Pick Up Something Sweet…
at the Seven Days Singles Party presented by Sailor Jerry Spiced Rum. Thursday, February 11, 6:30-9:30 p.m., 21+, Free! Three Needs Brewery & Taproom, 185…
Obituary: Joyce L. (Desso) Costello, 1937-2016
Joyce L. (Desso) Costello, 78, passed away peacefully on January 22, 2016. She was born at home in Winooski on September 25, 1937 to the…
Obituary: Charles Arthur Gagnon, 1934-2016, The Village, FL/Milton, VT
Charles Arthur Gagnon, 81, passed away peacefully at his home in Florida. He was born on July 30, 1934 in Burlington, VT to Joseph and…
Drunk & In the Woods, Coals & Fire
(Self-released, digital download) Drunk & In the Woods are a Johnson-based sextet, led by front man and mandolinist Henry Clark. While Clark and five others…
Vermont Art Therapists Push for Licensure
Art therapy may sound like the most fun subdivision of the mental health profession, but to some, it’s also the most baffling. It’s pretty much…
Iron Eyes Cody, Goodness All Good Saints Have Died
(Future Fields, digital download) Attempting to convey personal stories through the eyes and actions of another can be a risky endeavor for a songwriter. Artists…
Stuff as Dreams Are Made on: Vermont Shakespeare Moves Ahead
The Vermont Shakespeare Company is no more. But fans of the 10-year-old ensemble need not fret. It has simply changed its name to Vermont Shakespeare…
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Ralph’s Models in Bottles [SIV428]
1/14/16: 88-year-old Ralph Preston has been building model ships in bottles since the tender age of eight. After joining the Navy in WWII, Ralph sailed…
Art From the Heart Hospital Program for Adults
For more than 20 years, Burlington City Arts has brought Art From the Heart to young patients at the University of Vermont Medical Center. Now,…
Art Review: Painter Joseph Salerno’s Deep Woods
Joseph Salerno’s solo exhibit at the Vermont Studio Center in Johnson, “Dark Woods,” consists of 101 small paintings of tree trunks. These 6-by-9-inch works are…
Indoor Climbing Gyms Reach New Heights
It’s Sunday morning at 10:30 a.m., and a hot date is wrapping up in the South End of Burlington. Nope, it didn’t involve a sweaty,…
Are There Side Effects of Giving Daily Hand Jobs?
Dear Athena, Are there side effects to giving a hand job every day? Thank you, Handy Dear Handy, First, let me say this: The recipient…
Wellness Issue
It’s still January, and we haven’t yet forgotten New Year’s resolutions to eat less, exercise more, etc. At least no one’s bringing holiday cookies to…
Free Will Astrology (1/20/16)
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): The birds known as mound-builders are born more mature than other species. As soon as they peck themselves out of their…
Political Revolution: Bernie Sanders’ Wild Ride
Standing before an adoring crowd of Vermonters last May on the shores of Lake Champlain, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) made a vow few thought he…
Training Like a Ninja Warrior
Originally published October 1, 2014 Who wouldn’t want to be a ninja warrior? That’s the question that has me leaping through a mini-obstacle course of…
Letters to the Editor (1/20/16)
Plump on Trump I would like to thank you for that wonderful likeness of me that graced the cover of your fine newspaper [“Trump Roast,”…
Vermont Yoga Week 2016
Sorry! The 2016 event has passed 🙁 Go to this year’s event… Vermont Yoga Week — presented by Athleta — is a week-long event (February…
State of Surveillance: Digital-Age Bill Would Foster Privacy
Shortly after 2 a.m. on December 27, Obafemi Adedapo was shot on the sidewalk at 187 Church Street after an argument that started at the…
A Journalist and MS Patient Tries Medical Marijuana
It’s not easy to get inside the Champlain Valley Dispensary, one of Vermont’s four state-licensed medical marijuana purveyors. First, you have to find it. The…
A Vermont Surgeon Implants Custom 3D Knees
At 10:27 a.m. in an operating room at Copley Hospital in Morrisville, Dr. Bryan Huber begins surgery by drawing a thick purple line down the…
Nutritional Therapist Training Begins in Burlington
Burlington is home to a number of nutrition coaches and diet-focused health practitioners. And this winter, the Queen City will welcome a new nutritional therapist…
Former Addicts Write for Recovery
This past Christmas, Jack Gower, 28, celebrated one year of sobriety. In Vermont, writing is helping the Florida transplant stay that way. “Having a creative…
A Yoga Enthusiast Turns Competitor
Alexandra Sturges slides into a split and stretches her taut, tattooed arms overhead. Muscles ripple on her upper back. Her coach, Marla Ceppetelli, nods in…
A Q&A With Cracker’s Johnny Hickman
On their latest record, Cracker pulled a fast one. For one thing, that record is actually two records, a double album called Berkeley to Bakersfield….
WTF: What Happened to Burlington’s Pay Phones?
A reader emailed recently with a complaint about the Queen City: He couldn’t find a single pay phone in its precincts. A millennial might ask,…
Jean-Luc Matecat and Alice & the Magician Present ‘Scented Dinner’
This Sunday, January 24, ArtsRiot will team up with chef Jean-Luc Matecat and Alice & the Magician cofounders Sam and Aaron Wisniewski to host a…
Soundbites: An Early Look at Waking Windows 6
Wakeup Call It’s late January, which traditionally means things are kind of slow on the local music scene. Though the typical winter doldrums haven’t been…
Buyer Would Restrict Public Access Along the Bolton Potholes
One of Chittenden County’s most popular and dangerous swimming holes could be much more difficult to dive into next summer. Bolton resident and former selectboard…
A Food Writer Takes on the ‘Taco Cleanse’
Visit Phoenix Books in Burlington, and you’ll find an entire display devoted to tacos. Taco books, taco socks — tacos, tacos, tacos. The display was…
Will They or Won’t They? Decision Nears on Legalizing Marijuana
Bill Lofy went before the Senate Judiciary Committee in Montpelier last Wednesday to make a case for why it’s a good idea to tax and…
Turning a Barn Into a Brewery in the Northeast Kingdom
Can you turn a barn into a brewery? Two couples in Danville are doing just that. The McMullens, Jeremy and Erin, have the rustic red…
Sour Power: Probiotics Surge in Popularity
In October 2001 the World Health Organization convened a group of physicians and scientists. Their mission: to lay groundwork that would define and stimulate the…
