Kathleen Kanz had a great idea. The Montpelier comedian was prepping for a Labor Day weekend standup showcase at the Reynolds House, a Barre inn…
Middlebury native loved photography, nature and working for a good cause
A lifelong educator is fondly remembered for his “sardonic, Oscar Wilde-grade humor”
Member of Professional Ski Instructors of America recently celebrated his 25th wedding anniversary
1. Behind the Music “Coast members explore the full spectrum of jazz and creative music, from early pioneers to today’s brightest voices,” reads the web…
As protests against police brutality and white supremacy swarm city streets across the country, Americans are relearning the vocabulary of resistance that led to the…
The free Architecture + Design Film Series in Burlington, now in its eighth year, might seem to have less to lose from social distancing than…
As I rolled down Route 5 last week, hints of fall color were beginning to show on the trees. It was shoulder season, those few…
This week, I reviewed a film you can’t see from your couch, because Warner Bros. and the big chains appear determined to use Tenet to…
(Self-released, digital) I got my driver’s license just before the turn of the century, and my first car only had a radio in it. Luckily,…
If you’ve received an unsolicited bit of verse in the mail within the past few months, consider yourself cosmically lucky. When Mary Ruefle became Vermont’s…
Dear Reverend, I had unprotected sex once with a friend, then I heard that he is HIV-positive. I am worried, but I’m also afraid of…
Halloween candy hit the shelves earlier than usual this year, and Vermont Nut Free Chocolates in Colchester was ready. The company’s first distributor order of…
For weeks, social justice activists have occupied Burlington’s Battery Park and marched in the streets in an effort to reform the city’s police department. Though…
If you’ve heard more train whistles than usual blowing in Burlington in the last few months, you’re definitely not alone. At least four Seven Days…
Shortly after receiving her federal stimulus check, a Rutland County woman fatally overdosed. Another woman, in Chittenden County, relapsed and died after more than a…
Reflections of a Flatlander Moving to Vermont can certainly present challenges around acceptance. I know. I grew up in White Plains, N.Y., and moved here…
An ambitious three-year effort to overhaul Act 250, Vermont’s signature land-use law, is petering out with little to show for it — leaving advocates, lawmakers…
“Game of Thrones” may have ended well over a year ago, but the TV show’s signature catchphrase, “Winter is coming,” has never felt more relevant….
(Self-released, digital, vinyl) Bluegrass fusion efforts can be super embarrassing. Take the Rednex techno remake of “Cotton Eye Joe” or the entire Pickin’ On series,…
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): “At the necessary moment, going naked will be your most convincing disguise,” writes poet Dobby Gibson. As I apply his witty…
A group of local women says it’s found a way to make philanthropy a social endeavor — even amid the pandemic. Barbara Keller created a…
In 2017, Elizabeth Shackelford did what everyone has dreamed of doing at one time or another: She told her boss to take this job and…
Chef Aaron Josinsky Position: Chef/co-owner of Misery Loves Co. Location: Winooski Age: 42 Cuisine type: Creative American fare, from sandwiches to sea urchin Education: On-the-job…
Summer 2020 got off to a rocky start for the Champlain Islands Farmers Market. In the spring, waiting for the state to issue guidelines, the…
Jason Zuliani, owner of Dedalus Wine Shop, Market & Wine Bar, has confirmed that he will open a new location in Stowe at 1031 Mountain…
