For four years, a demolished downtown mall and a series of broken promises left a gaping wound in the center of Burlington. The three-acre block…
The elegant, farm-to-table restaurant and market at Philo Ridge Farm in Charlotte will “temporarily pause” operation as of December 10. The business plans to reorganize…
Accomplished horsewoman rode her horse from Vermont to Valley Forge to celebrate the nation’s bicentennial
Burlington resident was a vegetarian, passionate animal rights advocate and true Trekkie
A celebration of Harlaine “Holly” Miller’s life will take place on Friday, November 17, 2023, 1 p.m., at the University of Vermont’s Davis Center in…
Departing residents cited housing difficulties as their No. 1 reason for leaving the state in 2021 and 2022, according to a new report from the…
Home builder leaves award-winning legacy of custom-built homes in Chittenden County
Former Shelburne Museum curator wrote and lectured extensively on many aspects of American folk art
UVM professor emeritus made significant contributions to the newly burgeoning fields of digital signal processing, image processing and coding
Life of Burlington teacher, coach and family man was a testament to his commitment to others
Marc Sherman cofounded Burlington’s Outdoor Gear Exchange in 1995 — the same year Pamela Polston and I started this weekly newspaper. He’s been a regular…
When Mary Ruefle of Bennington was chosen in 2019 as Vermont’s ninth poet laureate, she followed the lead of many of her predecessors and devised…
(Self-released, digital) “Pair with cheap red wine,” reads a caption on indie-pop duo Lavenderlux’s Bandcamp page. Since it’s not responsible or legal to do so…
Dear Reverend, The world is such a mess right now. Every day, it’s just more bad news: war, politics, mass shootings. It seems like there’s…
(Secret City Records, digital, vinyl) One of Canada’s most sought-after collaborators has deftly positioned herself as a visionary and the purveyor of a unique style…
Seven Days writers can’t possibly read, much less review, all the books that arrive in a steady stream by post, email and, in one memorable…
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Who would have guessed that elephants can play the drums really well? On a trip to Thailand, Scorpio musician Dave Soldier…
In 2018, Evan Hughes’ New York Times Magazine story “The Pain Hustlers” profiled the meteoric rise and fall of a pharmaceutical startup called Insys. Just…
Soapbox Arts is twinkling, and not with an early display of holiday lights. Rather, the Burlington gallery’s current exhibition, titled “Listening to the World,” features…
In addition to The Exorcist: Believer, 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.
Humans have been coaxing metal into utilitarian, nefarious and artistic objects for millennia. Yet somehow, people still find inventive ways to craft it. For contemporary…
Two chorus and orchestra concerts in the Burlington area this weekend promise to go big, for different reasons. The Green Mountain Mahler Festival performs a…
‘Grace’ Land Excellent reporting by Joe Sexton detailing the painful experience of young Grace Welch while being held at Vermont’s Woodside Juvenile Rehabilitation Center and…
Choreographer Christal Brown defines flesh as “the barrier between the world and the soul.” Flesh captures “everything we internalize,” she said, and it fills up…
From my Burlington home, I have watched in sorrow as my former neighbors, half a world away, tear each other to bits. Twenty years ago…
Montpelier’s Capitol Plaza hotel has served as a home away from home for generations of Vermont lawmakers. Just steps from the Statehouse, the State Street…
Sylvie Blanchard always felt safe living in the small Orange County town of Washington. For decades, she and her husband owned the Washington Village Store,…
A group of quilters has stitched together a plan to deliver nearly 100 blankets for residents at Good Samaritan homeless shelters in Berlin, Barre and…
A recent weekend visit to the Tree Farm Recreational Facility in Essex Junction conjured memories of a state fair: rows of parked cars in muddy…
There aren’t many people more suited to having an open, frank and insightful conversation about the Black experience in Vermont than musician and journalist Myra…
Vermont cartoonist and musician James Kochalka continues his recent run of hyperproductivity. Following the September release of the LP Pop Popular, Kochalka is already back…
On a recent cloudy, damp morning, farmer Claudel “Zaka” Chery stood in a field of crocuses abundant with green foliage but only sparsely sprinkled with…
When Jolene Kao moved to Charlotte with her family in August 2022, she thought she’d take at least a year to get her bearings and…
Wendy Girón could not stop beaming as she welcomed a recent visitor into the modest Vergennes home she bought earlier this year. The freshly renovated…
After almost 30 years on Williston Road in South Burlington, Marco’s Pizza has moved to downtown Burlington. A planned October 31 opening was delayed due…
The days are getting shorter, but 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 performance by acclaimed blues singer Shemekia Copeland at the Spruce Peak Performing Arts Center.
Waitsfield native Shaina Taub’s life is shaping up like a Broadway musical: small-town Vermonter heads to New York at age 16, graduates from New York…
