

Obituary: Vernon Konczal, 1935-2023
Former U.S. Army dental surgeon was committed to public and professional service
Vermont College of Fine Arts to Collaborate With California College
Vermont College of Fine Arts has joined forces with the California Institute of the Arts to start offering residency programs at the Los Angeles-area school….
Obituary: Marcel Beaudin, 1929-2024
Architect and cofounder of Burlington’s Community Sailing Center helped shape the development and landscape of the city and its waterfront
Obituary: Joseph “Joe” Moore Jr., 1948-2024
Legendary musician with a remarkable career was never less than completely soulful and heartfelt
Some Hotels Are Forcing Out Homeless Guests to Book Eclipse Tourists
Two Chittenden County motels are kicking out their state-sponsored homeless guests next weekend so they can rent rooms to eclipse visitors who can pay premium…
Obituary: Betty McGill, 1923-2024
Stowe woman inspired all with her generosity, warmth and joie de vivre
Scott Scolds Legislators for ‘Attacks’ on His Nominee for Education Secretary
Gov. Phil Scott on Thursday accused legislators of unfairly attacking Zoie Saunders, his choice for Vermont’s next education secretary, amid growing dissent about her appointment…
Locals Talk About the Ups and Downs of Being Their Own Boss
They’re not on anyone else’s payroll. They’re independent contractors, or gig workers, and their ranks are rising. We profiled six workers who chose the freelance path.
A Book Launch Party Celebrates Poet Robert Frost’s 150th Birthday
Author and Middlebury College professor Jay Parini, 75, is steeped in the life and work of Robert Frost. Parini spent a quarter century crafting Robert…
Would It Be Rude If I Skipped Church With My Partner’s Family on Easter?
Dear Reverend, My partner is from a very Catholic family. Although he doesn’t practice anymore, he grew up going to church and attended Catholic school….
Soundbites: Surf’s Up With TEKE::TEKE
I used to think being a music journalist meant being a cross between an anthropologist and a private eye. Before going to a show or…
On the Beat: Battle of the Bands and the Return of the Do Good Fest
Get your audition tapes ready, bands. There are battles to be had! First up is the Jam 4 SlamT1D battle of the bands, a fundraiser…
Financial Planners Offer Advice for Growing a Retirement Nest Egg Without Getting Scrambled
Retirement is the one time in life when it’s socially acceptable to boast about being unemployed. The problem is, many people assume they’ll never get…
Embers in Umbra, ‘Phases’
(Self-released, digital) Burlington rock outfit Embers in Umbra are a proud oddity. Few bands in 2024 are devoted to the kind of radio rock that…
Letters to the Editor (3/27/24)
‘Farnsworth Is a Hoot’ I want to give a shout-out to Chris Farnsworth and his music reviews, such as [Review This, March 13]. The vast…
Lily Seabird, ‘Alas,’
(Self-released, cassette, digital) On her new sophomore album, Alas, Burlington’s Lily Seabird brings listeners on a journey through raw human emotion as she blurs the…
Q&A: Digging Into the Remnants of the Ravine That Divided Burlington
The serpentine ravine that bisected Burlington up until the end of the 19th century is the stuff of legend. It’s hard to imagine, but the…
Bess O’Brien’s Documentary ‘Just Getting By’ Puts Faces to the Problems of Housing and Food Insecurity in Vermont
For the real Vermont beyond the tourism brochures, look no further than the documentaries of Bess O’Brien. Red barns and autumn vistas figure in the…
Gearheads to Get Their Due in Vermont Motorsports Hall of Fame
A group of gearheads has created the Vermont Motorsports Hall of Fame to recognize local legends of racing. The new nonprofit officially fires up its…
Now Playing in Theaters: March 27-April 2
In addition Love Lies Bleeding, 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.
Self-Serve Farmstands Hold Tight to Their Honor-System Payment Model
When April Royan moved her family from Florida to Vermont in 2019, she found herself making all sorts of lifestyle adjustments. She purchased snow gear…
Cents and Sensibility: Paying It Forward in the Money & Retirement Issue
They say two things are inevitable: death and taxes. Seven Days readers can add an item to that list: our annual Money & Retirement Issue,…
Art Is Life for Painter and New Burlington Gallerist Stephen Zeigfinger
In his eighties, Stephen Zeigfinger could be taking it easy, doing whatever he pleases. And actually, he is: For Zeigfinger, “whatever” means making color-drenched abstract…
Theater Review: ‘Breakfalls,’ Vermont Stage
Vermont Stage has produced the premiere of local playwright Gina Stevensen’s Breakfalls, a show refined in collaboration with the cast and crew over a seven-month…
‘Seven Days’ Paid Me to Wager Money on Sports, Which Just Became Legal in Vermont. Never Again.
I’d already sworn it off. Twice. When online sports wagering became legal in Vermont in January, I watched the barrage of advertisements with a mix…
From the Publisher: Accounting for ‘Seven Days’
This week’s Seven Days is about money — a subject that for many evokes fear, envy, shame, all the feels. Some people have more than…
Mad River Valley Arts Branches Out With an Arboreal Exhibition
The current group exhibition at Mad River Valley Arts in Waitsfield, titled “RISE: Trees, Our Botanical Giants,” offers a visual corollary to the Howard Nemerov…
Free Will Astrology (3/27/24)
ARIES (Mar. 21-Apr. 19): In the coming days, your hunger will be so inexhaustible that you may feel driven to devour extravagant amounts of food…
Rising Costs and Property Tax Hikes Again Threaten the Survival of Small Schools
Jackie Frazier was a student in the first kindergarten class at Roxbury Village School in the early 1980s. She left Vermont to attend college, then…
Lawmakers Weigh a Program That Would Invest Money for Low-Income Youths
Imagine if families on Medicaid, which provides health care to low-income people, could invest $3,200 on behalf of each newborn baby and leave the money…
The Pending Sale of Williston’s Isham Family Farm Exposes Fragility in the Agricultural Succession Model
Love has come indoors for the cold season at Isham Family Farm. Six-foot-tall wooden letters spelling out “LOVE,” which grace a small hillside in warmer…
Breaking Down the Federal Farm Bill’s Impact on Vermonters From Field to Fork
For months, the future of federal farming policy has been the subject of a political stalemate in U.S. Congress. The current Agriculture Improvement Act, commonly…
Rogue Rabbit to Take Over Former Revolution Kitchen in Burlington
Abby Temeles and Jacob Shane plan to open a Roman-inspired café called Rogue Rabbit at 9 Center Street in Burlington the weekend of April 6….
The Magnificent 7: Must See, Must Do, March 27-April 2
The days are getting longer, and there’s no shortage of ways for Vermonters to connect learn and have a good time. We’ve compiled seven must-do events, including an appearance by Michigan singer-songwriter Elisabeth Pixley-Fink as part of a new concert series at Shelburne’s Bread & Butter Farm.






