Kurt Thoma had been on the job for all of three months when calamity struck. In April, he was installed as executive director of the…
This place is a dream Only a sleeper considers it real. Then death comes like dawn, And you wake up laughing at what you thought…
About four years after Laura and Michael Kloeti put Michael’s on the Hill on the market for $1.4 million, the 82-seat Waterbury Center restaurant and…
A Burlington cannabis entrepreneur is suing the Canadian company he merged his company with as part of a $25 million deal in 2021. Shayne Lynn…
Dear Kristy, We so wish you were here to celebrate your day. It has been 28 years since your passing, but we keep your memory…
Sophie Zdatny, chancellor of the Vermont State Colleges System, announced on Monday that she will step down at the end of the year, the latest…
The Afterglow music festival returns for its fourth year this Saturday, September 23, at the Hard’ack Recreation Area in St. Albans. The one-day fest features…
Vermont’s small opera world currently encompasses two professional companies — Barn Opera in Brandon and the Opera Company of Middlebury — and the Youth Opera…
For 27 years I’ve been humming “Fantasy on a Theme by Samuel Barber.” It takes me back to the university wind ensemble I joined in…
“It’s over. The old days are gone.” So proclaimed no less of a music luminary than Neil Young in a March 19 post on his…
I was 12 years old when I first saw Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. It being a seminal film about high school rebelliousness, it was all…
From small community productions to star-studded summer stock, Vermont’s theater scene is as rich and vibrant as a technicolor dreamcoat. And few know it as…
Singer and composer Moira Smiley has a new album on the way called The Rhizome Project. The Vermont-based folk artist will give fans an early…
(Self-released, CD) Sometimes it seems like Vermont musicians are just standing by the tracks, a bindle perched on their shoulder as they wait for the…
(Self-released, digital) Born in the University of Vermont basement-show scene, All Night Boogie Band honed their craft playing around Burlington for a few years before…
If the smoky skies and biblical rains weren’t enough, the Burlington Garden Club has another entry for any year-end “Reasons Summer 2023 Stunk” listicles. The…
Remember back in 2002, when Hollywood tried to introduce us to mainstream female raunch with The Sweetest Thing, starring Cameron Diaz? The movie flopped, leading…
This summer, BigTown Gallery in Rochester reopened after a long, pandemic-induced hiatus. During that time, gallerist Anni Mackay and her husband, Doon Hinderyckx, were not…
It’s been a minute since cartoonists had basically two career outlets: comic books and newspaper funny pages. At the Mad River Valley Arts gallery in…
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sep. 22): The Virgo writer Caskie Stinnett lived on Hamloaf, a small island off the coast of Maine. He exulted in the fact…
In addition to Blue Beetle, 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.
Portia Elby, the protagonist of Genevieve Plunkett’s debut novel, In the Lobby of the Dream Hotel, has an uncertainty problem. She can’t recall if the…
On a sunny Sunday afternoon in August, parents chatted outside Northfield’s Gray Building as their children played in a sandpit and slid down a slide…
‘Gift to the People’ Making the trip to City Market from my downtown office every Wednesday to pick up the newest Seven Days is the…
Dear Reverend, I think I’m addicted to thrift shopping. I go to at least one or two thrift stores a week, and I rarely leave…
Six rainbow candles were lit at Ohavi Zedek Synagogue in Burlington on September 6 — the night of the second annual Pride Seder. About 30…
Alexis Dexter opened Forget-Me-Not Flowers and Gifts in 2016 on a busy corner in downtown Barre. In 2020, she started Kitty Korner Café, Vermont’s first…
Well before floodwaters swamped Montpelier in July, the Bridge — the city’s hyperlocal, free newspaper — was weighing drastic measures to cut costs. The nonprofit…
Amid ambitious efforts to make broadband accessible statewide, Vermont is facing a related challenge: making it affordable for every potential customer. Regional groups known as…
When it came to buying their own farm, Dan and Elyse Wulfkuhle weren’t set on moving to Vermont. Both Massachusetts natives, they spent the past…
In the early 2000s, Andrew LeStourgeon was studying forensic psychology in New York City when he decided he was much more interested in the restaurant…
On a Friday evening in late August, my husband and I stumbled upon a sandwich board on Hardwick’s Main Street that promised “Chocolate Upstairs.” We…
Headwaters Restaurant & Pub opened at 3075 Main Street in Cabot on September 9. Owner Russell Statman said he completely renovated the space, which used…
Chef-owner Alexx Shuman has renamed her 4.5-year-old South Burlington-based marshmallow business: Nomadic Kitchen has become the Vermont Marshmallow Company. When Shuman started making and selling…
Essex Junction man enjoyed the outdoors and spending time with his family
Summer is winding down, but there’s no shortage of ways for Vermonters to connect, learn and have a good time. We’ve compiled seven must-do events including a performance by Shannon Curtis and her husband and collaborator Jamie Hill that combines elements of concerts, TED Talks and visual art.
First woman of color to serve in the Vermont State Legislature led the fight for race and gender equity, inclusion, and opportunity
Founding member of Vermont Green Party worked tirelessly to support social justice and sustainability
With a love of the arts, Shelburne woman was active in many local nonprofit organizations
Teacher and photographer had lifelong commitment to education and the environment
Talented musician’s greatest enjoyment as an adult was playing his violin
Area chef will be remembered for his many culinary concoctions, but his children were his most treasured creation
