obituary: Karen Marie Paquette 1955-2024
As a coordinator in UVM’s payroll office for nearly 40 years, she earned the nickname “payroll Karen”
Obituary: Alan Boissy, 1966-2024
Former Winooski man’s many interests included collecting classic cars and traveling with friends and family
Obituary: Allen Manley Martin, 1934-2024
Founder of Almartin Motors and longtime owner of Point Bay Marina loved to give boat rides to senior citizens
From the Hollywood Bowl to a Local Residency, the String Queens Push Boundaries
The Washington, D.C.-based Black female trio the String Queens formed in 2017 and soon began playing for national audiences. Violinist Kendall Isadore, violist Dawn Johnson…
Theater Review: ‘The Play That Goes Wrong,’ Northern Stage
Not everyone loves being onstage, but those who do often love it so much that they make ideal subjects for comedy. Dressing up and pretending…
Soundbites: The Rise of Bloodmoon
Picture the scene: Ireland, 3340 BC. Early humans are hanging around, hunting and, I don’t know … cultivating grain? Modeling loincloths? Gathering with small furry…
Middlebury Folk-Rock Musical ‘Hundred Days’ Explores the True Meaning of ‘’Til Death Do Us Part’
Middlebury native Abigail Nessen Bengson and her husband, Shaun Bengson, typically play themselves in Hundred Days, a musical memoir that tells the true story of…
Northstar Self Storage will be having a public and online sale/auction
for the following storage units on April 11, 2024, at 9:00 am Northstar Self Storage will be having a public and online sale/auction on April…
‘Love Lies Bleeding’ Is One Seriously Pumped-Up Sapphic Noir Thriller
How many violent lesbian noir thrillers can you name? Probably not many. But Love Lies Bleeding, the second feature from UK director Rose Glass (Saint…
Vermont Vendors and Artists Load Up on Eclipse Merch and Memorabilia
As Vermont prepares to host a potentially unprecedented influx of tourists for the total solar eclipse on Monday, April 8, some locals are looking to…
On the Beat: New Music from Mavstar and Tommy Crawford
At 11 a.m. on Sunday, April 7, Brattleboro radio station 96.7 FM WTSA will launch its new program “Listen Local.” The one-hour show will air…
Free Will Astrology (4/3/24)
ARIES (Mar. 21-Apr. 19): Aries author Eric G. Wilson claims, “Darker emotional states — doubt, confusion, alienation, despair — inspire a deeper and more durable…
Now Playing in Theaters: April 3-9
In addition to Problemista, 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.
‘Never Spoken Again’ at the Fleming Museum Examines Colonialist Roots
Museums of the so-called Western world are currently engaged in a moment of reckoning. Instead of simply focusing on how rare, unique or masterfully made…
Outgoing Burlington Mayor Miro Weinberger Holds Court — for the Last Time — at ‘the Bagel’
Two dozen people were already crammed into the front entrance of the Bagel Café & Deli in Burlington by the time outgoing mayor Miro Weinberger…
Six Quick-Hit Reviews of Local Albums
Listening to and reviewing all the new releases by Vermont artists can be a daunting task. Try as he might, music editor Chris Farnsworth always…
Should I Worry About My Pets During the Eclipse?
Dear Reverend, I need to be at work during the upcoming solar eclipse. I have two cats and a dog that will be at home,…
Cosmic Creativity: Artists Show Up for the Eclipse
Surely everyone knows about the total solar eclipse occurring on Monday, April 8, and that northern Vermont lies in the “path of totality” — where…
In Vermont, the Total Solar Eclipse Will Turn Work Life Briefly Upside Down
On the afternoon of Monday, April 8, thousands of Vermont workers will get up from their computers or step away from their factory jobs, and…
Bernie Sanders Sits Down With ‘Seven Days’ to Talk About Aging Vermont
The Waterbury Area Senior Center buzzed with anticipation last Thursday as a standing-room-only crowd gathered to speak with U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.). Surveying the…
From the Publisher: Earth to Dad
When the moon blocks the light of the sun on Monday, April 8, and Earthlings look skyward to behold the cosmic convergence, I’ll be thinking…
Don’t Trash Those Solar Eclipse Glasses! Groups Collect Them to Be Reused
After the total solar eclipse on Monday, April 8, don’t toss your safety glasses. A group called Astronomers Without Borders is collecting them for reuse…
Letters to the Editor (4/3/24)
In Defense of the Young [Re “Crossing the Aisle: Progressive Burlington Mayor-Elect Mulvaney-Stanak Won by Picking Up Democratic Votes,” March 13]: As I understand the…
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A Kinder Way: A Vermont Animal Sanctuary Is Making a Difference, One Little Piggy at a Time
Cute, fuzzy baby animals are an adorable sign of spring. The ugly truth? At some point, many of these animals are likely headed to the slaughterhouse. That is, unless a place like Kinder Way Farm Sanctuary in West Pawlet will take them. The 125-acre nonprofit farm-animal sanctuary helps animals who are elderly and have special…
Jacob Holzberg-Pill Helps Cultivate Vermont’s Growing Appetite for Edible Landscaping
Once upon a time, there were yards and there was food production, and never the twain should meet. Yards were for shade trees, grass, and…
Thingz From Yaad Brings Jamaican Cuisine to a Former Dining Hall in Colchester
Dining hall food is notoriously terrible. But in Colchester, food in a former dining hall couldn’t get much better. Since early March, the cafeteria of…
Brattleboro’s Hermit Thrush Brewery to Close
After nearly a decade, Hermit Thrush Brewery in Brattleboro will close its tasting room on Sunday, April 7, and sell through the remaining inventory by…
The Buttery Market, Espresso and Wine Bar Planned for St. Johnsbury
Maggie Gray and Gavin Wynkoop-Fischer are in the process of opening a neighborhood market and espresso and wine bar in the former Cosmic Cup Café…
After 33 Years, Cheese & Wine Traders in South Burlington Shutters Abruptly
Cheese & Wine Traders at 1186 Williston Road in South Burlington closed permanently on March 30 without advance notice to employees or customers. On its…
The Magnificent 7: Must See, Must Do, April 3-9
Spring has sprung and there’s no shortage of ways for Vermonters to connect learn and have a good time. We’ve compiled seven must-do events, including including a presentation with National Aeronautics and Space Administration engineer Jack Bacon at Burlington’s Hula ahead of the 2024 Solar Eclipse.
ArtsRiot in Burlington Reopens With Pizza and a Bar
The restaurant and bar at 400 Pine Street in Burlington is up and running again under the name ArtsRiot, with local chef-manager Matthew Wagner at…
