As students arrived for Kimberly Quinn’s 11 a.m. class in early September, she handed each a multicolored button that read, “Be the boss of your…
Dry leaves and pine needles crackled under my car wheels as I turned up a winding dirt driveway. I was three years sober, and I…
Colchester woman was “a gentle and loving soul”
Burlington man created a dynamic family of friends united around a love of music
A veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom led a life of service to others
Burlington man understood what it meant to cherish life and the beauty that it holds
The setting of Katori Hall’s 2009 play The Mountaintop tells much of the story on its own. It’s April 3, 1968, in a modest room…
The view from the summit of Mount Philo is iconic. A popular image on social media, the patchwork of Charlotte’s verdant farmland, fluffy clumps of…
In addition to No Time To Die, 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.
‘When Adults Act Like Children’ [Re “Raiders vs. Ravens,” September 22]: When adults act like children and children act like adults… Seems like those who…
When Marshall McLuhan coined the phrase “The medium is the message” way back in 1964, the theorist and author was referring specifically to communication media….
Progressives on the Burlington City Council say they are open to hiring more police officers after a recent assessment of the department recommended a larger…
I had an interesting side adventure this week. Our wonderful food writers asked me, as well as other Seven Days peeps, to review Burlington’s pizza…
Two weeks ago, Justin Mason took his first trip to Hinterland Market, a new store in South Albany. Mason, 24, is the assistant clerk of…
Krista Marzewski became a yoga teacher four years ago, after she’d found fulfillment in the practice while beginning her recovery from substance abuse. She’d done…
The newspaper business does not lend itself to retrospection. Reporters and editors are trained to look ahead, to see what’s coming — ideally, before any…
(self-released, digital) It feels like we’ve been waiting forever for the robot revolution. From writer Isaac Asimov to filmmaker James Cameron, artists have been warning…
Before Christiana and Barney Hodges created a pick-your-own apples operation at their Sunrise Orchards in Cornwall this year, they learned how to make doughnuts. Acting…
(Self-released, digital) Formed at Middlebury College, the Big Sip joined the college and jam band circuit in 2016. A year later they released their debut…
On September 28, hundreds of community members came out to watch the Winooski High School boys’ soccer team play on its home field under towering…
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): “Some people are crazy drunk on rotgut sobriety,” wrote aphorist Daniel Liebert. I trust you’re not one of them. But if…
As she put the finishing touches on her documentary Ruth Stone’s Vast Library of the Female Mind, filmmaker Nora Jacobson sent Seven Days some thoughts…
Dear Reverend, I work in an office with hardwood floors. One of my coworkers always wears clogs with big wooden bottoms that make a lot…
The Tusken Raider stared me down, menace oozing from their posture as they raised a gaffi stick over their head. The worn, dust-covered weapon loomed…
Indigenous Peoples’ Day is coming up, but I admit I wasn’t thinking about that when I watched “Reservation Dogs,” an eight-episode series that features an…
Laini Fondiller apologized before bringing a visitor into her barn on a recent morning. Friends had dropped by her Lazy Lady Farm, and she was…
When customers walk up to Alexx Shuman’s tent at the Burlington Farmers Market, she greets them by saying, “Welcome to the marshmallows.” It’s a quick…
More than a century after Michael C. Dorn created the original Venetian Ginger Ale that gave Burlington’s Soda Plant its name, Venetian Beverages is expanding…
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 of this week’s must-do events, including Indigenous Peoples’ Day Rocks! — a festival and rock concert celebrating Native American culture and traditions.
