Vermont’s homegrown comedy scene has evolved from Burlington to across the state with high-quality performances any night of the week.
Barre Opera House executive director Kurt Thoma has issued his resignation after less than a year on the job, the opera house announced on Tuesday….
Master builder shared his knowledge and expertise with those who worked for him
U.S. Navy veteran and passionate fiddler served as fire marshal of the Burlington Fire Department for 30 years
Celebration of Life and Remembrances Saturday, March 16, 2024, 11 a.m. Joy Combs, loving wife of 48 years to Sandy Combs of Shelburne, Vt., passed…
Gentle soul had a green thumb and loved animals, especially dogs
Author, champion of the arts and former United Nations director received the Future of Life Award in 2022 for reducing the risk of nuclear war
In South Burlington on Sunday, Republican presidential hopeful Nikki Haley pleaded with Vermonters to help her defeat Donald Trump in Tuesday’s Republican primary, arguing that…
Jenise Perez and her four sons prepared this week to move out of their two rooms at the Days Inn in Colchester after a nine-month…
UVM classics professor was deeply devoted to public and professional service
Welder enjoyed a second career as a school bus driver during his retirement
While you may not be here to celebrate your birthday, March 8, you are still in our thoughts. We love you and miss you. Roger,…
(Self-released, digital) Juicebox are one of the most unusual acts in Vermont these days. Part of that is simply lack of competition: We’ve never had…
From stand-up to sketch comedy, Mike Thomas, Meredith Gordon, Max Higgins and Jared Hall are the comedians to watch in Vermont’s comedy scene.
(Flatiron Recordings, CD, digital, vinyl) One of Nashville’s rising blues-rock talents establishes herself as a force both instrumentally and vocally with the release of her…
I’m a night owl, and my go-to reward after a long day of work is late-night television. I’m overjoyed that Jon Stewart is back on…
The head monk at the Potala Palace in Lhasa, Tibet, assured Patrick Leahy that, despite the signs everywhere prohibiting photography, His Holiness the Dalai Lama…
Perhaps not since Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery” has New Yorker fiction gone as viral as “Cat Person.” (And what did “viral” even mean in 1948?)…
Hundreds of new rental housing units have been brought online in Vermont with a boost from pandemic-era relief funding, and state officials plan to launch…
Major Jackson is a writer who “started talking and reading like crazy” at 3 years old, as he told Chard deNiord, former Vermont poet laureate,…
In addition to Drive-Away Dolls, 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.
The emergence of the automobile brought a new sense of freedom, exploration and leisure to American culture. For Black Americans, though, this newfound mobility was…
I’m a sucker for a good musical trope. Someone cut a deal with the devil to become a better musician? I’m so there. Oh, damn,…
PISCES (Feb. 19-Mar. 20): In old Hawaii, the people loved their deities but also demanded productive results. If a god stopped providing worshipers with what…
If you know about drag queens, you probably know about Sasha Velour. She won Season 9 of “RuPaul’s Drag Race” in 2017, and her final…
Middlebury College students are ready to vote. Like, the most ready. The college ranked first in the Northeast for voter registration in the 2020 presidential…
A steady flow of talented comics from Burlington, Vermont have traveled to bigger markets, such as New York, Boston and Los Angeles.
Should “bunny huggers” have a say in how Vermont’s hunting and fishing regulations are adopted? Some lawmakers seem to think so, and they appear poised…
When Lynda Siegel was growing up, her Jewish mother and aunts played a tile-based game called mah-jongg. The game originated in China in the 19th…
Dear Reverend, I’m a queer, nearly 40-year-old, pansexual, poly, kinky woman. I have multiple partners at the same time, many of whom also have multiple…
Love From Decker Towers Thank you for the excellent article [“The Fight for Decker Towers,” February 14] by reporter Derek Brouwer about how unsafe and…
All the sketch, standup, improv, open mic and burlesque that Vermont’s comedy culture has to offer.
The recent wave of releases from Vermont artists is only swelling, with tons of fresh music coming across my desk. Let’s check out this week’s…
Everyone leaves something behind when he dies. Michael, your hand and heart touched so many in 73 years. You changed all of us when you…
Cheesemaker Carleton Yoder gets up early, but “I’m not milking,” he said with a grin through his signature bushy salt-and-pepper beard. As he drove to…
Since the early days of Vermont’s craft beer boom, all roads have led to Waterbury. As the original home of the Alchemist and now Freak…
Who knew that broccoli was a party animal? Ahem, make that a party vegetable. Fans of the seasonal, mobile Broccoli Bar did. Operated since 2015…
Boule Bakery has been a hot spot in St. Johnsbury since its opening in 2021; this spring, its owners will add a restaurant across the…
Seasonal icy treats will give way to heat when Mexi-Cuban Cravings opens on Friday, March 1, in the wooden food shed just off Five Corners…
Longtime UVM professor and gifted orator was beloved by all who knew her
The days are getting longer, and 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 Vermont Repertory Theatre production of Shakespeare’s The Tempest.
Distinguished neurobiologist, teacher and mentor left an indelible mark on all who knew him
Founder of Tick Tock Jewelers in Burlington was a strong, quiet presence and a caring soul
Middlesex man is mourned by his wife and sons
