On August 15, 2019, at Porter Medical Center, Samantha Walsh and Travis Walsh welcomed a girl, Abigail Penelope Walsh….
On August 14, 2019, at Porter Medical Center, Jennifer Cavanaugh Higgins and William Cavanaugh welcomed a boy, Ewan William Higgins Cavanaugh….
A. Richard “Rick” Purchase, 75, of Calais, Vt., passed away on Wednesday, August 14, 2019, surrounded by his family at the University of Vermont Medical…
When Colorado and California each legalized cannabis, activists in both states thought it would extinguish an extensive illicit market. They were wrong. Seven years after…
In this episode, Bryan goes on the hunt for good news among Vermont’s wildlife population.
On August 12, 2019, at Porter Medical Center, Elizabeth Ann Gerner and Charles Harris Gerner welcomed a boy, Charles Henry Gerner….
Robert Bernard Bessette Sr. was a loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, uncle and friend. He loved his family, friends, his home and Vermont. He died…
Fact-Check, Please In [Feedback: “Guns in America,” July 31], one of your letter writers wrote: “As Nancy Pelosi has been quoted as saying, ‘We can…
The prefix “nano” refers to a very, very small quantity — technically, one billionth of a part of something. But at the fourth annual Vermont…
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Moray eels have two sets of jaws. The front set does their chewing. The second set, normally located behind the first,…
Legend has it, there once lived a pirate named Jacquotte Delahaye, who had fiery red hair and a swashbuckling spirit to match. She sailed the…
Since being certified for patrol last November, K-9 Ozzy of the Newport Police Department has made a habit of saving the day. The 2-year-old Belgian…
Imagine you’re a pig farmer. More specifically, you’re a cartoon version of a pig farmer in a computer game. Your task is simple: Using the…
Dear Reverend, I was at a concert at the Shelburne Museum recently, and the weirdest thing happened. About 10 feet away from me, a lady…
Little brown bats began to fly from wooden bat houses in groups of two and three as dusk fell in Cornwall on July 15. By…
Sprucing Up the Place I think I’ve been doing summer wrong. While watching many friends and coworkers gallivant off to beachy locales and cosmopolitan hubs,…
Track pants hanging from a tree branch marked the mini-encampment that has grown up against the south side of Burlington City Hall since July 10….
William McGregor’s first feature is slated for limited release on August 16. That will be a very good day for the movies. Rarely in 35…
It may come as no surprise that Vermont is especially welcoming to fae folk — if you know where to look. From the queer-oriented Faerie…
Surrounded by flowers, six women gathered in the shade of trees and trellises to watch Vermont watercolorist Ginny Joyner demonstrate plein air painting last week…
Vermont is a great place to make music. Tight-knit, creative communities, breathtaking scenery and numerous venues all over the state make the region a haven…
What is it about horror and nostalgia that makes them blend so well? In It, in “Stranger Things” and now in the movie version of…
What theme issue does Seven Days staff love best? Well, arguably our end-of-year edition, ’cause we get a lengthy holiday break right afterward. But a…
Like most artists, Jess Polanshek has been drawing since early in her life — “since I could pick up a crayon,” she says. But not…
One night a few winters ago, a friend and I were making dinner at home. As I diced veggies for a stir-fry, she reached into…
(Missed Out Records, cassette, CD, digital) I’m starting to think pop-punk will be the cockroach of rock and roll’s bastard children. As time and shifting…
Name: Sarah Hoy Town: Essex Job: Veterinary ophthalmologist and owner of Vermont Veterinary Eye Care For Dr. Sarah Hoy, eyes are not only windows to…
(Self-released, digital download) Be-er are a Burlington four-piece specializing in warm, straightforward bar rock. The name is, of course, a play on Vermont’s beverage of…
It’s probably no surprise to anyone that Vermont is a pet-friendly state. Plenty of businesses welcome well-behaved four-leggeds, so even if you don’t have your…
Coyotes roam Diana Hansen’s five acres in Craftsbury, where she runs a Reiki healing business from a yurt behind her family’s farmhouse, but the shy…
Walk into any big-box store, shopping mall or other sprawling expanse of indoor retail space this time of year, and you’re likely to spot a…
Paul Marangelo parked his rusty Honda on the side of Route 15 in Wolcott and headed toward the bridge over the Wild Branch, a scenic…
In an address to the nation last week, President Donald Trump proposed an expansion of so-called “red flag laws” to prevent mass shootings such as…
Most farmers aren’t happy when they find a fat green hornworm feasting on their tomato plants. But Alisha Utter is not like most farmers. “We…
Jim Morrison is the guardian of records at Canteen Creemee Company. He’s shirtless, wearing a string of beads, looking cooler than cool on the cover…
The Burlington location of Hen of the Wood will be closed for at least a month following a fire that started in the restaurant’s ventilation…
A new event series will kick off on Sunday, August 25, celebrating Vermont-grown cider and supporting the preservation of the state’s working landscape. CiderTerra is…
When Jake’s ONE Market opens later this year at 242 North Winooski Avenue in Burlington, it will include a coffee bar run by Carrier Roasting…
Susan Lee Shaw, born on Dec. 22, 1950 in Plattsburgh, NY passed away at the McClure Miller Respite House in Colchester, VT on Aug. 8,…
