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Fave Little State: Climate Migrants From Around America Are Seeking Refuge in Vermont
Cheryl Lubin adored her Cape Cod vacation home. The cedar-shingled retreat featured a chef’s kitchen, wraparound deck, views of a salt marsh and easy access…
Citing Burnout, Winooski School Superintendent to Take a Four-Month Sabbatical
Long-serving Winooski School District superintendent Sean McMannon will take a four-month leave from his job, starting in late February and running through the end of…
Obituary: Willem Jewett, 1963-2022
Former state representative helped pass Vermont’s Death With Dignity Law and was a fierce cycling competitor
Clean: ‘Faith and Surrender’ (1/17/22)
Dim light emanated from my computer screen as I scrolled through a series of unsettling online news articles. I was three years sober, and I…
Obituary: Carl Powden, 1954-2022
Former state rep went on to help conserve 200,000 acres of farmland working with the Vermont Land Trust
Obituary: David Raphael, 1949-2022
LandWorks founder designed iconic Vermont signage and parks, and was full of energy and life until the absolute end
Obituary: Tim Parsons, 1941-2022
Burlington man lived a life devoted to human liberation and education
Burlington’s Town Meeting Day Could Look Much Different for Progressives
Editor’s note: Shortly after publication, Zoraya Hightower said she’ll run for reelection, while Jane Stromberg said she won’t. Burlington’s Progressive Party was riding high after…
Paul Thomas Anderson’s Period Piece ‘Licorice Pizza’ Is a Film That Grows on You
The poster hits you like a pure shot of the past — a goofy, American Graffiti-esque illustration of a giant woman holding a smitten-looking guy…
Outgoing Sheldon Museum Director Bill Brooks Contemplates His Past and Future
The first time William F. Brooks Jr. retired, in 1993, it was after 25 years in banking. At the end of December 2021, he stepped…
Now Playing in Theaters: January 12-18
In addition to The King’s Man, 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.
Book Review: ‘Prepare Her,’ Genevieve Plunkett
The men in Genevieve Plunkett’s short story collection, Prepare Her, don’t come off well. There is something menacing about them. A teenage boy abruptly sets…
Have Bird, Will Travel? VINS Seeks Volunteers to Transport Injured Avians
Here’s one way to get your cute (but not cuddly) animal fix. The Vermont Institute of Natural Science in Quechee is seeking volunteers interested in…
Soundbites: Omicron Closes Clubs, Jazz Generation, and the Doug Perkins House Fire
Well, it’s never a good sign when you greet the New Year with a wince and a “Not in the face!” Indeed, 2022 has started…
PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE
Burlington Code of Ordinances Notice is hereby given of a public hearing by the Burlington City Council to hear comments on the following proposed amendments…
Book Review: ‘A Comic Year,’ Meg Reynolds
Journaling can be one of the best ways to process thoughts and feelings. Funneling fears, anxieties, regrets, fantasies and little loose threads that occupy the…
STATE OF VERMONT PROBATE COURT DISTRICT OF CHITTENDEN SS. DOCKET NO. 21-PR-05084
In re the Estate of James M. Kalbfleisch, Sr.Late of Shelburne, Vermont NOTICE TO CREDITORS To the creditors of the estate of James M. Kalbfleisch,…
Rob Voland, ‘Wide Open Sky’
(Self-released, cassette, digital) The ice across my bedroom window caught sunlight like a mirror, and a beam woke me up at what I frankly consider…
Free Will Astrology (1/12/22)
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Capricorn biologist Robin Wall Kimmerer wrote a meditative book about moss. It was her response to questions she had been wondering…
The Golden Loaf, ‘The James Webb Space Telescope Launch’
(Self-released, digital) There are terms for the sensations experienced by those who have traveled to space. Coined by author Frank White in 1987, the Overview…
Vermont’s Judiciary Is a National Example of a COVID-19-Disabled System
Even before the pandemic, the backlog of criminal cases in Orleans County was getting out of control. Each year from 2016 through 2019, the state’s…
What’s Causing Vermont’s Dearth of Nurses?
Vermont has long needed more nurses than its colleges can train, and the gap has only widened during the pandemic as burned-out health care workers…
From the Publisher: ‘Positive’ Thoughts
I woke up on Sunday morning to the sound of a hard rain — a freezing one, in fact, that coated every west-facing window on…
A UVM Researcher Uses Artificial Intelligence and Frog Cells to Create Self-Replicating ‘Xenobots’
When University of Vermont researcher Josh Bongard and his colleagues in Massachusetts began working on a project to build robots using artificial intelligence and frog…
Dreaming of the HGTV Dream Home in Warren
I am addicted to “House Hunters.” That’s not a confession, because I feel no guilt. The voyeuristic HGTV reality show about watching other people buy…
After 20 Years, Our Sex Life Has Gone Cold
Dear Reverend, My husband and I have been together for 20-plus years, and everything is great — except in the bedroom. While our pairing started…
The Pandemic Highlights a Shortage of Sewing Machine Repair Professionals
In the spring of 2020, it seemed like anyone with a shred of sewing talent wanted to make cloth face masks. People were sending masks…
Letters to the Editor (1/12/22)
‘Impressive’ Journalism “A Man of Letters” [December 15] was an impressive piece of journalism in so many ways! Tim Brookes’ work calling attention to endangered…
First Bite: Zero Gravity Taproom and the Great Northern Fuse Into New Beer Hall
Sharp-eyed people traveling through Burlington’s South End might have noticed a subtle change at 716 Pine Street last week: The Zero Gravity Craft Brewery hummingbird…
Grilling the Chef: Nomad Coffee Head Baker Chris Johnson Knows Croissants
Chef Chris Johnson Position: Head baker for Nomad Coffee Location: Burlington Age: 42 Education: Self-taught and on-the-job training Experience: Production baking and pastry chef roles…
Butter Bar and Kitchen to Open in Burlington’s New North End
New North End residents Tom D’Angelo and Chelsea Morgan were hoping “something good” would move in after Santiago’s Cuban Cuisine left the Burlington neighborhood last…
The Magnificent 7: Must See, Must Do, January 12 to 18
It’s a brand new year, and there’s no shortage of ways for Vermonters to connect, learn and have a good time. We’ve compiled seven must-do events,i ncluding the 10th anniversary celebration of Me2/Burlington, an organization of classical music ensembles by and for musicians living with mental illness.






