By his own admission, Colin McCaffrey can be blunt to a fault. The Vermont musician and recording engineer concedes that his directness occasionally irritates people,…
It’s amazing what a difference new windows can make. At the Cochran’s Ski Area lodge, new energy-efficient windows from Windows & Doors By Brownell have made the space brighter, more inviting and more versatile. And they’ve improved the view. Now parents can sit in the cozy lodge and watch their kids race down the mountain.…
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Vermont parents can’t afford to pay more for child care, and early educators can’t afford to work for any less. That’s why the supply of child care placements isn’t increasing with demand. “This is an economic issue for the entire state,” said Rep. Theresa Wood (D-Waterbury), lead sponsor of a bill introduced last month with…
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On Tuesday, the Vermont legislature will reconvene after a weeklong break. Immediately before the interlude, the Senate approved a bill that would legalize cannabis sales…
Thaddius Jon Launderville, 49, of Pleasant Street in Williamstown passed away surrounded by his loving family on Monday, March 4, 2019, at the Central Vermont…
Tastemakers from Burlington’s South End food and arts community host a party with music from Mal Maiz. Tour the businesses in the renovated building, with…
Is Vermont ready for another crack at ranked-choice voting? A coalition of lawmakers is hoping so. They’ll have to overcome bad memories among many Burlingtonians,…
“Like mementos, [miniatures] can be carried out of a burning house or by immigrants to the new world,” writes essayist Lia Purpura in her 2011…
Anyone who wears a bow tie is making a statement. It can be “I’m conservative,” “I’m in the wedding party,” “I’ll be your server this…
No offense to the late Stan Lee, but saving the world isn’t just for superheroes anymore. In fact, some of today’s most prolific do-gooders could…
The yellow Beansie’s Bus half buried in snow outside the Burlington Police Department. Kitchen staff prepping meals at the Integrated Arts Academy. Stickers plastered across…
Maker Alm@ Pérez’s small robotic creations are neither emotionless RoboCops nor indomitable Terminator-like cyborgs. When confronted with the physical presence of a human, they stop…
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Who was the model for Leonardo da Vinci’s iconic painting Mona Lisa? Many scholars think it was Italian noblewoman Lisa del…
Hooked on Seven Days! There is a reason Seven Days is a thriving, surviving and award-winning newspaper — you deserve it. Kate O’Neill’s debut article…
Dear Scarlett, My sister is two years older than me and has a 3-year-old son with a guy she’s been married to for 10 years….
Slippery Slopes One of the most unusual local concerts of the year — maybe of the decade — is happening this weekend at Sugarbush Resort…
Just when you figured Michael Jackson’s saga couldn’t possibly get more bizarre, things got way crazier. This was a dude, remember, who had an amusement…
It’s rare you’ll encounter someone with as much gusto as Storm Large. The Massachusetts-born, Portland, Ore.-based maven currently performs with her band, Le Bonheur. They…
Neil Jordan’s glossy thriller Greta has some unintentionally funny moments, and some intentional ones. One of the latter happens when a spoiled trust-fund kid named…
Martina Anderson pronounces the word “vulva” differently from most Vermonters. A native of Austria, she gives the first syllable a rounder, fuller sound. Her “vul”…
The Town of Montgomery has no local police force, and until five months ago “staties” were as rare as lynxes in the northern Vermont community…
New location, still no gluten. After 10 years of turning out gluten-free sweets and pizza dough near Five Corners in Essex Junction, West Meadow Farm…
(Third Eye Industries/Meat Wave Music, CD, digital download) Maybe there should be a sort of musical tourism program. Towns could kick some dough to local…
When my customer, Suki Slattery, told me that she spent the first 35 years of her life on Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, I recalled a cross-country…
Keith Porter had a feeling his Burlington apartment was colder than it should be. So he started measuring the temperature of his bathroom floor. The…
Based on the oral histories that author Studs Terkel collected from working people, the musical Working is a collection of first-person portraits of people reflecting…
Gov. Phil Scott’s plan to provide $1.5 million to help Vermonters buy electric cars didn’t make many headlines when it was announced in January. After…
Jonathan Tolins starts his 2013 play Buyer & Cellar by rattling the fourth wall. The only actor we’ll see or hear — though not the…
(Self-released, digital) For his sophomore EP, Noah Schneidman wanted to “make pop bangers.” By “searching for sounds that [he] thought others would enjoy,” the Burlington-based…
In May 2015, the Polka Dot Restaurant closed its doors after serving eggs and flapjacks for more than a half century in White River Junction….
A farm market will open in Middlesex this spring at the site of the town’s old general store, bringing local produce to the Washington County…
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