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Vermonters Are Going Back to the Movies — Under the Stars
At two minutes to opening, five cars were lined up outside the Sunset Drive-In in Colchester. It was a warm Friday night in early August,…
Obituary: George Anthony Schiavone, 1930-2020
Former state legislator and Republican National Committeeman skied up until age 89
Obituary: Phyllis D. Powell, 1928-2020
Gifted musician performed off-Broadway in New York City at age 80
The Magnificent 7: Must See, Must Do, August 27 to September 2
1. Moving Forward Vermont dance artist and recent Bowdoin College graduate Lucia Gagliardone was to give her senior thesis performance, Surface Tension, this spring. Like…
Milk Money: Will Vermont’s Migrant Workers Get State Stimulus Checks?
Even before the coronavirus pandemic reached Vermont, many of the state’s migrant farmworkers were leading lives of quarantine. “Usually we just go from the house…
In Winooski, Students Lead Charge for Anti-Racist School Reform
People who logged into the Winooski School Board session on July 15 expecting a quiet, routine meeting were in for a surprise. Over the course…
A Missed Deadline Sets Off a Senate Scramble in the NEK
Just a few months ago, Sen. John Rodgers (D-Essex/Orleans), a hemp farmer and mason, had a seat that appeared safe as the 2020 election loomed….
Putney’s Antidote Books Champions Poetry and Diverse Literature
Just inside Antidote Books, a cozy, light-filled space in Putney, customers immediately see a wall of poetry. In many bookstores, the poetry section is relegated…
Bottom Line: Without Its Arcade Games, the Archives Focuses on Being a Bar
Update: As of June 15, 2021, the games are back on, according to co-owner Matt Walters. The phone rang twice in a matter of minutes…
Letters to the Editor (8/26/20)
Exercise Is for Everyone Thank you for publishing the article “Outdoor Voice” [August 12] with “Fat Girl Running” Mirna Valerio’s life story. I admit I…
Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival Goes Virtual
Like most everything in the time of coronavirus, the Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival will look a lot different this year. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic,…
Soundbites: Quick Hits on Local Music Happenings
You’ve probably noticed that the Seven Days music section is a lot smaller than it used to be. Hell, the whole paper is smaller, given…
My Girlfriend Wants to Get My Name Tattooed on Her Chest
Dear Reverend, My girlfriend wants to get my name tattooed on her chest over her heart. I’m really superstitious about it and believe that if…
Eben Ritchie, ‘Bonjour’
(Self-released, digital) I recently unearthed a photo of myself from when I was 19. Staring directly into the camera with an inscrutable look on my…
Rob Voland, ‘Afterglow’
(Self-released, digital) When Rob Voland dropped his last record — the lonesome, sonically adventurous Quality Loneliness — in 2018, the Burlington singer-songwriter had just come…
Free Will Astrology (8/26/20)
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): “Self-love is also remembering to let others love you. Come out of hiding.” Poet Irisa Yardenah wrote that advice, and now…
Hello, Grilled Cheese! Four Quarters Brewing Resumes Food Service
Grilled-cheese sandwiches return to Four Quarters Brewing at 150 West Canal Street in Winooski on Thursday, August 27, when the Onion City’s only brewery resumes…
The Vermont Center for Integrative Herbalism Finds New Home at Goddard College
After 13 years near downtown Montpelier, the Vermont Center for Integrative Herbalism needed room to grow — literally. The nonprofit clinical herbalism organization uses gardens…
A Small Brewer Offers Educators a Discount on His New Beer
A local brewer is giving thanks to educators by offering them discounts on one of his newest offerings. Jesse Cronin created Our Impossible Ask to…
Entrepreneur Rachel Averitt Creates Business Around Food and Hospitality
In her peaceful, flower-filled Williston backyard, Rachel Averitt welcomed a reporter with a stylish, personal pandemic hospitality kit. It included sanitizer, gloves, a freshly laundered…
New Americans Build Self-Sufficiency Through Burlington Program
Man Rai carried an umbrella for shade as she approached her family’s vegetable gardens at the Ethan Allen Homestead on a steaming, sunny August afternoon….
Coming and Going: Kingfisher to Open in Ludlow, Free Range to Close in Chester
Chef-owner Jason Tostrup will close his restaurant Free Range in Chester at the end of August. A pioneer of farm-to-table cuisine in southern Vermont, Tostrup…
Vermont Commemorates Victories and Inequities of the 19th Amendment
On August 18, 1920, Tennessee became the 36th state to ratify the 19th Amendment, and on August 26 the U.S. secretary of state certified the…






