Once upon a time, there was a nice man who lived in a nice town called Middlebury. He lived in a quiet little house on…
A “friend to everyone” is remembered for her loving support
In this episode, Bryan catches up on some Vermont news from the beginning of the year.
At a November selectboard meeting, Gwynn Zakov issued an ominous warning to Barre Town officials about cannabis: Act before it’s too late. “We are 100…
(Self-released, CD, digital) It’s midnight, and I’m driving past Philadelphia, fleeing like a fugitive from a holiday down south and toward a snowstorm waiting for…
The disconnect between humans and other living creatures is not a new theme, nor is humanity’s headlong destruction of the planet. Along with scientists, philosophers,…
(Self-released, CD, digital) Old North End — usually abbreviated, like the Burlington neighborhood itself, as O.N.E. on flyers and among fans — are a band…
After a morning of searching, Kason Hudman finally found what he was looking for. Attached to a utility pole beside Burlington’s Riverside Avenue was a…
Name: Stanley Blicharz Job: Driver’s education teacher Town: Rutland Stanley Blicharz spent decades as an elementary school jack-of-all-trades, including working as an assistant principal, a…
Since 2016, Montpelier-based artist Hilary Ann Love Glass has put out an annual calendar featuring plants, wildlife and fantastical creatures. For her 2020 calendar, she…
Early in Terrence Malick’s A Hidden Life, an Austrian farmer named Franz Jägerstätter (August Diehl) chats with a painter busy decorating a church with scenes…
In the late 1970s and early ’80s, the “Star Trek” franchise was lost in space. It had floundered since the original TV series ended in…
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Let’s get 2020 started with a proper send-off. According to my reading of the astrological omens, the coming months will bring…
Vermont or California? Your article about the family that moved to Vermont from Santa Rosa brings back memories [“The Backstory: Burned Out,” December 25]. In…
Two recent arrivals to Winooski have released a music video of themselves singing about how much they like going to school. That’s right — Twende…
Off the main thoroughfare of Vermont Route 100 in Washington County, Katherine Arden’s soft-yellow house stands on a small hill scattered with birch trees. Inside,…
Dear Reverend, Every year I make resolutions — to be healthier, to be in better financial shape, that sort of thing. Nothing ever sticks, and…
There was something in the bushes. I was the first person down the trail, so I saw the flutter of motion first. I crouched to…
After an inmate at Vermont’s women’s prison complained last April that a guard had called her a derogatory name, the state launched a formal investigation…
After years of watching Greta Gerwig play variously clueless, direction-free characters — several with artistic ambitions but not enough talent to realize them — isn’t…
Seven Days reviews two albums per week. By the end of the year, we’ve reviewed more than 100 and written about scads more in other…
Back in Action Welcome to 2020. To borrow words once made famous by the legendary Nina Simone, “It’s a new dawn, it’s a new day,…
Vermont is amply stocked with local fishing opportunities. Whether fly fishing for rainbow trout on the Battenkill River, bass fishing on Lake Memphremagog, hooking walleye…
Vermont legislative leaders say they have much to accomplish this session, including modernizing Act 250, reducing vehicle emissions and reforming the state’s troubled prison system….
Chef Matt Birong Position: Chef-owner at 3 Squares Café, state representative (D-Vergennes) Location: Vergennes Age: 42 Cuisine type: Eclectic American Culinary training: New England Culinary…
After almost 40 years, including a decade as an owner, Bob Conlon retired last week as general manager of Leunig’s Bistro & Café, a mainstay…
The latest sign of shifts in Vermont’s agricultural landscape appeared on social media on December 28: A North Ferrisburgh dairy farm announced that it will…
