The Governor’s Marijuana Advisory Commission has released its final report, just a few weeks before the Vermont legislature will convene and almost surely begin discussions…
Vermont is the only state to have an official cartoonist laureate, so it might seem surprising that the pick for Vermont Reads 2019, March: Book…
In Winooski, Blossom Whole Food Kitchen and Catering has left the former MLC Bakeshop storefront at 25 Winooski Falls Way. Blossom will continue operations from…
At their best, the holidays are a time to unwind. Sure, there’s the inherent madness of bouncing from one holiday party to the next, traveling…
Burlington artist Dorsey Hogg said she began to think about artistic identity when she was at Saint Michael’s College getting her master’s degree in arts…
Oh, Canada? Congratulations on a great issue of Seven Days focused on small towns and big issues [“Our Towns,” December 5]. Thoughtful stories, and the…
As years go, 2018 will probably be remembered as one when many citizens threw up their hands and cried, “WTF?” Abundant online think pieces have…
(self-released, CD, digital) Brightbird are a recent addition to the wealth of acoustic duos already playing hither and thither around Vermont. They stand out from…
This fall brought us two movies — A Star Is Born and Bohemian Rhapsody — that explored the ever-alluring world of rock and pop stardom….
When Nora Tucker, a seventh grader at Wolf Creek Middle School, begins her summer vacation by compiling students’ submissions to a community time-capsule project, she…
If you’re looking for a sleeper issue for 2019, here’s a nominee: public-sector pensions. It may not be sexy, but it’s a big deal. Vermont…
(Self-released, CD, digital) Releasing your own bootlegs is a fairly audacious thing to do, more common with huge acts capitalizing on their success — think…
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Until 1920, most American women didn’t have the right to vote. For that matter, few had ever been candidates for public…
Roughly 500 inmates are receiving medication for opioid addiction, according to Vermont Department of Corrections officials. That makes the prison system one of the largest…
Vermont boasts more authors per capita than any other state, according to a National Endowment for the Arts study, but in recent years has lost…
If you are very lucky, there will be one day in your life on which your brother becomes your hero. I was hoofing home from…
Newfane author Archer Mayor has penned an impressive 29 mystery novels — or police procedurals, as they’re known in the trade — featuring Brattleboro-based cop…
Summer beach reads are fine and sandy. But in Vermont, the most substantive reading takes place in the colder months. For this year’s Winter Reading…
…and all through the inn, dinner guests were a-sipping drinks, all donning grins. When at the buffet table chef Doug Mack did appear, holding pans…
Every 30 years or so since Liza Minnelli’s dad made Lust for Life (1956), an auteur has felt obliged to share his take on Vincent…
Dear Scarlett, I have a crush on a younger guy who is white and age 33. I am 51 years old, but people tell me…
‘Tis the week before New Year’s, and I’ve gotta say We’ve much to discuss before the big day Or, I suppose, the big night, as…
When Susanne Schmidt was in seventh grade, one of her friends dared her to bring weed to school. With the help of her older brother,…
Records, live gigs and music videos are a musician’s holy trinity. They work in harmony to create a vivid, multifaceted world for fans. Of the…
When the Hallmark Channel movie Entertaining Christmas premiered on Saturday, it brought millions of viewers to Cedar Falls, Vt. They watched a reluctant heiress to…
Vermont children going through tough times are in for a sweet surprise this holiday season. A Chittenden County man is leading an effort to collect…
The late Howard Frank Mosher’s Marie Blythe and Where the Rivers Flow North. Chris Bohjalian’s early novel Water Witches. The Vermont Encyclopedia. Senator Leahy: A…
When it opened in October, Georgia’s Next Generation was supposed to alleviate an acute demand for daycare in the area. Franklin County is one of…
for Rayna A small figure out on the ice grows small against the distance, not quite skimming yet, slide stepping into harmless pratfalls—a blade gone…
Scott Skinner of Middlesex, 76, died on December 15, 2018 from complications from a lung disease he had for a number of years. He was…
Donald Gelston Green passed away on December 12, 2018. He was 82 years old. Donald was born in 1936 to Robert and Pauline Green in…
A preschooler blew bubbles while he and his mother waited for their order of smoothies and loaded nachos last Thursday at Sweet Alchemy Bakery and…
Downtown St. Johnsbury is about to go ’round the Whirligig. Starting next spring, Whirligig Brewing will host visitors in a tasting room at 397 Railroad…
