As an officer at the Chittenden Regional Correctional Facility, Daniel Zorzi’s job has been to guard and protect the 140 women incarcerated at the South…
Dear Reverend, On our second date, this woman told me that she had a boyfriend, but they had an open relationship or were polyamorous. I…
Five law enforcement agents surrounded a split-level ranch in Winooski at 1:19 p.m. on November 8. Protected by bulletproof vests and Glock semiautomatic pistols, they…
Mary Ruefle, who became Vermont’s ninth poet laureate in October, does not own a computer. The contact page of her website features a graphic of…
Montpelier artist Rob Hitzig has been making bumper stickers since 2013. Not the kind that announce a motorist’s preference for president, that there’s a “baby…
Brattleboro-based Mount Island, founded by Desmond Peeples, is a literary magazine devoted to the voices of rural LGBTQ and people of color. This week, the…
Leah Gimbutas is already sick of Christmas music. That’s because Gimbutas, who lives on Burlington’s Church Street Marketplace, got an all-night holiday serenade back on…
After 12 years in caregiving, Malinga Mukunda still works long days. The Burlington resident starts most mornings at Community Health Centers, where she acts as…
Faced with contradictory narratives about when their police chief learned that one of his officers had punched a handcuffed woman in the face in March,…
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): “My greatest asset is that I am constantly changing,” says Sagittarian actress and activist Jane Fonda. This description may not always…
When Jamie Franklin became curator of the Bennington Museum in 2005, he started connecting with artists’ estates and living artists linked to Bennington College’s midcentury…
Before Béla Fleck came along, the banjo was mostly relegated to the world of roots music. But the New York City-born banjo virtuoso changed the…
A roomful of pianos takes up an inordinate amount of oxygen. Not literally — although pianos do tend to be picky about humidity and altitude…
Hello, old friend. It’s been a long time since you groped around in my corner of the winter clothes crate. I know you were hoping…
(Self-released, CD, digital) Sarah King is relatively new to the Vermont music scene, but the Addison-based singer-songwriter is far from some fresh-faced neophyte. Originally from…
Drivers heading north from Vermont into Canada may have noticed that, just as they’re about to cross the international border, signs in English and French…
(Thunder Ridge Records, CD, digital) Orange County’s Jennings & McComber specialize in what Guy Clark called “that old-time feeling.” The folk duo’s moniker actually comes…
Like many Vermont eldercare homes, EastView at Middlebury was struggling to keep enough ’round-the-clock staff in early 2015. The nonprofit’s 34 elderly residents were falling…
Honey, I’m Home Nearly two years after releasing their debut, self-titled album, Yes Darling return bigger and better than ever. On Saturday, December 7, the…
When was the last time a couple directed dueling Best Picture contenders? James Cameron and Kathryn Bigelow went head-to-head at the Oscars in 2010 with…
Talking Tech Thanks to Kevin McCallum for bringing to light challenges we are having in the tech sector [“Hire Anxiety,” November 6]. As a tech…
In the 1970s, Hollywood periodically took refuge from politics and “serious” subjects in drawing-room-style mysteries. Movies like Murder by Death and The Last of Sheila…
A pair of centuries-old European Christmas baking traditions waltzed gracefully with each other around a Fairfax bakery on a chilly November Sunday. Evocative and festive…
Chef Joey Buttendorf Position: Senior chef instructor Location: Community Kitchen Academy at Capstone Community Action, Barre Age: 49 Cuisine type: Contemporary global, or “everything!” Education:…
A restaurant that was established a generation ago in St. Albans will launch a second location this month in Stowe when Jeff’s at Stowe opens…
The 1920s were the era of the speakeasy. In St. Albans, it looks like the 2020s will be, too. The Clothier is a new cocktail…
The University of Vermont, Norwich University, Sodexo and their affiliated partners will receive a $250,000 grant designed to strengthen regional food systems by putting more…
