Arts + Culture
Life Stories: Remembering Vermonters Who Died in 2025
From a clever Weybridge farmer to a beloved rock-and-roll roadie in Burlington to a pioneering trans-rights advocate, they reflect what it is to be a Vermonter.
Stuck in Vermont: Eva Sollberger and Her Mom, Sophie Quest, Say Goodbye to 2025
Episode 757: Another year is coming to a close, and it’s time for the annual “Stuck in Vermont” video reflecting on 2025’s most memorable moments.
Life Story: Activist Brenda Churchill Was a ‘Fierce’ Advocate
The transgender activist from Bakersfield had an abiding belief that everyone deserved to be treated with dignity and respect.
Life Story: Todd ‘Highway’ Sica Was ‘Like a Human Version of a Pitbull’
Burlington’s most beloved roadie trafficked in tales of adventure and street wisdom gleaned from his life on the road and was like a second father to at-risk youth.
Life Story: Jay Stevens Loved ‘Being a Good Ancestor’
The Vermont author, poet and “warrior scholar” penned the definitive book on LSD. He traveled far and wide but was always drawn back to life on the family farm.
Visual Art
Standout Vermont Artists to Keep an Eye On in 2026
Here are seven artists — painters, sculptors, a photographer and a papermaker — whose work stood out in the group shows we covered this year.
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Music + Nightlife
The Best Vermont Music of 2025
Music editor Chris Farnsworth picks his favorite albums, songs and moments of the year, from buzzworthy indie records to major releases by local heavy hitters.
Movies + TV
The Year in Film: Theaters, Streaming and the Rise of FOMO Viewing
Seeing original movies in theaters keeps getting harder, but Vermont’s festivals and art houses expand the options. Here are some of our favorite 2025 films
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Life Story: Sister Sankofa, aka Shanda Williams, ‘Was a Force’
The Montpelier entrepreneur, actor and activist worked to dismantle racism and heal the trauma it inflicts — and changed her name to reflect her mission.
Backstory: A Reporter Pulls Off Feverish Multitasking in Montréal
While on assignment in Montréal, visual art editor Alice Dodge also tried to get Canadian passports for her kids. A frenzied February school break ensued.
Life Story: Roger Wales ‘Was Not Bound by Convention.’
The seventh-generation Weybridge farmer quit milking cows but raised buckwheat and goats. He could fix anything and was a straight shooter, with guns and words.
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Life Story: Linda Danziger ‘Believed Everyone Has an Artist Inside Them’
The Plainfield art teacher had a gift for convincing people to try new activities, drawing people into her orbit by creating beautiful and inviting spaces.
Backstory: A Reporting Trip Proves That One Good Story Leads to Another
Culture coeditor Dan Bolles went to New York City for a cover story about comedian Tina Friml and came back with a lead about a quirky Vermont yard game.
Backstory: Why Our ‘Hater’s Guide to Creemees’ Was an Act of Love
Reporter Chelsea Edgar doesn’t believe Vermont’s beloved creemee is beyond reproach. In fact, there are a few more hater’s guides she’d like to write.
Backstory: A ‘Last Rites’ Box Finds a Holier Home
After readers were appalled by a story about Seven Days’ office bathroom, brimming with religious art and objects, a writer gifted a last rites box to a bishop.
‘The Things He Left Behind’: An Essay by Tim Brookes
Fifty years after making Burlington his home, British author Tim Brookes examines what drew him to the city and what it means to leave.
Backstory: How VTIFF Got Its T-Shirt to President Clinton
Sometimes a great anecdote doesn’t serve a story. Here’s one left on the cutting-room floor, involving a president, the Secret Service and a Vermont film festival.
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