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The $165 Million Question: After a Year of Tax Increases, Burlington Voters Wrestle With a Large Bond for a New High School
On a cloudy Tuesday evening in early September, Liz Derry walked down Cross Parkway in Burlington as her two young kids rode their bikes up…
Springfield Entrepreneur’s Expandable Cabin Can Set Itself Up in Different Locations
David Jaacks, a Springfield entrepreneur with a degree in architecture, hopes to transform the way the world lives with an expandable steel-frame cabin that can…
Obituary: David Remington Sawyer, 1936-2022
Woodbury craftsman was internationally known for making Windsor chairs
Obituary: Tiki Amber Meaker Ward, 1976-2022
Barre native created magic for herself and those she loved
Obituary: Susan Farrow, 1943-2022
Talented weaver, painter and metal artist dedicated her life to the arts
WaterWheel Foundation Turns 25, Celebrates With Aquarium Rescue Unit Tribute
Way back in 1997, Burlington’s most famous musical export, Phish, created the WaterWheel Foundation. The nonprofit organization serves to oversee the jam band’s various charitable…
Soundbites: The Dead Shakers Reappear; New Music From Dwight + Nicole and the Maple Run Band
As I stood on the roof of the studio, overlooking a sun-kissed vista of Burlington, I watched the light turn to crimson on the steel…
At Vermont Chalky Paint, a Radio DJ Offers Nontoxic Products and DIY Lessons
When Sarah Spencer asks her wine-sipping customers at Vermont Chalky Paint to “show your jugs,” she’s not being saucy or inappropriate. She just wants to…
Suleiman Kangangi, a Pioneer in African Cycling, Died at the Vermont Overland Gravel Race
When Suleiman “Sule” Kangangi, a professional cyclist from Kenya, began the 59-mile Vermont Overland gravel race in West Windsor on the morning of August 27,…
Julian Alexander Draws the Quotidian — and the Nocturnal
Drawings and paintings by a young artist from New York City inject a slice of urban life at Kishka Gallery & Library in White River…
Curating Joy at the Annual Kents’ Corner Exhibition
Writing about the annual Art at the Kent exhibition is both a pleasure and an exercise in frustration: the former because every bit of art…
Vermont Wants Evidence That Pandemic Unemployment Recipients Were Eligible
In 2020, as COVID-19 shuttered businesses and forced millions out of work, the federal government flooded states with funds to set up new unemployment programs….
Antique Tools Fill a South Hero Barn at the Arnold Zlotoff Tool Museum
In 2007, Paul Zlotoff bought 180 acres in South Hero with an RV park, a marina, a defunct convenience store and a farmhouse that belonged…
Creator Seth Honnor on His Live Game Show/Social Experiment ‘The Money’
If you could spend a small pot of cash on anything you wanted, what would you choose? Some might splurge on new clothes or a…
Ripton Will Vote — Again — on the Fate of Its Beloved Elementary School
Sarah Paquette, a mother of three, loves everything about Ripton Elementary School. She’s grateful for the individual attention her two sons have gotten from teachers…
Now Playing in Theaters: September 21-27
new in theaters DON’T WORRY DARLING: In the 1950s, a homemaker (Florence Pugh) begins to suspect there’s something wrong with the utopian community where she…
Letters to the Editor (9/21/22)
Ad Crossed the Line I understand that Seven Days does not assess or evaluate the content of the paid political advertising that it publishes. Yet…
Jennifer Hartswick, ‘Something in the Water’
(Mack Avenue Records/Brother Mister Productions, CD, digital, vinyl) A woman I know who does STEM outreach with girls told me that something happens to them…
From the Publisher: Special Delivery
From his home in Ripton, elevation 1,680 feet, author Bill McKibben keeps an eye on the Vermont media, on occasion emailing words of encouragement to…
Robscure, ‘AIR’
(Self-released, digital) Central Vermont rapper Robscure came up under the tutelage of the Boomslang crew (RIP, JL) and has since grown into a force of…
Notice of Foreclosure: 944 McDowell Road, Danville
STATE OF VERMONT VERMONT SUPERIOR COURT CALEDONIA UNIT, CIVIL DIVISION DOCKET NO: 212-9-19 CACV PHH MORTGAGE CORPORATION v. JILLIAN M. DARGIE A/K/A JILLIAN MARIE DARGIE…
Free Will Astrology (9/21/22)
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sep. 22) “Love your mistakes and foibles,” Virgo astrologer William Sebrans advises his fellow Virgos. “They aren’t going away. And it’s your calling…
The Inaugural Green Mountain Book Festival Kicks Off This Weekend
Burlington is the place to be for Vermont bibliophiles this weekend. Running Friday through Sunday, September 23 through 25, the first-ever Green Mountain Book Festival…
My Mom Has Started Dating After My Dad’s Recent Death
Dear Reverend, My father passed away in January. My mother has already gotten involved in a relationship with a man who was good friends with…
After a Murder and Increased Drug Use, Complaints Mount at Burlington’s City Hall Park
In October 2020, Burlington city leaders switched on a pulsating water splash pad and declared City Hall Park reborn. Doreen Kraft, executive director of Burlington…
For Chef and Food Writer François de Mélogue, Cooking Is About Stories
In the back of a freezer at his St. Albans home, nestled near trays of homemade moussaka and dozens of containers of garden tomato sauce,…
Feeling at Home at Fox Market and Bar in East Montpelier
I love an impromptu dinner party. Planned in little time, they’re often low-key; I throw together whatever’s in the fridge, chill a fun bottle of…
Vegetarian Indian Restaurant Namaste Garden to Open in Essex Junction
Chittenden County’s newest Indian restaurant is taking a different approach: It’s entirely vegetarian. Namaste Garden will open at 34 Park Street in Essex Junction on…
ShireTown Marketplace Brings Creemees and Breakfast Tacos to Middlebury
Middlebury’s creemee drought ended last month when ShireTown Marketplace opened its walk-up window on August 19, serving cones and cups of classic vanilla, chocolate and twist. “We anticipated it being busy, but nothing like what we actually saw,” owner Kevin Archambeault said. “We kind of got it handed to us on the first day.” Now,…
The Magnificent 7: Must See, Must Do, September 21-27
Jiminy Cricket! Sunday, September 25 First Congregational Church of Essex Junction continues its Community Concerts @ First series with an appearance by folk act Cricket…






