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UVM Scientists Unearth Bad News for Our Climate Future Beneath the Greenland Ice Sheet
Halley Mastro slid a petri dish of liquid speckled with floating debris under a microscope. After adjusting the focus, she let a journalist visiting her…
In Memoriam: Bobbie Mullen, 1930-2003
Nature’s first green is gold, Her hardest hue to hold. Her early leaf’s a flower; But only so an hour. Then leaf subsides to leaf….
In a Vermont International Film Festival Documentary, Directors With Local Ties Fight Disability Stereotypes
Documentarians Ned Castle and Matt Day didn’t want their film about three Special Olympics triathletes to be overly sentimental or, as Castle put it, “inspiration…
Is Vermont Doing Enough to Find the Right Leader for Its Education Agency?
As Vermont looks for a new leader at the Agency of Education, some critics are charging that the search has been rushed and halfhearted —…
A New Play Pulls Back the Curtain on Infamous Vermont Mediums the Eddy Brothers
The anointed were folks said to have so-called “second sight,” an ability to reach beyond the grave and summon the spirits of the departed. In…
A ‘Sharing Shed’ in West Newbury Helps Provide for All Community Members
Tucked beside the West Newbury post office is an inconspicuous shed with sliding glass doors. Inside, the wooden walls are plastered with posters, public notices,…
Q&A: Art Entrepreneurs Tessa and Torrey Valyou Celebrate 15 Years of New Duds
In 2008, Tessa and Torrey Valyou were dating when they started New Duds, their screen-printing and sewing business, in Colchester. Tessa made bags, often using…
A Loner Discovers That ‘No One Will Save You’ in a Chilling Streaming Horror Flick
Over the past few weeks, I’ve been hearing excited reports about a new horror movie streaming on Hulu and directed by Brian Duffield, who made…
Home Projects to Dampen the F-35 Noise Are Just Starting — and Could Take Decades to Complete
Jennifer Bouffard has lived on South Henry Court, a quaint South Burlington cul-de-sac near the airport, her entire life. She met her future husband, Joe,…
Now Playing in Theaters: October 11-17
In addition to Oppenheimer, 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.
My Brother-In-Law Has Never Spoken to Me Without Me Speaking to Him First
Dear Reverend, In the nine-plus years I’ve known my now-brother-in-law, he has never once spoken to me without me speaking to him first, though he’s…
Soundbites: Loreena McKennitt Revists ‘The Visit’
Look, I love to shout out DIY artists. There’s something impressive and romantic about bands who haul themselves across state lines in vans that probably…
From the Publisher: Eyes on the Prize
It took some arm-twisting to convince Montpelier postal carrier Craig Montgomery to let a video journalist document his last day delivering mail in Montpelier. After…
On the Beat: Cricket Blue Goes Over the Garden Wall, Odd Fellows Hall Rocks Again
Halloween gets all the October heat, but my favorite day of the month is fast approaching: the Burlington Record Fair! Held once again at Nectar’s…
As Roller Skating Ramps Up Again, Local Skate Groups Seek a Rink of Their Own
Joanna Alpizar glided across the floor of Talent Skatepark in Burlington wearing lavender roller skates, a Yoshi-themed sundress (from Super Mario World), red lipstick, kneepads,…
Three Quick-Hit Reviews of Local Albums
Mark LeGrand and Sarah Munro, Angel With a Broken Wing (Self-released, CD, digital) Singer-songwriter Mark LeGrand and vocalist Sarah Munro make a formidable team. The…
Town of Bolton’s Combined Notice of Tax Sale
The resident and non-resident owners, lienholders, mortgagees and all persons interested in the purchase of land in the Town of Bolton, County of Chittenden and…
NPR Host Ayesha Rascoe on Her Authentic Sound and Ascent in Journalism
Some of us tend to develop a preternatural affinity for broadcast journalists. After all, they spend time with us in our living rooms, the car,…
Free Will Astrology (10/11/23)
LIBRA (Sep. 23-Oct. 22): Libran philosopher and writer Michel Foucault aspired to open up his readers’ minds with novel ideas. He said his task was…
At Champlain College, John Killacky Revisits an Art Movement With FluxFest
John Killacky’s 14-minute video “Flux” (2022) offers a good introduction to the Fluxus art movement of the 1960s and ’70s. In it, the artist performs…
Film Series Showcases Groundbreaking Impressionist Mary Cassatt
Impressionist art reached the U.S. in the last quarter of the 19th century largely because of two women: painter Mary Cassatt and her friend Louisine…
Federal Hemp Regulations Trip Up Vermont Growers
In 2018, Sam Bellavance decided to take a chance on cannabis. That year, Congress legalized commercial production of hemp, and Bellavance saw an opportunity to…
Letters to the Editor (10/11/23)
‘Disastrous Literacy Results’ Alison Novak’s [“Reading Reckoning,” October 4] shines a bright and long-overdue light on the disastrous literacy results Vermont and the U.S. have…
Lake Champlain Chocolates’ Expanded Pine Street Café Bakes a New Approach
A chocolate shop next door to an elementary school is the stuff of childhood dreams. For years, kids at Champlain Elementary School on Pine Street…
As Vermont’s Wine Industry Grows, Home Winemakers Are Inspired to DIY
For much of human history, wine has had a place on the dinner table. At Jessica Wagener’s house in Burlington’s New North End, the wine…
Standing Stone Wines to Open Retail Shop in Winooski
The Winooski circle is getting a new wine shop. When Standing Stone Wines opens at 33 Main Street in mid-November, it will specialize in $10…
Obituary: Janet Nelson Pace, 1935-2023
Registered nurse loved camping in national parks, traveling, quilting and her home in Ludlow
Obituary: Virginia Brooks, 1933-2023
Winooski woman dedicated her time, energy and talents to nurturing countless children
Obituary: Lissa Bogner, 1970-2023
Teacher dedicated her life to sharing her loves of education, art and nature
Obituary: Linda Seiffert Reynolds, 1946-2023
Lifelong artist made objects of beauty and collected friends, hobbies and adventures
The Magnificent 7: Must See, Must Do, October 11-17
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 twin pianists Christina and Michelle Naughton at the University of Vermont Recital Hall in Burlington.
Obituary: Stephen Sanborn, 1952-2023
U.S. Navy and Army National Guard veteran brought belly laughs and the best hugs to every family gathering
Obituary: Donna Newhall Larrow
Vermonter worked in the UVM athletics office, made a world-class pot roast, and was always supportive and good-humored
Obituary: Fred Golish, 1934-2023
U.S. Air Force veteran flew with Vermont Air National Guard
Vermont Principal Ken Cadow Is a National Book Award Finalist
Ken Cadow of Norwich, a Vermont principal and first-time novelist, is a finalist for the prestigious National Book Award for young people’s literature, the National…






