Colleen Ballard knew her industry was in distress. The seasoned paramedic had been hearing doomsday predictions about the future of emergency medical services for years,…
As ’80s hair metal outfit Cinderella will tell you, you don’t know what you got ’til it’s gone. If being a part of the Burlington…
Montpelier resident Allie Perline had never considered using a doula during her pregnancy, in part because of the expense — which is not typically covered…
A couple of weeks ago, as I headed south on Interstate 91 to Putney for an outdoor art walk, my windshield wiper finally succumbed to…
(Self-released, CD, digital) If there’s one feature prosperous bluegrass endeavors have in common, it’s a synergy resulting from fruitful and durable relationships. Picking and singing…
With the 95th Academy Awards coming up on March 12, I decided to check out a Best Picture nominee I hadn’t seen. Triangle of Sadness,…
In addition to Operation Fortune, 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.
Running a small town in Vermont isn’t easy. An intricate web of officers, some of whom are volunteers, ensures that everything from sidewalk width to…
I’ve always been afraid of sirens. Even as kid, safe and warm in bed at night, I knew that a piercing wail in the dark…
Voting in Burlington could look much different if residents approve a slate of charter changes on Town Meeting Day. The March 7 ballot will determine…
Dear Reverend, My penis is in the high seven- to eight-inch range — think a water bottle or a little less than an air freshener…
Cameron Davis’ paintings simultaneously convey vastness and intimacy. Her works are loosely tethered to botany, yet the recognizable shapes of petals and leaves could be…
Burlington voters are being asked this Town Meeting Day to accelerate the city’s transition away from using fossil fuels to heat buildings. If they approve…
Interest in curling — that curious sport in which players chase a huge stone puck with brooms on ice — has surged worldwide over the…
PISCES (Feb. 19-Mar. 20): Piscean author and activist W.E.B. Dubois advised us to always be willing to give up what we are. Why? Because that’s…
The title of Kekla Magoon’s new novel, The Minus-One Club, refers to a wary and selective group of high school students who meet secretly, each…
Trent Cooper is obsessed with perfecting his loaf of pain de campagne — a naturally leavened country-style bread also known as French sourdough. In the…
The University of Vermont Lane Series has announced two new shows for March. The long-running UVM music series, established in 1955, typically holds about 25…
The State Responds… [Re Newcomb: “State Pushed to Amend Foster Care Records Access,” February 15]: The Vermont State Archives & Records Administration and Vermont Department…
The word for “prince” in Hindi — shehzada — is also the name of a Bollywood movie that opened nationwide on February 17, including at…
A who’s who of Vermont politicians sipped Citizen Cider and traded small talk in a crowded Montpelier hotel conference room last Thursday, near a poster…
Gesine Bullock-Prado is enthusiastically enamored of many things. The list includes baking, teaching people to bake, maple syrup, Vermont and her pet goose named Mama….
Peter Carreiro roared up in a white refrigerated truck, its sides emblazoned with his company’s colorful logo: “Rise ‘n Shine …it’s the milkman.” It was…
In this tumultuous time for the service industry, what makes a restaurant last? A great location, a dedicated staff, a unique concept, a reliable menu,…
Thinking spring? So is Jessica Quiet, executive pastry chef at the Lodge at Spruce Peak in Stowe. On Monday, March 6, she’ll make her Food…
Chef-owner Bryan Palilonis will open Caja Taqueria in Hardwick by the end of April, but the new restaurant’s origin can be traced back to October…
Spring is right around the corner, 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 a performances by virtuoso jazz pianist Emmet Cohen and his backing band.
Literacy advocate helped to create the Vermont Reads Institute
For 25 years, Dmitri Beliakov covered armed conflicts and photographed countless soldiers, refugees, casualties and atrocities. His searing battlefield images, often shot in the reflections…
Proud New Yorker also had roots in Vermont and New Jersey
