Arts + Culture
Book Review: ‘The Near and Distant World,’ Bianca Stone
In her latest collection, the Vermont poet laureate muses on life, death and love, and the power of even mundane physical objects to sustain memories.
Stuck in Vermont: Vermonters Struggle With Rising Health Insurance Costs, and Some Are Going Without
Episode 759: Meet a Cornwall family of four whose premiums are almost $32,000 this year and two uninsured people — one of whom had a recent accident.
Artist Mary Mattingly Creates Hydrologic Poetics at the Current
The Brooklyn artist engages viewers at the Stowe gallery with photos, digital collages and sculptures that consider how water connects us.
At Montpelier’s Hexum Gallery, ‘Echo’ Displays Abstract and Unusual Works
For the gallery’s third anniversary, a selection of owner John Zaso’s personal collection highlights pattern, repetition and obsessive attention to medium.
Order Your Cardy-o-grams by Friday, February 6!
Express your love — or whatever’s in your heart — to someone special in the pages of your favorite newspaper this Valentine’s Day.
Visual Art
A Vermont Man Painted an Apple a Day in 2025
Middletown Springs retiree Chris Edmunds reset his art practice by choosing to paint the simple fruit each day last year.
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Music + Nightlife
Soundbites: Phish Food for Thought
Did the Vermont jam titans take a subtle shot at ICE agents during their New Year’s Eve show at Madison Square Garden? Even Phishheads aren’t sure.
Movies + TV
‘My Undesirable Friends: Part 1 — Last Air in Moscow’ Is an All-Too-Timely Documentary About the Death of a Free Press
Julia Loktev shot her stunningly intimate portrait of Russia’s embattled independent media scene on the eve of the invasion of Ukraine.
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Backyard Birders in Vermont Share Why They Love It
Octogenarian Maeve Kim and college student Isaac Wood-Lewis explain the broad appeal of birding for all ages, especially in the winter bird-feeder season.
NBC’s ‘Today’ Show Visits Seven Days, Falls for Its Personals Ads
An NBC film crew featured the newspaper’s personals ads in a four-minute segment about a new, retro trend among those looking for love.
Steel Your Resolve With the Wellness Issue
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.
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How to Set — and Keep — Your New Year’s Fitness Resolution
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.
Simulation Re-creates the Experience of Living With Dementia
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.
Green Mountain Gospel Choir Spreads Hope in Burlington
Jonathan Ellwanger leads Burlington’s first year-round community gospel choir, which will celebrate the civil rights leader at Champlain College.
Q&A: Meet Delia Robinson, a Third-Generation Whistle Maker
Robinson has created thousands of whistles in her 80-year lifetime. Eva Sollberger visited her Montpelier home studio for this “Stuck in Vermont” video.
Singer, Songwriter, Art Collector Bobby Gosh Dies at 89
The Brookfield resident composed songs and jingles for recording artists, movies and commercials. He was also a collector known for championing visual artists.
Magnificent 7: Must See, Must Do, January 14-21
Explore our editor’s picks for must-do events in Vermont this week, including the Zaccai Curtis Quintet at the Vermont Jazz Center in Brattleboro.
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