Feb 23 – Mar 1, 2022
COVID-19 Has Weakened — but Not Killed — Vermont’s Grand Town Meeting Day Tradition; Winooski, Montpelier Will Allow Noncitizens to Vote, but Few Have Signed Up; A New Batch of Micro-Bakers Rises in Vermont
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Democracy How? The Pandemic Has Weakened — but Not Killed — Vermont’s Grand Town Meeting Day Tradition
When Hinesburg residents voted in December to change the way they decide Town Meeting Day issues — from an in-person meeting to secret ballot —…
Obituary: Leight Maurice Johnson, 1925-2022
Navy veteran, sailor and ski patroller raised a large family and built a strong community of friends
Clean: ‘Moving in the Right Direction’ (2/28/22)
Floorboards creaked and rattled underneath my muddy boots as I stumbled through a dark hallway. I was three years sober, and I was clumsily attempting…
Obituary: David John Schneider, 1937-2022
Army veteran was an avid skier and racer who coached many talented young competitors
Obituary: Carol M. Brouillard, 1952-2022
Colchester woman was a voracious reader, mosaic artist and flower gardener
Obituary: John D. Sherman Jr., 1958-2022
Financial adviser had big passions and “zero regrets”
Obituary: Aiden Colangeli, 2005-2022
Bristol teen had an unsinkable spirit and huge heart
Obituary: Peggy Luhrs, 1945-2022
‘Warrior for peace and justice’ was active in feminist causes
Justin LaPoint, ‘Miss Mountain Sky’
(Self-released, digital) “It’s funny how everything’s a circle, coming back again,” Justin LaPoint sings on “Man on Fire,” the second track on Miss Mountain Sky….
Town of Bolton Development Review Board Public Hearing: March 10, 2022
The Town of Bolton’s Development Review Board will hold a public hearing on March 10, 2022, at 6:30pm. Place: Virtual or Municipal Conference Room, 3045…
New Book Chronicles How U.S. Women Cross-Country Skiers Carved a Path to the Olympics
In 1970, a nascent U.S. women’s cross-country ski team journeyed to then-Czechoslovakia to race in the biennial Nordic World Ski Championships run by the FIS,…
Now Playing in Theaters: February 23-March 1
In addition to The Tragedy of MacBeth, 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.
David Wax Museum, ‘Remember My Future’
(Self-released, digital) Blending elements of Mexican folk music with American roots and indie rock, David Wax Museum have always stood out in an Americana scene…
Horror Film ‘Antlers’ Offers a Grim, Atmospheric Take on a Legendary Monster
Could a hard enough winter make cannibals of us all? In Indigenous Algonquian folklore, the windigo or wendigo is an evil spirit that possesses people…
On Town Meeting Day, Burlington Voters Will Again Consider New City Spending — and a Tax Hike
Burlington voters will consider approving a higher municipal tax rate when they cast ballots this Town Meeting Day, the first proposed rate hike in three…
For Coeditor Dave Mance III, the ‘Vermont Almanac’ Is a ‘Love Letter’ to the State
At 12 or 13, equipped with his rifle, a hunting license and the audacity of youth, Dave Mance III told his mother he would be…
Life Stories: John Douglas ‘Never Tired’
When artist-activist John Bruce Douglas (July 13, 1938-January 25, 2022) was diagnosed with cancer in the spring of 2021, his partner of 31 years, Bobbie…
Winooski, Montpelier Will Allow Noncitizens to Vote, but Few Have Signed Up
Prashant Singh first came to the U.S. from India on a work visa in 2012. For the past eight years, he’s lived in Winooski, where…
Theater Review: ‘Heisenberg,’ Northern Stage
The unlikely pairing is the basis for all romantic comedies, but the two people in Heisenberg don’t stumble past their differences to discover that they’re…
Free Will Astrology (2/23/22)
PISCES (Feb. 19-Mar. 20): Author Deb Caletti made the following observation: “You have ordinary moments and ordinary moments and more ordinary moments, and then, suddenly,…
Letters to the Editor (2/23/22)
Two Quibbles In the February 16 issue, there’s a typo in [From the Publisher: “Learning on the Job”]. The text reads, “People who never cared…
From the Publisher: Good Neighbor
A bright light went out on Burlington’s Lakeview Terrace last week when artist Maggie Sherman died in the wee hours of Wednesday morning. A longtime…
I’m Dating an Ex, but His Ex Moved In and Won’t Leave
Dear Reverend, I was in a long-term relationship, and we were truly in love — but family, financial and emotional stress took its toll, and…
‘Face It’ at Studio Place Arts Promotes the Portrait
If you stroll through “Face It,” an exhibition at Studio Place Arts in Barre, you might feel as though you’re being watched. No, not by…
Advertisement For Bids: Town of Colchester, 2022 Sidewalk Spot Repairs Project
781 Blakely Road, Colchester, VT 05446 Separate sealed BIDS for the 2022 Sidewalk Spot Repairs Project for concrete sidewalk repairs at various locations, which generally…
Soundbites: The First Annual Vermont Hip Hop Awards; New Singles From Francesca Blanchard and Marco Benevento
It takes a bit of cognitive dissonance, or maybe just a suspension of disbelief, for me to get with the awards show thing. I always…
Full Disclosure: New Class Prepares Community Journalists to Report the News
Ray Small wasn’t expecting to get rich when he moved to Vermont to buy and run the Hardwick Gazette in 2017. But he did like…
A New Batch of Micro-Bakers Rises in Vermont
In the introduction to the original 1973 edition of his Beard on Bread: A Cookbook, trailblazing chef James Beard wrote, “Breadmaking is something of a…
Former Common Man Co-Owners Launch Kitchen-ette in Waitsfield
Chef Adam Longworth and his partner, Lorien Wroten, offered their first menu of prepared meals and meal kits from Kitchen-ette in the last week of…
Flynn Artistic Director Steve MacQueen Resigns
Steve MacQueen, artistic director of the Flynn, has resigned, according to an email obtained on Monday by Seven Days from Flynn executive director Jay Wahl…
The Magnificent 7: Must See, Must Do, February 23 to March 1
The temperatures may be low, 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 King’s Jester, a new one-man show from award-winning political comedian Hasan Minhaj.
Founders Sell August First Bakery & Café
Jodi Whalen, co-founder of August First Bakery & Café, confirmed that she and her husband, Phil Merrick, sold their Burlington business on February 15 to…
