Barre woman had a way about her that everyone loved
Longtime consultant worked for transportation agencies in the Northeast
Former businessman took great pleasure in mentoring Vermonters who wanted to start their own business
Civic-minded Charlotte woman was active volunteer and served as a delegate for Howard Dean’s presidential campaign
Shelburne Farms nonprofit co-founder embodied the mission and values of the organization he created
(Histamine Tapes, cassette, digital) Using programming language TidalCycles, Montpelier’s Diskless live-codes a VST synthesizer and essentially hacks it on Dive. The results are long-form drones, frozen in states of entropy. Each of the seven tracks is very long — exactly 10:36 minutes — and none of them builds or breaks down; they merely exist in…
(Self-released, digital) I don’t know shit about Winooski’s Glory Hole Bandits. The self-described “sweetheart garbage rockers” have released their debut, DEMO, a barely audible, barely eight-minute-long jam of punk rock chaos. There isn’t really much indication that one song has ended and another has begun, as the music essentially just rages on through a sea…
(Interscope Records/LVRN, CD, digital) Former Burlington high school student turned rapper North Ave Jax, aka Jackson Sevakian, has been clear about his goals: He wants to be a superstar. He took a big first step last year when he signed with Interscope imprint LVRN Records, moved to Atlanta and released a series of singles. Now…
(Self-released, digital) I made a cardinal mistake when I first listened to Drunk Off Diesel’s debut record, Wildcard. Namely, I took it too seriously. The riffs are punishing; the beats, pounding; and the vocals, properly shouted. But I missed the funny-as-hell lyrics and tongue-in-cheek nature of the band’s sound. Don’t get it twisted: Drunk Off…
(Ska Punk International Records, cassette, digital) The alter ego of Brattleboro comic artist and poet Mx. Struble, Ira Virus has delivered an album I’m not sure anyone was asking for — but that everyone deserved nonetheless. Love ska and punk classics like “One Step Beyond” by Madness and the Misfits’ “Die, Die My Darling”? Surely,…
Welcome to another edition of “Let’s watch the movie that Film Twitter won’t stop talking about.” This week, it’s a new action flick on Hulu with an unusual setting for the genre: the northern Great Plains of the U.S. in 1719. Also not typical? All of the main characters belong to the Comanche Nation except…
new in theaters BEAST: Idris Elba plays a widowed dad who must defend his two teenage daughters from an enormous lion on a South African game reserve in Baltasar Kormákur’s horror drama. (93 min, R. Essex, Paramount, Star, Sunset) BEAST (TELUGU): A former intelligence agent sets out to save a mall full of hostages in…
When Becca Balint addressed the crowd at her primary night victory celebration in Brattleboro, she said she had steeled herself for a long night and a close finish. Despite two recent polls that had shown her with a double-digit lead over Lt. Gov. Molly Gray, her top rival in the Democratic primary for the state’s…
When Sheila Liming moved to Essex Junction two years ago, she had a specific need for her new place: a soundproof garage. Liming, 39, wasn’t planning to bang on the drums all day or rip amplified guitar riffs — she just didn’t want to bother her neighbors as she blew into her bagpipes. Liming, who…
One of the worst moments in a friendship has to be when one friend feels compelled to tell another that she’s falling for the wrong guy. While this über-uncomfortable exchange might be a supreme act of looking out for a bestie, many relationships undoubtedly have not survived it. In the real world, this dynamic is…
LEO (Jul. 23-Aug. 22): “I’ve swung from ancient vines in the caves of Jamaica,” exults Hoodoo priestess Luisah Teish. “I’ve danced with delight around totem poles and pressed foreheads with Maori warriors. I’ve joked with the pale fox in the crossroads, then wrestled with the jaguar and won. I have embraced great trees between my…
Betsy Silverman’s compositions fool the eye. In photographs, or even seen in a gallery from across the room, the works appear to be hyperrealistic paintings. Viewers who take a closer look may be startled to find that Silverman’s currency is actually collage. Every single detail, highlight and shadow is created with a separate, teensy piece…
Dear Reverend, My sister-in-law recently spent five nights in our small, one-bathroom house. My husband and I had fun hanging out with her, but we were also annoyed by some of her behavior as a guest. Like, she used my deodorant without asking. She couldn’t keep track of which bath towel was hers — gross!…
Thumb through the pages of Champlain Valley Fair (Images of America), the new history book by Williston journalist, photographer and publicist Stephen Mease, and you might experience some time-shifting vertigo — as though you’d climbed off the Tilt-A-Whirl and stumbled into the hall of mirrors. Is that photo of the corn dog and French fries…
Some Vermonters see it as a point of pride that the designer behind the grounds of Shelburne Farms, with its sinuous roads leading past planned fields, forests and Lake Champlain, was Frederick Law Olmsted. But even Vermonters may not know that Olmsted — the country’s first self-described landscape architect and founder of the profession —…
To the extent that I can craft a well-written sentence, I owe it to a singular teacher at Walt Whitman High School in Bethesda, Md.: Roy Simmons taught me and countless other 10th graders how to read books that made us think. We’d be encouraged to take a position and use precise language to defend…
Emily Eley first used the phrase “anti-capitalist” to pitch herself as a business coach in August 2021. She signed up eight clients for a year of coaching sessions and made $60,000. It was the most success she’d ever had with her yearlong Made 4 More business coaching program, Eley said. Her clients have access to…
When I met Stephen Jay Goldberg in 2007, I knew him first as a poet, one of the regulars at the Monday night “no guitar” open mic at Burlington’s Radio Bean. Chain-smoking in a leather jacket, with disheveled shoulder-length silver curls and a goatee, Steve seemed like an ideal emissary from New York City’s 1960s…
Kaitlin Nelson wanted to throw a housewarming barbecue at her new home in Belvidere. The thing was, she had no outdoor furniture and little surplus cash. Nelson had recently started a new job with a long commute, and the rising cost of gas was straining her wallet. Plus, she was helping to raise two young…
Satisfied ‘Citizen’ Just wanted to say what a great program you’ve put together in the Good Citizen Challenge. My daughter has been completing tasks all summer, and it has been a lot of fun for the whole family. We’ve learned tons about our town’s history and landmarks and place names; we watched the congressional Democratic…
For all the perks of living in the Green Mountains, going out into a giant field in the country to hear some amazing music is near the top of my list. We only get about 15 minutes of summer, so there’s a real carpe diem vibe this time of year. Seriously, one minute the Vermont…
On her remote land in Woodbury, Jezebel Crow wants to start a weed farm. Crow, who raises goats and works in the Plainfield Co-op’s produce department, is like many of the Vermonters seeking to supply sun-grown cannabis to the new recreational marketplace: She has experience growing, little startup cash and serious misgivings about ceding to…
(Self-released, digital) Possibly Burlington’s most prolific singer-songwriter, Eric George is releasing a new EP, Mirrors in My Room. On his latest record, the country and folk artist eases away from his Americana troubadour sound in favor of British folk influences. Right from the start with the title track, George’s songwriting captures the feel of a…
Sometimes people cross borders for freedom. Sometimes they cross them for food. My friend Simone, who now lives in Vermont, was a baby when her parents immigrated to British Columbia in the 1980s as political dissidents. A dual citizen, Simone recently agreed to accompany me on an international excursion with much lower stakes: a food-centered…
The four-mile stretch of Route 7 between Charlotte and Ferrisburgh is quickly becoming a farmstand hot spot. In 2021, both Sweet Roots Farm & Market and Head Over Fields set up shop, offering farm-grown specialties and a pantry’s worth of local grocery staples. This summer, Swaying Daisies Farmstand Market & Café joined the fun a…
I am not a hiker. But, by some twist of fate (and marriage), I’m related to quite a few very serious hikers, and they all traversed the woods of Vermont this summer. We met Snow and Snake Farm — the trail names of my husband’s cousin and her partner — for dinner not long after…
Chef-owner Crystal Maderia is reopening Kismet for seated dining in its original location at 207 Barre Street in Montpelier. After three soft-opening events — a cocktail party on August 11, a prix fixe dinner on August 17 and a brunch on August 21 — Maderia will start serving meals of Kismet classics, such as beef…
After nearly two years, pandemic-born Umami restaurant closed in Stowe with a final service on August 15. Its owners, chef Aaron Martin and his wife, Jennifer, will fill the 151 Main Street location behind the village’s iconic Stowe Community Church with a takeout lunch eatery, Petite Plate, which they expect to open in September. Petite…
On Saturday, Fluffy the Floating Cloud Bank will leave Charlotte’s Earthkeep Farmcommon, where it was brought to life by more than 100 Vermonters, and make its way to Nevada for this year’s Burning Man. The 40-foot-long, 8-foot-wide bus is covered in 70 cloud forms that are intricately woven with 14,000 LED colored lights that respond…
Full Bloom Sunday 21 With its Sunflower House at the height of late-summer glory, Woodstock’s Billings Farm & Museum invites visitors to unwind at a free Sunflower Sunday. The morning features meditation, yoga, breathing exercises and mindful strolls around the garden, culminating in cups of herbal tea for all. Vox Populi Sunday 21 Montréal-based Haitian…
