The Innovation Issue 2019
Vermont’s Skateboarding Community Rallies to Resurrect a Beloved Skatepark; Streaming Inspiration to Students; Finding Patches of Urban Nature; Confessions of the ‘Queen of Halloween’
Behind the Music: Rockin’ Ron the Friendly Pirate
In July, Rockin’ Ron the Friendly Pirate released his latest full-length record, Talk Like a Pirate. The rollicking collection of nautically themed children’s tunes is…
St. Albans Website Streams Inspiration to Students
A 10-minute health lesson teaches children how humans benefit from geting into nature and escaping the stress-inducing noise of traffic, crowds and electronics. A 13-minute…
Burlington Wildway Gives Access to Urban Nature
As winter approaches, it can feel harder to interest kids in outdoor nature expeditions. One thing that keeps my family willing to bundle up and…
South Burlington’s City Center Park: A Natural Place to Play
Need a cute-as-a-button mint green desk lamp or a package of cauliflower gnocchi? You’ll definitely find them in South Burlington. But a peaceful spot to…
VT Youths Join Climate Protests
Thousands of young people in Vermont joined peers around the world on Friday, September 20, to protest the failure to adequately address global warming. “We…
Monkey Do Play Space to Open in Williston
Several years ago, Claudine Safar of Williston was vacationing with her husband, Jeff Teplitz, and two young children in Mont-Tremblant, Québec. The family was enjoying…
Hannaford and Healthy Living Roll Out New Parental Leave Policies
Two supermarkets — regional chain Hannaford Supermarkets and local chain Healthy Living Market and Café — recently announced new parental leave policies. Hannaford, which operates…
VINS’ Canopy Walk Gives Visitors Bird’s-Eye View
Wonder what it’s like to be a bird fluttering from tree to tree? This October, the Vermont Institute of Natural Science (VINS) provides a window…
Savory Pumpkin Stew Makes a Hearty Fall Meal
For better or worse, it seems that pumpkin products are everywhere you turn in the fall. While I enjoy the occasional pumpkin-spice coffee, and a…
Teen Conservationist Stands Up for Elephants
Name: Taegen Yardley Age: 16 Town: Stowe In 2015, when she was in sixth grade, Taegen Yardley shared her passion for elephants by testifying at…
Family Portrait: Hannah, David, Adah and Senyah
Kids VT: Hannah, you’ve been hard at work on the new Talent indoor skateboarding facility. You must be busy! Hannah: Yes, I’m working a full-time…
Confessions of the “Queen of Halloween”
“Halloween is fun to decorate,” Martha Stewart proclaimed on a visit to the “Today” show last October. “You do not have to spend a lot…
Yoga Pose of the Month: Tree Pose
This balancing yoga pose is a great way to bring focus and calm to your body and mind while building strength in the ankles, calves…
Autumn’s Bounty
Fall is arguably the busiest season of the year for my family. My husband, Jeff, is a middle school teacher, and my kids just started…
Graphic Novelist Chronicles Ups and Downs of Pregnancy
In Kid Gloves: Nine Months of Careful Chaos, Lucy Knisley shares her struggles with conception, miscarriage, depression and a dramatic childbirth with nearly fatal complications….
Apple Picking & Animal Petting at South Hero’s Allenholm Farm
The air was cool and the leaves had started to change color on our family’s annual trip to Allenholm Farm in South Hero in September….
Community Rallies to Resurrect Talent Skatepark as a Nonprofit
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…
