Cheryl Lubin adored her Cape Cod vacation home. The cedar-shingled retreat featured a chef’s kitchen, wraparound deck, views of a salt marsh and easy access to famed beaches. After years of renovating the 3,400-square-foot property in Chatham, Mass., Lubin and her husband retired there in 2017, expecting to stay for the long haul. The climate…
Long-serving Winooski School District superintendent Sean McMannon will take a four-month leave from his job, starting in late February and running through the end of the school year. McMannon said the decision — which has been in the works since fall 2020 and was approved by the school board — was driven by the physical…
Former state representative helped pass Vermont’s Death With Dignity Law and was a fierce cycling competitor
Dim light emanated from my computer screen as I scrolled through a series of unsettling online news articles. I was three years sober, and I was struggling to come to terms with a situation that was far beyond my control. It had only been a few weeks since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, but…
Former state rep went on to help conserve 200,000 acres of farmland working with the Vermont Land Trust
LandWorks founder designed iconic Vermont signage and parks, and was full of energy and life until the absolute end
Artist and animal lover had a deep capacity for love
Burlington man lived a life devoted to human liberation and education
Vermont has long needed more nurses than its colleges can train, and the gap has only widened during the pandemic as burned-out health care workers retire or quit faster than they can be replaced. Hospitals are filling hundreds of vacant nurse positions with expensive traveling workers, while the state has assembled its own team of…
I woke up on Sunday morning to the sound of a hard rain — a freezing one, in fact, that coated every west-facing window on my Burlington home with a layer of ice. Looking through the glass, I saw a distorted view of the backyard I know so well, the familiar made abstract through a…
When University of Vermont researcher Josh Bongard and his colleagues in Massachusetts began working on a project to build robots using artificial intelligence and frog stem cells, one of their first challenges was communicating in a common vocabulary: Were they building biological robots, engineered organisms — or something entirely new? Normally, scientists know whether they’re…
I am addicted to “House Hunters.” That’s not a confession, because I feel no guilt. The voyeuristic HGTV reality show about watching other people buy homes has logged 210 seasons since debuting in 1999, suggesting that house porn could rival real porn in popularity. Clearly, I’m not alone in my fascination with spying on strangers…
Dear Reverend, My husband and I have been together for 20-plus years, and everything is great — except in the bedroom. While our pairing started out hot and heavy, over the last several years it’s gone stone-cold. He deals with a constant amount of pain due to back issues. He offers to try if the…
In the spring of 2020, it seemed like anyone with a shred of sewing talent wanted to make cloth face masks. People were sending masks to family members, donating them to hospitals and nursing homes, and buying every scrap of elastic at South Burlington’s Joann fabric and crafts store. Demand for new sewing machines skyrocketed…
‘Impressive’ Journalism “A Man of Letters” [December 15] was an impressive piece of journalism in so many ways! Tim Brookes’ work calling attention to endangered alphabets was fascinating and inspiring. Author Ken Picard can turn a phrase as skillfully as Brookes himself can. And reading a thoroughly researched and well-written, long-form profile was a treat…
Editor’s note: Shortly after publication, Zoraya Hightower said she’ll run for reelection, while Jane Stromberg said she won’t. Burlington’s Progressive Party was riding high after last year’s Town Meeting Day election. The Progs up for reelection held on to their seats, maintaining six members on the 12-person council, and several Progressive ballot items won with…
The poster hits you like a pure shot of the past — a goofy, American Graffiti-esque illustration of a giant woman holding a smitten-looking guy in the palm of her hand. One look at it, and you can almost hear the thump of an eight-track player from a Nixon-era sedan. I took a break from…
The first time William F. Brooks Jr. retired, in 1993, it was after 25 years in banking. At the end of December 2021, he stepped down as executive director of the Henry Sheldon Museum of Vermont History in Middlebury. And so concluded a second career. Or did it? At 79, Brooks is still open to…
new in theaters DRIVE MY CAR: A widowed actor (Hidetoshi Nishijima) in the midst of a production of Uncle Vanya develops an unusual relationship with his young chauffeur in this Golden Globe-winning drama from director Ryusuke Hamaguchi. (179 min, NR. Savoy) SCREAM: Rather than a remake, this is a fourth sequel to Wes Craven’s slasher…
The men in Genevieve Plunkett’s short story collection, Prepare Her, don’t come off well. There is something menacing about them. A teenage boy abruptly sets up a filmless camera during sex; a young man photographs his showering girlfriend through frosted glass without permission. A tourist on a horse exposes himself to his female equestrian guide.…
Here’s one way to get your cute (but not cuddly) animal fix. The Vermont Institute of Natural Science in Quechee is seeking volunteers interested in ferrying ailing avians — from petite hummingbirds to awe-inspiring eagles — to its on-site Center for Wild Bird Rehabilitation. There, a team of half a dozen rehabbers nurse injured birds…
Well, it’s never a good sign when you greet the New Year with a wince and a “Not in the face!” Indeed, 2022 has started by playing some of 2021’s biggest hits, of which I was not a fan. First, there were the New Year’s Eve shows — or what became of them, at least.…
Burlington Code of Ordinances Notice is hereby given of a public hearing by the Burlington City Council to hear comments on the following proposed amendments to the City of Burlington’s Code of Ordinances: Ch. 18 Housing—Short Term Rentals The public hearing will take place on Monday, January 31, 2022 during the Regular City Council Meeting…
Journaling can be one of the best ways to process thoughts and feelings. Funneling fears, anxieties, regrets, fantasies and little loose threads that occupy the mind onto paper makes them more manageable. It’s how artist and poet Meg Reynolds chose to sort out the aftermath of a devastating breakup. A teacher at Vermont Adult Learning…
In re the Estate of James M. Kalbfleisch, Sr.Late of Shelburne, Vermont NOTICE TO CREDITORS To the creditors of the estate of James M. Kalbfleisch, Sr. late of Shelburne, Vermont: I have been appointed personal representative of the above-named estate. All creditors having claims against the estate must present their claims in writing within four…
(Self-released, cassette, digital) The ice across my bedroom window caught sunlight like a mirror, and a beam woke me up at what I frankly consider a rude hour. I’m not exactly sure what happened next, as I was still pulling myself out of a dream, but somehow I turned on the music that I’d fallen…
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Capricorn biologist Robin Wall Kimmerer wrote a meditative book about moss. It was her response to questions she had been wondering about: Why has this inconspicuous plant persevered for 350 million years? While so many other species have gone extinct, why has moss had staying power through all the Earth’s climate…
(Self-released, digital) There are terms for the sensations experienced by those who have traveled to space. Coined by author Frank White in 1987, the Overview Effect is a cognitive shift that astronauts such as Michael Collins and cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin have felt after witnessing Earth from outer space. In 2020, anthropologist Deana Weibel came up…
Even before the pandemic, the backlog of criminal cases in Orleans County was getting out of control. Each year from 2016 through 2019, the state’s attorney’s office filed many more cases than the court could resolve. The number of pending felonies and misdemeanors shot up from 362 to more than 600. Since the virus arrived,…
Sharp-eyed people traveling through Burlington’s South End might have noticed a subtle change at 716 Pine Street last week: The Zero Gravity Craft Brewery hummingbird has fluttered over and replaced the Great Northern restaurant sign. The new sign represents a shift that the owners of the two neighboring businesses had been considering since before COVID-19,…
Chef Chris Johnson Position: Head baker for Nomad Coffee Location: Burlington Age: 42 Education: Self-taught and on-the-job training Experience: Production baking and pastry chef roles at New York City’s Dominique Ansel Bakery, Ovenly, Bouchon Bakery and Per Se; placed second on Food Network’s “Chopped Sweets” in May 2021 What’s on the menu? Croissants, chocolate croissants,…
New North End residents Tom D’Angelo and Chelsea Morgan were hoping “something good” would move in after Santiago’s Cuban Cuisine left the Burlington neighborhood last month, D’Angelo said. Instead, the couple is taking matters into their own hands, teaming up with Carina Driscoll and Blake Ewoldsen to run the restaurant at Santiago’s former address: 1127…
Well and Good Thursday 13 A decade ago, Ronald Braunstein and Caroline Whiddon founded Me2/, an organization of classical music ensembles by and for musicians living with mental illness. Now, Me2/Burlington presents its 10th Anniversary Celebration, an orchestral extravaganza featuring works by Gioachino Rossini, Hector Berlioz, Edvard Grieg and Ludwig van Beethoven interspersed with stigma-free…
