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Vermont Drummer Urian Hackney Is on a Wild Ride Through the Rock World
The wheels of the roller coaster screeched and groaned as the cars climbed toward the ride’s zenith. A lone rider came into view in the…
On the Beat: A_Dog Day Turns 10, New Music From Princess Nostalgia
The fifth annual Stowe Jazz Festival kicks off this Thursday, August 24, and runs all weekend in the ski town. With performances from ace locals…
Soundbites: What Doth Life Fest Returns
“Surely there has to be a dark side? He can’t be all laughs and good times.” My editors were pressing me for something a little…
A Flooded Johnson Farm Still Provides Produce for Neighbors in Need
The July 10 deluge inundated fields at 100-acre Foote Brook Farm in Johnson. The barn flooded, destroying expensive equipment. More than 75 percent of the…
‘What Goes Around Comes Around’ at the Museum of Everyday Life Considers Revolutions
We can thank the Sumerians for inventing the wheel, or could if they still existed. Living in the 4th millennium BC on the part of…
At-Risk Young People Get a Monthly Stipend as a Hedge Against Homelessness
A Burlington-based nonprofit is trying an innovative strategy to help young people who lack housing or face the risk of homelessness: paying them a monthly…
Mystery Reigns in “Vermont Photographers Club” at Safe and Sound Gallery
photography, Vermont Photographers Club
In Barre, Immeasurable Loss, Resilience and an Uncertain Future
Anne Ward prefers to keep her home and work lives separate. But the two collided on July 10 as torrential rain clobbered central Vermont. Facing…
Flooding Destroyed a Bridge, Stranding Long-Term Campers at a Marshfield Campground
Update, August 23, 2023: The new bridge opened to traffic on this date. Floodwaters that swamped homes and businesses in central Vermont last month also…
I Think I’m a Great Cyclist, but Drivers Don’t Think So
Dear Reverend, I ride to and from work on my bicycle and, like any other commuter, I like to hurry up and get home (or…
From the Publisher: Love in the Time of Climate Change
In the two decades that Tim Ashe and I have been a couple, we’ve attended almost three dozen weddings. The exact count revealed itself over…
A Waitsfield Author Chronicles Her Decade-Long Nightmare of Escaping a Stalker
On November 4, 2011, Anna Nasset stood in the display window of her art gallery, in the quaint seaside city of Port Townsend, Wash., when…
Lesley-Ann Dupigny-Giroux Fosters Cutting-Edge K-12 Climate Literacy
Lesley-Ann Dupigny-Giroux was studying geoscience at an age when most kids don’t know the meaning of the word. Growing up on the Caribbean island of…
Letter to the Editor (8/23/23)
Booze-Free Best The annual Seven Daysies contest is such a fun way to celebrate local businesses and places [All the Best, August 2]. I would…
New Rokeby Exhibit Showcases Works by Imprisoned Artists
The 11-by-17-inch drawing of brightly colored potted flowers and greenery is crinkled and shiny. The museum label displayed below says the work, which is untitled,…
Vermonter’s Powerful Sundance Doc, ‘Joonam,’ Profiles Her Iranian American Family
Sure, everybody’s excited about Beetlejuice 2. But smaller film shoots happen in Vermont all the time, and some of those less visible productions bear impressive…
Now Playing in Theaters: August 23-29
new in theaters GOLDA: Helen Mirren plays Golda Meir, former prime minister of Israel, in this drama about the Yom Kippur War. Guy Nattiv directed….
Traveling “Portrait of US” Photography Project Documents Locals in Lyndon
Monica Jane Frisell and Adam Scher can’t quite pin down why, two years ago, they left Seattle to live as nomads and photograph people across…
Brian McCarthy Nonet, ‘After|Life’
(Truth Revolution Recording Collective, CD, digital) Some 1.3 billion years ago, give or take, a pair of black holes became interlocked in a spiral, and…
Nora Kelly Band, ‘Rodeo Clown’
(Mint Records, digital, LP, cassette) You know that song “Put on a Happy Face” from Bye Bye Birdie? Beneath its ultra-catchy veneer, it’s basically musical…
Apple Farmers Are Down — but Not Out — for This Year’s Harvest
When Conor McManus took over Happy Valley Orchard in Middlebury last fall, he was more concerned with pruning his trees and pressing cider than with…
Life Stories: Ahmed Omar ‘Was Always Giving’
More than 200 people gathered last Friday at the Islamic Society of Vermont’s mosque in South Burlington before caravanning to Lakeview Cemetery in Burlington to…
Danville’s Three Ponds Sandwich Kitchen Offers a Route 2 Oasis
On its 150-mile path between Alburgh and Guildhall, Route 2 passes through well-traveled cities and towns that boast plenty of snack and meal options for…
Morgan Brook Farm Parks New Food Truck on Shelburne Road
Morgan Brook Farm, which raises purebred Japanese Wagyu beef and crossbred American Wagyu in Westford, has opened a seasonal food truck called Morgan Brook Farm…
Cocktail and Oyster Bar Salt & Rind Opens in Waterbury
Salt & Rind, a 20-seat cocktail and oyster bar, opened at 40 Foundry Street in downtown Waterbury in July. Co-owners Britt Thompson and Luke Williams…
In Memoriam: Paul Jordan, 1934-2023
Paul Jordan, a longtime coach and teacher at South Burlington High School, died at age 89 on August 2. Please join us in a celebration…
The Magnificent 7: Must See, Must Do, August 23-29
Summer is winding down 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 the last installment of St. J Final Fridays featuring singer-songwriter Diana DeMuth. Read on for all seven recommendations.
Obituary: George H. Shaw, 1939-2023
Passionate athlete and coach cherished memories of water-skiing on Lake Champlain
Obituary: Bernard “Bernie” Arthur Couture, 1938-2023
Former principal, teacher and athletic director was inducted into Vermont Principals’ Association Hall of Fame
Obituary: Stephen York, 1953-2023
Reverend’s legacy will live on through the countless lives he influenced
Obituary: Robert Maritano, 1939-2023
Accomplished golfer, community volunteer didn’t let cancer get in the way of delivering kindness
Obituary: Charles Bucchioni, 1987-2023
A passion for IT technology drove him to find the perfect solution for clients
Free Will Astrology (8/23/23)
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sep. 22) “I don’t believe that in order to be interesting or meaningful, a relationship has to work out — in fiction or…
Obituary: Andrew Verner. 1993-2023
Family of Burlington man encourages donations to local organizations in lieu of flowers






