You can’t make major life changes overnight, which is why New Year’s resolutions fail. Instead, our stories take a more balanced approach to finding a better you.
Vermonter Jorge Pascual surpassed his 2025 goal to work out 100 times. How did the 44-year-old father of four do it? He and fitness experts offer advice.
Every Saturday, people can see a primary care doctor — or even specialists — at a free clinic found within the state’s only mosque.
The state’s largest health insurance company asks patients to consider avoiding care at the UVM Medical Center whenever possible.
The Vermont skin-care company’s no-nonsense approach — and rejection of the anti-aging mantra — has fueled 15 years of growth and a $30 million annual revenue.
Tim Brookes recently wrote for Seven Days about why he’s leaving America — health care was a major factor. Publisher Paula Routly shares an apropos postscript.
A Walk in Their Shoes was designed to help senior living staff — and later, family members and first responders — better understand those with cognitive impairment.
Middletown Springs retiree Chris Edmunds reset his art practice by choosing to paint the simple fruit each day last year.
Program director Melanie Gulde reflects on launching the Ludlow recovery retreat with the Phish guitarist following his own struggle with addiction.
At the South Burlington electric airplane company, the kitchen team happily customizes the free daily lunch to meet employee dietary needs.
Chelsea Curtis’ experience navigating Crohn’s disease inspired a line of mixes for cookies, brownies, pancakes and banana bread that everyone can eat.
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In the former Collaborative Brewing space, Emma Delphin and her team serve a locally sourced, Mediterranean-inspired menu for dinner and Sunday lunch.
Maedeh Asgharpour, the new curator for the city’s public art gallery, presents eight illustrators and artists in a show of imaginative works.
Jonathan Ellwanger leads Burlington’s first year-round community gospel choir, which will celebrate the civil rights leader at Champlain College.
Robinson has created thousands of whistles in her 80-year lifetime. Eva Sollberger visited her Montpelier home studio for this “Stuck in Vermont” video.
The three-day festival expands throughout downtown Burlington January 30-February 1, and a long-running concert series at the Vermont Statehouse is back
Steeped in the spirit of Woody Guthrie, the second collaborative album from Haley Heynderickx and Max García Conover is a collection of modern protest songs.
Clint Bentley’s streaming drama and Park Chan-wook’s timely satire — screening in Burlington this weekend — are award nominees not to be missed.
In addition to The Housemaid, here’s what is playing in Northern and Central Vermont movie theaters this week. Listings include new movies, vintage films and a directory of open theaters.
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There are so many ways to be dressy other than wearing a dress. For a member of the bridal party, the Rev offers tips for broaching the subject with the bride.
