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- Ticket to Ride: How Do I Access Vermont Resorts This Winter?
We share the ins and outs of how to access Vermont resorts this winter for family skiing and riding, from buying tickets to parking. Read more » - Then Again: George Houghton’s photos of Civil War and the Vermonters who fought it
If not for the photographer from Brattleboro, photos of Vermont's Civil War soldiers would be scarce. Read more » - Artist Rob Mullen Hikes — and Paints — the Long Trail
Before setting out on an end-to-end trek of the Long Trail, the 273-mile path that runs the length of Vermont, a hiker undertakes a few... Read more » - Former manager of Whetstone Station takes over pizzeria in PeterboroughGrappelli’s Pizza may be under new ownership, but customers can expect the same great food coming from familiar faces behind the counter.Luke and Evelyn Jordan officially took over the Peterborough pizza establishment on Route 202 in late September,... Read more »
- This year, Covid turns free public Thanksgiving dinners into takeout events
“We’re doing the best we can,” one Vermont organizer says, “to make things work in other ways.” Read more » - New Brattleboro Amtrak Station to Bring ADA Compliance and Modern Upgrades
Amtrak announced it is in discussions with the Town of Brattleboro, NECR Railroad, and the State of Vermont on its proposal for a new, Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)-compliant Brattleboro Station, including a new station building, platform, and will feature the first level boarding platform i... Read more » - Vermont welcomes young professionals after years of grappling with a waning population
DenisTangneyJr/iStockBy JANET WEINSTEIN, ABC News (BURLINGTON, Vt.) — It’s a damp and dreary day in Milton, Vermont — the opposite of what California kids Lucy, 5, and Arlo, 3, Carmichael are used to. They still look at Read more » - The Leatherbound Books, 'These Were the Days'
(Self-released, digital) These Were the Days was meant to arrive shortly after the Leatherbound Books' 2015 debut EP, Tender My Hopes. Co-front person Jackie Buttolph... Read more » - Brattleboro minority populations voice concerns about public safety - VTDigger
‘We can improve our police department,’ one resident said at a hearing, ‘but ultimately it is a systemic problem.’ Read more » - Steady rising: Mac Forehand is back on his skis and ready to rideThe rising phenom was just getting started when he was sidelined by injury last season. Now, back on his skis, Mac is poised to upend the status quo of freeskiing, in contests and beyond. Read more »
- NOVEMBER: Estonian Folklore - BrattBeat
A breathtaking dark fairytale about tender feelings in a brutal metaphysical environment, where ghosts roam free and people have to find their way through a Read more » - NOVEMBER: Estonian Folklore - BrattBeat
A breathtaking dark fairytale about tender feelings in a brutal metaphysical environment, where ghosts roam free and people have to find their way through a Read more » - Vermont 251 Club Inspires Exploration | Happy Vermont Story & Podcast
The Vermont 251 Club started more than 65 years ago, when readers of Vermont Life magazine asked for ways to learn about the real Vermont. Read more » - Give Thanks This Season With VT Specialty Foods and Beverages - Perishable News
A time to give thanks and celebrate with family and friends, Thanksgiving in Vermont puts locally sourced foods as a focal point in our festivities. Vermonters are extremely lucky to have an array of options from locally grown vegetables to farmstead cheese, and all the delicious ingredients and tre... Read more » - Talking to Kids About Thanksgiving: Center Truth, Connection and Being Grateful | Education | PBS SoCal
This year, shift your approach to Thanksgiving in the classroom by focusing on seeking truth, fostering deep connections with people and place and centering Indigenous voices and knowledge. Read more » - A New Hut to Hut Trail System Gets Huge Grant
Soon, you will be able to ride or ski from Killington to Stowe, staying at backcountry huts. Read more » - The Complete history of the Marlboro Merger
In the fall, Potash Hill is silent. The smell of dying trees, turning leaves, and rotten apples on the forest floor wafts through the air. At the former site of Marlboro College, a serene and remote school often caked in snow at the top of a Southern Vermont mountain, there was usually a sense of... Read more » - BMAC presents online artist talk by Rachel Portesi, Nov. 18 - BrattBeat
The Brattleboro Museum & Art Center (BMAC) presents an online talk by photographer Rachel Portesi, via Zoom and Facebook Live, on Wednesday, November 18, at 7 p.m. The talk is presented in connection with the exhibit “Rachel Portesi: Hair Portraits,” a series of tintype photographs on view at BM... Read more » - Here We Are with guest Olga Peters
Olga Peters is an award-winning journalist and currently a staff writer for The Commons, our weekly newspaper. Olga also brings us news from the statehouse o... Read more » - Phil Henry, 'Chasing Echoes'
(Self-released, digital, CD, vinyl) While looking over Rutland singer-songwriter Phil Henry's past catalog, I discovered he once recorded a snappy cover of They Might Be... Read more » - Brattleboro exhibit shows mid-century figurative painting in new light - BrattBeat
Curator Karen Wilkin illuminates painterly movement by New York artists of 1950–1970 Read more » - with guest Steve Barrett
What exactly are our Public Works? Steve gives us an inside look at the many aspects of the infrastructure that keep our town up and running - and the daily troubleshooting adventures that comes with the job - which Steve thoroughly enjoys. Read more » - Brattleboro native Sam Amidon shines on new album of refreshed folk
A new self-titled album by the acclaimed Brattleboro-born, London-based indie-folk artist Sam Amidon finds the singular singer and multi-instrumentalist firing on all cylinders. Read more » - Nature writers inspire the backyard naturalist
To be amazed and to explore and learn about our natural world, one needs only to step into your own backyard. I will forever be a “budding” naturalist and on the lookout for the myriad of fascinating life in flora and fauna living right out my back door. Read more » - Vermont’s dance community shares: Mixed Media Dance Symposium
Next weekend, Vermont Dance Alliance and Next Stage Arts in collaboration with the Hopkins Center for the Arts at Dartmouth is presenting a two-day “Mixed Media Dance Symposium.” Read more » - The Gifts, 'Silks'
(Self-released, digital) The Gifts is a moniker for the electronic experiments of Jeremy Mendicino, a Burlington resident who loves to tinker with strange gear. He's... Read more » - Photographer Thomas W.P. Slatin Continues "Decade In Review"
One of your neighbors posted in Arts & Entertainment. Click through to read what they have to say. (The views expressed in this post are the author’s own.) Read more » - Snow Bowl and Rikert Open, Reservations Required.
The two ski areas owned by Middlebury College are open and selling day tickets as of Dec. 1 and 2. But here's what you need to know. Read more » - Fort Vermont: The State Trusts Travel Rules to Keep COVID-19 Out. But Who’s Guarding the Gates?
A few weeks ago, as the surrounding forest turned golden, a man walked in the front door of the country inn Shari Brown has managed... Read more » - Art Review: 'Unprecedented?' at BCA Center
The BCA Center's absorbing group show "Unprecedented?" brings together work in a variety of mediums by nine artists, seven of whom are Vermonters. Using ceramic... Read more » - ‘Count Every Vote’ rallies draw crowds in 10 cities and towns - VTDigger
“The president is trying to cheat his way to another term right now,” said one organizer, “and we cannot, we must not, we will not stand for it.” Read more » - Soundbites: November Is Local Music Month in Vermont
It feels so indescribably weird to be writing a column on a Monday that will be published on a Wednesday, with the biggest presidential election... Read more » - Producer Spotlight: Ground Up — Food Connects
We are excited to introduce one of our newest producers: Ground Up . Andrea and Christian Stanley and Ben Roesch came together in 2010 to create Ground Up and together and continue to play a role in developing and supporting a local grain economy. Andrea took some time to answer our “get to know Read more » - Brattleboro Museum : Rachel Portesi : Hair Portraits
Rachel Portesi (b. 1971, Boston)’s Hair Portraits is a series of tintype photographs of female and femme- identifying models of varied ages and ethnicities who consider hair to be a large part of their identity. The exhibition addresses fertility, sexuality, aging and mortality, vulnerability, and... Read more » - Reporter’s notebook: Surveying a different (yet similar) election - VTDigger
The coronavirus pandemic has canceled some exit polls, but two decades of past interviews reveal what Vermont voters may continue to be thinking. Read more » - On the eve of the election, Burlington vigil remembers Black lives lost to police violence - VTDigger
Local leaders for racial justice held a vigil for Kevin Peterson, and called for change in Burlington. Read more » - Vermont election clerks say they’re ready for the ballot count, high-tech or old-school - VTDigger
“Because of the national news, there are more concerned calls” about whether the election count will be safe and sound, one local official notes. Read more » - Here We Are with guest Steve Barrett
What exactly are our Public Works? Steve gives us an inside look at the many aspects of the infrastructure that keep our town up and running - and the daily ... Read more » - Migrant Justice reaches $100,000 settlement with ICE over 2018 federal lawsuit - VTDigger
The lawsuit alleged that ICE was surveilling, harassing and detaining Migrant Justice activists in a targeted way. Read more » - Brattleboro Hopes to Resume Program to Help HomelessOfficials in a Vermont town hope to find funding next year to resume a day labor program aimed at reducing panhandling. Read more »
- Then Again: Vermont's presidential wannabes had varying degrees of failure - VTDigger
Calvin Coolidge and Chester Arthur are the two Vermonters who served as U.S. president. But what about those who threw their hats in the ring and didn't make it? Read more » - Design Ideas Propose New Life for Old New England Bridges
Ideas presented recently for what to do with the two old bridges connecting the towns of Brattleboro, Vt., and Hinsdale, N.H., all started with acknowledging the Connecticut River, the wildlife and the historical uses of the island between the two. In mid-October, the public got its first glimpse of... Read more » - Vermonting: A Pre-Ski Visit to Stowe
The old adage that Vermont has more cows than people is not true: Humans outnumber cattle in the Green Mountain State by about 2.5 to... Read more » - Kurt Russell's Dad, Bing Russell, Was a Baseball Legend and 'Bonanza' Star
Bing Russell starred on 'Bonanza,' had a legendary career in minor league baseball, and gave us Hollywood icon Kurt Russell. Read more » - During the pandemic, Vermont has ensured every child has access to free meals daily
Vermont Business Magazine As a result of COVID-19 and waivers granted at the federal level, for the first time ever, all Vermont schools are currently providing Universal School Meals to their students and will through the end of the 2020/21 school year. Universal Meals are a long sought after goal.... Read more » - Union Leader Responds To Job, Programming Cuts At Brattleboro Retreat
Last Friday, the Brattleboro Retreat , the state's largest inpatient psychiatric facility, announced it was cutting 85 jobs in several programs as it deals Read more » - “Overlooked for far too long” — Art Loves Company
Artist Stephen Hannock on the evolution of BMAC’s new exhibit on the New York Figurative painters Read more » - Artist Fashions Nike Air Jordan 5s From Trash
Sculptor Andy Yoder's latest exhibition is a nod to the Great Shoe Spill of 1990 and the advances in ocean science that came from it Read more » - Checking in with Burlington Records; The Arrival of 'Ethan Alien'
In the past few weeks, I've been checking in with local record store proprietors to find out how the pandemic has been treating them. I... Read more » - An Artist Has Made Air Jordan 5s Out of Recycled Consumer Packaging
Artist Andy Yoder has fabricated more than 200 recycled versions of the most famous shoe in the world: the Nike Air Jordan 5. Read more »
