Eric Maier vandalized “Everyone Loves a Parade!” on Halloween night 2018. Under cover of darkness and wearing a makeshift costume, the local musician literally defaced…
On October 27, 2019, at Porter Medical Center, Chelsea (Purinton) Hescock and Judson Hescock welcomed a boy, Walden Arthur Hescock….
‘Lifetime member’ of Lyric Theatre managed ticket sales for 40 years
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) has a sense of humor, it seems. His presidential campaign rolled out the candidate’s latest policy proposal at exactly 4:20 p.m….
Reid Hathaway was in kindergarten the first time he visited the now-defunct Talent Skatepark in South Burlington. “I remember dropping him off the first time…
A person’s identity today usually includes a life created online, set out for others to see and judge. In Brenda Withers’ sharp comedy Jordan, now…
The artist-activist Lopi LaRoe, aka lmnopi, is no stranger to taking political stances. This past month, she did that in Rutland with a timely public…
Mark Breznick didn’t expect to get much sleep when he headed to bed one night last week. A fierce nor’easter was forecast to lash the…
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): “Sometimes the easiest way to get something done is to be a little naïve about it,” writes computer engineer Bill Joy….
Karen Lumino was preparing for maternity leave from her job at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency when she got a call: A developer wanted to…
A bloody, desiccated hand reaches for you from an open door. A wiry-haired, toothless face stares at you from behind a parked car. Staggering, drooling…
Steven Soderbergh has made some of the most seminal, innovative and masterful films of the past 30 years. This isn’t one of them. Rarely in…
Once an Evangelist… [Re “Good News?” September 25]: I am from Marble, N.C. I was raised in an evangelical household. And I am alarmed by…
Once upon a time, being undead meant something. Horror pioneer George Romero used zombies as metaphors for brainless consumers or oppressed minorities, depending on his…
The first 15 minutes of a scary movie are often dedicated to establishing unease. Though viewers probably know what’s coming, death and dismemberment are no…
As horrifying as Donald Trump’s utterances and tweets seem to many, each tends to fade from public memory as soon as a new one follows….
Dear Reverend, I was carving a pumpkin the other day and found myself unusually aroused. Before extracting the guts, I made a hole on the…
Soundfrights: The Frightening Sound Ah, the many joys and pitfalls of adult Halloween. I believe I’ve discussed this before, but it never hurts to rehash…
Nick Offerman had no idea that his role as Ron Swanson on NBC’s “Parks and Recreation” would make him a pop-cultural icon. Perhaps it was…
(Sleepyhead Music Group, digital) I confess to having only seen boys cruise once, at a Battle of the Bands contest earlier this year. That night,…
The title of the Fleming Museum of Art’s major exhibition this semester, “Be Strong and Do Not Betray Your Soul: Selections From the Light Work…
(Self-released, digital) From the decidedly un-tropical locale of Jamaica, Vt., come Luminous Crush, proud “purveyors of dream pop since 2015,” as they note on their…
A steady stream of trucks and cars rolled through the intersection of Routes 2 and 314 in South Hero last week, many of which were…
Richard Lumbra passed away on October 19, 2019, at his home in Hyde Park, Vt., after living with Parkinson’s disease. Richard was born at home…
On October 19, 2019, at Porter Medical Center, Elaina Goodin and Carl DeRoberts welcomed a boy, Carl Joseph DeRoberts….
The first time Krista Scruggs worked with apples was in the fall of 2017. It was the inaugural vintage for her ZAFA Wines — the…
Clips and sips in combination are coming to Rutland, where longtime hair stylist Lori LaPenna is expanding her business, Downtown Gentlemen’s Salon, to include a…
Teddy Weber was riding in a Dodge Sprinter van in Great Britain nine years ago when he and his Wiyos bandmate started talking about apples….
The Bryant House Restaurant at the original Vermont Country Store in Weston is now Mildred’s Grill. The restaurant’s new incarnation — which is softly open…
