

Obituary: Olin Clyde Robison, 1936-2018
Olin Clyde Robison, a former president of both Middlebury College and the Salzburg Seminar, died Monday, October 22, at the age of 82. He had…
Obituary: Sue Wood, 1963-2018
Fairfax Susan Missouri (Breidenbach) Wood passed away early Wednesday, October 17, after a long and courageous battle with cancer. She was born June 15, 1963,…
Obituary: Paul H. Wanderlich, 1955-2018
Essex It is with great sadness that the family of Paul H. Wanderlich, age 63, of Essex, Vt., announces his unexpected passing on Wednesday October…
The Cannabis Catch-Up: O Canada, You Smell Like Weed
With the flick of a Bic, Canada on Wednesday became the first major world economy with legal recreational cannabis. It’s a profound moment in the…
Letters to the Editor (10/17/18)
Bond for BHS [Re Off Message: “Burlington Voters Will Consider $100 Million in School, Wastewater Bonds,” September 24]: Please vote yes on November 6 for…
The Tech Issue — 2018
Spectacular images of Vermont’s fall colors have been filling my social media feeds these past few weeks. Many of the stunning aerial photos came from…
Hackie: Goodbye, B-Town
“Hey, Jernigan — how are you tonight?” It was Roseanna Kinnear on the line. Even absent my cellphone’s caller ID, her voice was immediately familiar…
Composers Erik Nielsen, Evan Premo, Kyle Saulnier Premiere New Works
The U.S. Department of Labor counts 70 “music directors and composers” in Vermont, which is probably an underestimate. One benefit? Locals are often the first…
Ka-Ching! Winooski’s MyWebGrocer Rings Up a Final Item — Itself
Vermont’s homegrown tech firm MyWebGrocer has a new out-of-state owner. An official from the landmark Winooski company put a positive spin on Monday’s news that…
Album Review: Dave Keller, ‘Every Soul’s a Star’
(Catfood Records, CD, digital) Dave Keller wants to give you a hug. (Musically, of course! Don’t just walk up to the dude and hug him…
Movie Review: The World Can Hear You Scream in Space in Damien Chazelle’s Thrilling Biopic ‘First Man’
It’s no surprise that Damien Chazelle’s First Man was released in award season; it is, after all, the biography of an American hero (Neil Armstrong)…
Illustrator David Macaulay Talks About Drawing, Learning and Forgetting
David Macaulay is renowned for his intricate drawings demystifying everything from how castles were built (Castle, 1977) to the inner workings of the brain (The…
Vermonters Create Blockchain-Based App for the Cannabis Industry
Vermont’s first-ever blockchain-based LLC has gone to pot — literally. Joshua Decatur and Paul Lintilhac have created an app called Trace, intended to allow those…
Theater Review: ‘Disappearances,’ Lost Nation Theater
The late novelist Howard Frank Mosher, a resident of Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom, set all his books in that hardscrabble region. Disappearances, his first book, was…
Soundbites: Lady Moon & the Eclipse Residency; Doctor Gasp Returns
Walking on the Moon Brooklyn’s Lady Moon & the Eclipse have achieved honorary Vermonter status. At this point, they’ve played all of the big rock…
Vermont International Film Fest Screens the World
On the path to getting her green card, a young Romanian mother finds her resilience tested when an immigration officer shows less than professional intentions….
Inspiring Projects to See, Hear and Play With at the Vermont Tech Jam
Not all tech ventures are about making millions and dominating the world. For every Facebook or Amazon, countless researchers, makers, entrepreneurs and artists are using…
Eat This Week: October 17 to 23, 2018: Fruited in Vermont
Visitors to Waitsfield’s Mad River Taste Place get to know the sweeter side of Vermont’s wine industry. Through a winemaker-guided tasting, guests will compare honey…
UVM’s Drone Team Charts a Course in Vermont and Beyond
University of Vermont drone pilot Emma Estabrook crouched over her aircraft in a newly cut Williston cornfield, preparing to launch the black-plastic-and-Styrofoam device on its…
Feverish World Symposium Seeks Artist-Led Responses to Climate Change
It was a hot, dry summer in Vermont. According to the National Weather Service in Burlington, July was the hottest month ever recorded in the…
Free Will Astrology (10/17/18)
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): “There are works which wait, and which one does not understand for a long time,” wrote Libran author Oscar Wilde. “The…
Westford Church Becomes Performance Venue, Hosts Artis Wodehouse
With its tall steeple visible for miles around, the United Church of Westford has served as a beacon to residents and travelers for more than…
Could She Win? Evaluating Hallquist’s Chances for Victory
Christine Hallquist, the Democratic candidate for governor, has a lot going against her. The former utility executive is a first-time candidate. She formally launched her…
Stowe’s Varises Builds a ‘Flight Simulator’ for Surgeons
I’m a lousy surgeon. For starters, I accidentally shaved a few extra millimeters off Sue Gerry’s femur during a recent distal femoral resection. That’s a…
Sorriso Pizzeria Comes to Shelburne Road
The former KFC building at 408 Shelburne Road in South Burlington will be reinvented once again, this time as a pizzeria, when Sorriso opens in…
Movie Review: Movie Stars, Mortality and More Fuel a Rewarding ‘Tea With the Dames’
If there’s anything more annoying than getting old, it’s getting junk mail from AARP telling you how jolly it’ll be once you join. The young…
Album Review: Pete’s Posse, ‘Fruit Fly Blues’
(Epact Music, CD, digital) Pete’s Posse have engaged their fan base quite well this year. On New Year’s Day, the folksy trio of Pete Sutherland,…
Scarlett Letters: Post-Baby, My Wife Has Become Distant
Dear Scarlett, My wife and I have been married for five years, and in the beginning our sex life was amazing. She was open to…
Career Coach C. Jane Taylor Helps Job Seekers Reinvent Themselves
After her sophomore year, C. Jane Taylor dropped out of Champlain Valley Union High School. She started college the following fall at Simon’s Rock, then…
Drain the Swamp? Scott Wades Into State Wetland Dispute
Corey Bertrand’s home security camera caught an unexpected visitor poking around his Franklin property last November: Gov. Phil Scott. Earlier that fall, the governor had…
Beta Technologies Races to Develop Electric Aviation
The future of human flight is soaring in a clear direction: electric aviation. That’s the assertion of the experts at Beta Technologies, a South Burlington…
One Man’s Mission to Rate Vermont Restaurants by Noise Level
John Quinney is on a quiet mission. Every so often, he drives from his home in Charlotte to Burlington, where he might go to two…
Low Cut Connie’s Adam Weiner Talks Rock and Roll, Sex-Positivity and Tina Turner
Adam Weiner is one of the most charismatic bandleaders you’ll encounter. Fronting the Philadelphia rock-and-roll outfit Low Cut Connie, he riles up the crowd with…
Go for the Cocktails, Stay for the Food at Mandarin in Winooski
The day was hot — unseasonably so. Temperatures edged into the eighties as October leaves skittered into the curbs around the Winooski traffic circle, where…
Mark BBQ Expands From Truck to Restaurant in Essex Junction
The move from food truck to restaurant came about a year ahead of schedule for Mark BBQ, said its owner, Darrell Langworthy. The Texas-style barbecue…






