

News
Clean Water Push Erodes Hydropower Production
Regulators are mandating changes to operation of dam at the Green River Reservoir — a move that has clouded the dam’s future.
Vermont Towns Struggle With Homelessness Without State Help
Each rollback of Vermont’s motel housing program has pushed more people to the streets. With few resources, smaller Vermont towns are struggling to respond.
Northeast Kingdom Women Fight to Free a Detained Asylum Seeker
A group of volunteers turned the Northeast Kingdom into a destination for asylum seekers. Now one of them is behind bars.
School Districts Are Forging New Partnerships as Redistricting Task Force Ponders Consolidation
The collaboration between neighboring supervisory unions is intended to cut costs and improve the quality of education, two of the main goals of Act 73.
Two Vermont Cyclists Check Out Country Store Bathrooms
Marcie Gallagher and Betsy McGavisk are documenting their quest to visit small stores — and their bathrooms — in rural communities.
From the Publisher: Recharged
Seven Days publisher Paula Routly recounts some adventures in electric vehicle recharging on the way to and from a Maine vacation.
Letters to the Editor (8/27/25)
‘Imagine’ This On Saturday, August 16, my wife and I, along with a group of 40 or so Vermonters and several hundred Canadians, joined together on the U.S.-Canadian border in a powerful act of symbolic resistance to the Donald Trump regime and all it stands for [Last 7: “Thin Red Line,” August 20; “Vermonters and…
Food+Drink
Chico’s Tacos & Bar to Move From Middlesex to Montpelier
The Southern California-style Mexican restaurant will take over for Filibuster Restaurant & Bar on State Street. Owner Andrew Lay plans a fall opening.
Cappadocia Bistro Fires Up a Turkish Menu in Burlington
The family behind the shuttered Istanbul Kebab House has a new Church Street spot with a flatbread oven and an Istanbul street-food fave, loaded baked potatoes.
Lyman C. Hunt Middle School’s Garden Grows Plants and Community
Sixth graders and neighborhood volunteers tend an expansive garden behind the school. Teacher Maisie Anrod brings them together among the cucamelons.
Phil Rosenthal of ‘Somebody Feed Phil’ to Dish at the Flynn
The tv writer, producer and author will appear in a moderated conversation on September 7. If he’s fed something delicious on stage, he might dance.
Kitchen Table Group to Open Market and Café in So. Burlington
The team behind Richmond’s Kitchen Table restaurant will add a market and café this fall, serving quick breakfast and lunch items, take-and-bake meals, and desserts.
Red Hen Baking Announces Middlesex Move; Woodbelly Pizza Eyes Space
The bakery will leave Camp Meade in the spring for larger quarters nearby. The pizzeria, now serving outdoors at Camp Meade, may move into its space.
Arts+Culture
How a Gay Jewish Lawyer Pursued Nazis in Postwar Germany
‘The Prosecutor’ recounts the courageous life of Fritz Bauer, who returned to the country that nearly killed him to try Germans for their complicity in genocide
Corrine Yonce’s Brash, Sensitive Works Explore Memory and Place
The Winooski artist brings a painterly sensibility to reused materials and sculptural assemblage in this show of domestic scenes that veer into abstraction.
Q&A: Wunderkammer Biermanufaktur Brews Rare Beer in the Northeast Kingdom
Down a dirt road in Albany, Vasilios Gletsos makes unusual brews using locally foraged botanicals. Go behind the scenes of this “Stuck in Vermont” video.
ECHO Leahy Center Unveils New Exhibit on the Champ Legend
Equal parts biology, conservation and cultural history, “Champ: America’s Lake Monster” dives into the science and stories of Vermont’s elusive water creature.
Ceramicist Dave Zackin Brings Cheap Thrills to Kishka Gallery
The artist’s funny ceramics are on display in a White River Junction show that falls somewhere between utilitarian objects and fine art.
Theater Review: ‘A Distinct Society,’ Weston Theater Company
Five characters with different languages, culture and passports must learn to connect beyond those identifiers in Kareem Fahmy’s drama.
Magnificent 7: Must See, Must Do, August 27-September 3
Explore our editor’s picks for must-do events in Vermont this week, including vocal powerhouse Katie Pruitt at the Spruce Peak Village Green in Stowe.
Music+Nightlife
Maiz Vargas Sandoval Flies the Flag for Latin Pride
The Costa Rican musician revamps the Latin Heritage Fest, throws a massive Art Hop block party and releases a new psychedelic rock album with Sonido Mal Maiz.
Album Reviews: Six New Records From Vermont Artists
Listen up! Here’s a rapid-fire roundup of some of the local scene’s latest music releases, from metal to folk to experimental.
On Screen
Now Playing in Theaters: August 27-September 3
new in theaters CAUGHT STEALING: A former baseball player (Austin Butler) gets embroiled in crime in 1990s New York City in Darren Aronofsky’s dark comedy/thriller. Regina King and Zoë Kravitz also star. (107 min, R. Capitol, Essex, Majestic, Star, Sunset, Welden) FOLKTALES: This documentary from Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady profiles students of a “folk…
Ethan Coen’s ‘Honey Don’t!’ Has More Retro Style Than Substance
The aesthetics of this desert detective thriller are top-notch, but the lack of clever plotting and payoffs make it feel more like neo-noir cosplay.
Fun Stuff
Ask the Rev: My Wife Is Binge-Watching ‘The Golden Girls.’ What Gives?
A husband worries about his wife’s sitcom habit. But when the world gets stressful, rewatching old TV shows and movies can make people feel safe.
Free Will Astrology (8/27/25)
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sep.22): In Andean cosmology, the condor and the hummingbird are both sacred messengers. One soars majestically at high altitudes, a symbolic bridge between the earth and heaven. The other moves with supple efficiency and detailed precision, an icon of resilience and high energy. Let’s make these birds your spirit creatures for the coming…






