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Redacted: How the City of Burlington Keeps the Public in the Dark
The social media scandal that erupted in December and prompted two Burlington Police Department leaders to resign made it clear that the department had a…
Obituary: David Stackpole, 1933-2020
Stowe attorney remembered for a life of community service and wise counsel
Obituary: Marian Santos, 1945-2019
Lifelong Vermont educator fostered creativity and empathy in students
The Parmelee Post: Vermont Issues Boil Advisory for That There Sap Bucket, Bud
Following a spate of unseasonably warm days, Vermont’s maple taps are once again flowing and state officials have issued a boil advisory. “We advise you…
Obituary: William C. Lipke, 1936-2020
Lifelong educator was honored for “Distinguished Service to the Arts in Vermont”
Castleton International Film Festival Puts the Focus on Women
In seasons past, the Castleton International Film Festival has featured programs devoted entirely to French-language, Spanish-language and Israeli films. This year, the seventh edition of…
Space Sci-Fi Web Series ‘Sweepers’ Launches in Vermont
It took five years, hundreds of volunteers, thousands of dollars in donations and an 11th-hour creation of a new fictional universe, but the pilot episode…
Two Recent Cases Put Vermont’s Domestic Violence Laws to the Test
Guns were prominent in the abuse Sean Wilson was said to have inflicted on his girlfriend. In 2017, after one of his shifts as a…
Quick Lit: ‘Crosscut’ by Poet Sean Prentiss
We’re so accustomed to thinking of poetry as an internal, meditative mode of writing that it may surprise us to read poetry about physical labor….
‘The Crossword Show With Zach Sherwin’ Gets Down, and Across, at ArtsRiot
Zach Sherwin has built a career on wordplay. The Los Angeles-based comedian, writer and musician revels in witty puns and sly double entendres. That’s evident…
Letters to the Editor (3/4/20)
Grateful for Two Stories Chelsea Edgar’s “Divine Intention” article about climate change and Hackie’s “Rehabilitation” column were superb [February 26]. In a way, they were…
Theater Review: ‘Citrus,’ Northern Stage
The thump and shuffle of bare feet dancing, the pulse of a bass line, the groove of a melody. In its premiere at Northern Stage,…
Free Will Astrology (3/4/20)
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): In 1637, renowned English poet John Milton wrote “Lycidas,” a poetic elegy in honor of a friend. Reading it today, almost…
Work: The Editors of ‘VT Ski + Ride’ Chase Stories on Snow
Name: Lisa Gosselin Lynn and Abagael Giles Town: Middlebury Job: Editor and assistant editor of VT Ski + Ride At the opening of what was…
My Friends Are Having Babies, and I Want to Talk Climate Change
Dear Reverend, I’m really worried about climate change and the role it will play in my own future. Meanwhile, all my friends are popping out…
Why Are There So Many New Banks in Chittenden County?
A rash of new businesses setting up shop in a neighborhood is generally one sign of a healthy economy, especially when those new businesses are…
Blumhouse’s ‘The Invisible Man’ Deserves to Be Seen
A while back, Tom Cruise met with executives at Universal Pictures to brainstorm a way to breathe new life into the studio’s venerable but dusty…
‘The Assistant’ Offers a Dark Glimpse Into a Toxic Work Culture
Movies about bad people doing bad things are a dime a dozen, but movies about their loyal henchpeople and accomplices are less common, perhaps because…
Beloved Vermont Camel Oliver, a Familiar Route 7 Sight, Has Died
A beloved pet camel and frequent photo subject of passing motorists along Route 7 has died. Oliver was 17. Born in Wisconsin in 2002, Ollie…
Soundbites: A Musical Smorgasbord
Dim Sum, Lose Some Most weeks, a couple of larger, meatier news items break up this column. And sometimes, you get a bunch of little…
With Needle and Thread, India Tresselt Engages in the Art of Resistance
Days after the 2016 election, India Tresselt was watching HBO’s “Last Week Tonight With John Oliver” when the host urged viewers to remind themselves every…
Peter Walke Takes Over as Vermont’s Top Environmental Regulator
When Peter Walke was finishing his senior year at Williams College in 2003, he listened skeptically as president George W. Bush stood on an aircraft…
Caroline Rose on Her New Album, ‘Superstar’
On February 24, Caroline Rose made her television debut on “Late Night With Seth Meyers.” Performing her new single “Feel the Way I Want” from…
Bleach Day, ‘as if always’
(Birdwatcher Records, LP, cassette, CD, digital) Sometimes, a band’s name hints at what it sounds like. Punk and metal groups often choose words and phrases…
Cam Gilmour, ‘Sunburst’
(Self-released, CD, digital) Songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Cam Gilmour is wrapping up his senior year at the University of Vermont. During his college tenure, he’s honed…
Birth Announcement: Phoenix Eveliz Rosa
On March 3, 2020, at Porter Medical Center, Heather Lamoureux and Lexander Rosa welcomed a girl, Phoenix Eveliz Rosa….
Tuesday’s Gone: Bernie Battles Biden for Delegate Dominance
Updated at 2:22 a.m. Over the past year, Sen. Bernie Sanders’ (I-Vt.) second presidential campaign has taken him to every corner of the country. On…
Trent Cooper Brings New Life to Former Gérard’s Bread Bakery
In the fall of 2012, a pizza maker in Jacksonville, Fla., wrote a letter to Vermont bread baker Gérard Rubaud asking Rubaud to consider him…
Habit Farming Founder Talks Ag Viability, Honesty and Little Wins
Tidy, weed-free rows of salad greens basking in the warmth of a high tunnel, bursting bunches of kale lined up on a market table, colorful…
James Beard Award Noms Go to Honey Road Chef and La Garagista Winemaker
The James Beard Awards are the food industry’s highest honor — its Oscars, its Pulitzers, its Nobel Prizes. For the third year in a row,…






