Vermont's Independent Voice
Browse News
Browse Arts + Life
Browse Food + Drink
Browse Cannabis
Browse Music
Browse On Screen
Browse Events
Browse Classifieds
Browse Personals
Articles
Clear Filters
Loading...
37 results
-
-
News + Opinion
St. Johnsbury Residents Wanted to Create a Food Co-op — but a Dollar Store Stood in the Way
St. Johnsbury is having a moment. Since the start of the pandemic, the former factory town's central district has sprouted 31 businesses; launched a… -
-
News + Opinion
Flooding Destroyed a Bridge, Stranding Long-Term Campers at a Marshfield Campground
Update, August 23, 2023: The new bridge opened to traffic on this date. Floodwaters that swamped homes and businesses in central Vermont last month… -
-
News + Opinion
Can Vermont Turn Hundreds of Millions of Dollars Into High-Speed Internet for All?
Last week, the Vermont Community Broadband Board announced that the state will receive $229 million in federal funding from a White House initiative to… -
-
News + Opinion
Green Mountain Meetups: Vermonters Break Bread, Dance and Forge Communities in ‘Third Spaces’
Something was missing in Hardwick. Churches were struggling. The Hardwick Gazette had stopped printing. People weren't showing up to town events. In an increasingly… -
-
News + Opinion
Rural Mail Carriers Face Pay Cuts That Could Worsen Service Woes for Vermonters
The U.S. Postal Service has imposed big pay cuts on some Vermont workers in rural areas, leading to fears that carriers will quit and… -
-
News + Opinion
Two Buildings That Straddle the Canadian Border Bedevil Tenants and a Health Inspector
Everyday living is complicated for residents of 18 and 26 Main Street in Derby Line, who live quite literally on the Canadian-American border. The… -
-
News + Opinion
A New Peer Support Network Hopes to Help Vermont Farmers Deal With Stress
Things weren't going well for Valerie Woodhouse in spring 2021. Woodhouse, then 30, was in her second year as a full-time organic vegetable farmer… -
-
News + Opinion
A Pop-Up ‘University’ Strengthens Community in Bethel
Class was about to start at Bethel University, and no one seemed to know where to sit or how to pass around a syllabus.… -
-
News + Opinion
Formerly Incarcerated Women to Find Work and Housing Through a New Program
The Ross Dining Hall kitchen at Middlebury College was in full, midsemester swing on a recent afternoon. Servers carried steaming vats of food as… -
-
News + Opinion
Potlucks and Planes: Seven Votes to Watch on Town Meeting Day
There's more than one way to do Town Meeting Day now, thanks to pandemic-era changes. A number of municipalities, including Dorset and Norwich, like… -
-
News + Opinion
Vermont’s Old Churches Offer Potential for New Enterprises — If They’re Not Demolished First
St. Stephen Catholic Church, constructed from marble quarried in Rutland County, is an eye-catching Winooski landmark. With its Gothic Revival touches, the 95-year-old church… -
-
News + Opinion
A Youth-Activism Camp in Marshfield Stands Up to a Zoning Complaint From the Town
It has all the hallmarks of a quintessential New England sleepaway camp: group games, swimming trips, bonfires and sing-alongs. Campers can expect to walk… -
-
News + Opinion
Towns Across Vermont Are Beginning to Regulate Short-Term Rentals
When Moriah Stokes and Vincent Connolly purchased a second home in Morrisville in 2017, they already had plans to list it on Airbnb.… -
-
News + Opinion
The Mad River Valley Remembers Five Teens With Constellations of Holiday Lights
As dusk settles over the Mad River Valley, a trail of twinkling lights appear. They flicker on everywhere along a 20-mile stretch of winding… -
-
News + Opinion
A Recovery Center in Johnson Is Helping Reinvigorate the Town
Rachel buzzed around Johnson's new light-filled coffee shop, wiping down counters, artfully arranging pastries in a display case and flashing her infectious smile with… -
-
News + Opinion
Some Vermonters Are Living and Working Better Thanks to New High-Speed Internet
When Liv Boyer had to attend a Zoom lecture during the pandemic, she'd shout a warning to her two homeschooled siblings, her mother and… -
-
News + Opinion
Former Schools Are Being Used for Childcare, Homes — and Community
In 2018, Rochester High School closed its doors. For years, enrollment had been dropping; the school's final graduating class had just two students. Prompted… -
-
News + Opinion
As Fewer People Choose Burial, Vermont’s Cemeteries Struggle to Maintain Their Grounds
Debbie Baker never expected to run a cemetery. For most of her life, she didn't think much about cemeteries at all. But after she… -
-
News + Opinion
Dollar General Stakes a Claim — and Meets Resistance — in Royalton
It's been almost six years since residents of Royalton fought off wealthy Utah businessman David Hall's plan to build a utopian city in rural… -
-
News + Opinion
Ripton Will Vote — Again — on the Fate of Its Beloved Elementary School
Sarah Paquette, a mother of three, loves everything about Ripton Elementary School. She's grateful for the individual attention her two sons have gotten from… -
-
Arts + Life
An Australian Horse Whisperer Offers His Talents to Vermont's Amish Community
Neil watched intently as Gary Itzstein circled his 12-year-old chestnut mare, Chessy, in a delicate dance of trust. Itzstein carried a long pole with… -
-
News + Opinion
Programs That Provide Meals, Check-Ins for Seniors in Rural Vermont Struggle With Fewer Volunteers
Fred Wilber has to navigate several narrow dirt roads in East Montpelier when he starts his Meals on Wheels route. In winter, they're slick… -
-
News + Opinion
Bartering Helps Vermonters Cope With Inflation While Building 'Networks of Trust'
Kaitlin Nelson wanted to throw a housewarming barbecue at her new home in Belvidere. The thing was, she had no outdoor furniture and little… -
-
News + Opinion
Photos: Not-So-Easy Street — A Rural Vermont Drive-By
Outside of Chittenden County, many Vermont communities are struggling with declining population, school consolidation and poor connectivity. When a key retailer or employer closes, it can create a domino effect of shuttering businesses. Here are scenes of some small towns with big issues. -
-
News + Opinion
How the Green Mountain 'Baby Bust' Is Changing One Vermont Town
The only public playground in Guildhall is gone now. So are the baseball field, the school and most of the children. The town…
find, follow, fan us: