Locked Out Series, Part 7
Family and friends celebrate the life of their beloved Will
A video of a woman and her service dog being turned away from A Single Pebble in Burlington went viral on social media on Sunday, prompting intense backlash against the downtown restaurant. Emma Rose McCadden said in an interview on Tuesday that she deleted the two-minute clip from TikTok after it garnered nearly 1 million views.…
Burlington coffee tester supported the LGBTQ community and wore a “sparkling smile” everywhere he went
Please join us for a celebration of the life of Glenn Sautter on July 24, 11 a.m., at the Men’s Room Salon (106 Main Street, Burlington). We will host a Sunday brunch-themed party and art exhibit opening featuring Glenn’s artwork and some special pieces from his personal collection. Inquiries and well wishes may be sent…
Friends and colleagues remember former police officer and long-haul trucker
The memorial service for Martha (Knight) Fitzgerald of Burlington, Vt., will be on August 6, 2022, at 1 p.m. at First Unitarian Universalist Society of Burlington. Related Stories
Though long gone, you are never, ever forgotten. You left a lasting legacy of love, kindness and forgiveness. You are so missed by those you left behind. Where there is deep grief, there is certainly great love.
A proud dentist’s greatest joy in life was being a father to his daughters
A celebration of life for Paul Steinman is on Saturday, July 30, 1 p.m., at the Wheeler Homestead Garden, Dorset Street, South Burlington, Vt. Bring your umbrella, rain or shine. Related Stories
Peppers and onions crackled in a cast-iron pan as I darted back and forth with energetic intensity. I was four years sober, and I was putting the finishing touches on a flavorful three-course meal. My girlfriend was scheduled to arrive home from work at any moment, and I was looking forward to surprising her with…
Let us celebrate together the amazing life of Ellen Sabo Morris (1951-2021). Bring a memory; bring a story; bring a little food to share. Bring a lawn chair, and we can sit beneath the tent and visit for a while. Take a stroll down the nature trail that was Ellen’s last walk in the woods. (You…
Shelburne woman was proud to have lived her life on the shores of Lake Champlain
David P. “Siggy” Siegrest, 76, of Burlington, Vt., died from multiple causes on June 6, 2022, in Phoenix, Ariz., his adopted home. He leaves his wife, Marilee; his sister, Mari of Burlington; and his three children, Kristin, Stephanie and Scott, and their children. David had two life-long loves: his family and fun.
Shelburne resident was former minister of First Unitarian Universalist Society in Burlington
Derek Brouwer’s cover story this week shows how the housing crisis is pushing up rents for Vermonters across multiple income brackets. One couple, gainfully employed and earning an annual income in excess of $100,000, refused to leave the Essex Junction home they were leasing when their landlord declined to renew their month-to-month arrangement so that…
There was a time when people my age were somewhat embarrassingly labeled the MTV Generation. I’m relatively sure it was meant as a slight, but as a card-carrying Gen Xer — well, I don’t really care, man. (I just shrugged perfectly, if you were wondering.) Joking aside, one reason that designation didn’t bother me, even…
(Self-released, digital) Ben Patton is romantic to a fault. So admits the Burlington singer-songwriter on his new album, Hyde’s Hill Henhouse. You could also say Patton is classical to a fault. Reaching deep into yesteryear, the multi-instrumentalist often composes songs so steeped in tradition that you might think he cribbed them from Cole Porter or…
(Self-released, CD, digital) From the start of her sophomore album, Return to Sincere, Andriana Chobot makes her intended tone clear. The intro track features the echo of approaching footsteps, rhythmic as a drumbeat. Over the buzz of a fluorescent light, a female voice gently sings a few unintelligible notes, like a distant siren’s warning song.…
A few years ago, Maeve Kim picnicked with a friend at the Dead Creek Wildlife Management Area in Addison County and watched birds migrate south for the winter. Kim, a citizen scientist and avian educator, was lying in the grass when around 20,000 snow geese suddenly took to the air. “The noise was incredible; all…
The phrase “black and white” is laden with meanings: Putting something down in black and white — that is, in writing — makes it more of a guarantee than a handshake deal. People who think in black and white are not very good at navigating the steps between polar opposites. Which brings us to the…
Dear Reverend, I can’t seem to please my man sexually. He never seems satisfied and always wants more. Any advice? Lolo Libido (female, 24) Dear Lolo Libido, Usually, if a person isn’t satisfied with an activity, they don’t jump at the chance to do it again. So if your guy always wants to shake the…
Brattleboro writer and editor Michael Fleming is the winner of the 2021 Sundog Poetry Book Award. Final judge Vievee Francis selected his collection Bags and Tools, published in April by Green Writers Press. Now in its second year, the award proffers $500 and publication to a Vermont poet who has not already published more than…
Romantic comedies are having a moment right now, feeding many viewers’ eagerness for feel-good entertainment to counteract the parade of bad news. But sex comedies are rarer, especially ones that don’t evolve in a romantic direction. The new UK comedy-drama Good Luck to You, Leo Grande, featuring a star turn by Emma Thompson, belongs to…
A basket of lollipops sat on a table in a large room at Middlebury’s emergency services building last week, awaiting young patients. Masked workers lingered while cartoons played on a pull-down projector screen. The June 28 clinic was one of the first in Vermont at which children between the ages of 6 months and 5…
Frederick Buford stepped into the ring at the Circus Smirkus Circus Barn in Greensboro last week dressed in a checkered vest, knee-high red socks and a matching red nose. The 16-year-old juggler began his routine by animatedly tossing and catching several orange balls at once. Then, with the ringmaster, he performed a whimsical act about…
The placid scene at the Plainfield Co-op on June 29 betrayed not a hint of crisis: A customer compared organic cheese prices in the back of the store, Paul McCartney and Wings’ “Band on the Run” played over a speaker, and in the back, a heap of locally grown arugula awaited bagging. Margie Yoder was…
new in theaters THOR: LOVE AND THUNDER: Taika Waititi (Thor: Ragnarok) returns as director of this Marvel sequel in which Thor’s attempt at retirement after the events of Avengers: Endgame is interrupted by a new threat known as Gorr the God Butcher. Chris Hemsworth, Christian Bale, Tessa Thompson and Natalie Portman star. (Big Picture, Capitol,…
Dan Pomerantz seemed tense. He was eager to show a reporter around his 200-acre farm in Craftsbury and explain his plans for creating a world-class cannabis breeding and cultivating facility in the Northeast Kingdom. But Pomerantz was also awaiting an important phone call and needed good cellphone service, which is spotty on his sprawling mountainside…
CANCER (Jun. 21-Jul. 22): As a child, Cancerian author June Jordan said, “I used to laugh all the time. I used to laugh so much and so hard in church, in school, at the kitchen table, on the subway! I used to laugh so much my nose would run and my eyes would tear and…
Sounds Like Fizzies [Re “On the Plink! New Burlington-Based Company Makes a Splash in the Beverage World,” June 29]: Max Luthy may have dreamed up the idea for Plink!, but it’s been done before. When I was a kid in the 1960s, there was a product called Fizzies. It was also a flavored seltzer tablet.…
Playful pit bulls, White House holiday traditions and summer reading reviews: That’s the skimpy fare provided these days by the once-proud Burlington Free Press. It’s a jarring step down from the news and analysis that once made the state’s flagship newspaper a must-read. Aki Soga, the newly appointed top editor, isn’t happy about the dearth…
The small, temporary sign stuck into the grass in front of the former Maple Row Farm in Newfane heralds something simultaneously new and deeply historic. A dark-brown hand reminiscent of the Black Power fist holds aloft sweet potatoes with their greens. The text informs visitors they have arrived at SUSU CommUNITY Farm, which is “sowing…
Honey Road’s new sister restaurant in Burlington, the Grey Jay, is mid-construction. The dark-wood floors are down, mosaic lamps sourced from Turkey are hung, and local artists are painting the bathrooms. The only remaining sign of the building’s past as a Papa John’s is one dark-green tile square on the kitchen wall. Co-owners Allison Gibson…
Sisters-in-law Stacey and MK Daley plan to open Boxcar Bakery at 11 Park Street just off Five Corners in Essex Junction by late summer. The spacious, light-filled, 2,000-square-foot space will house a retail bakery and café. There will be about 30 seats for patrons to enjoy sweet and savory baked goods along with drinks such…
It’s a busy time of year in the vineyard for Vermont’s winemakers, and David Keck and Lauren Droege are about to be even busier. The couple will open a tasting room for their Stella14 Wines in Jeffersonville on Friday, July 8. The 105 Main Street address was previously home to Red Leaf Gluten Free Brewing,…
We Got the Folk Monday 11 Here in the Valley presents Riverfolk, a brand-spanking-new music festival hosted by Northern Stage at the Barrette Center for the Arts’ Courtyard Theater in White River Junction. While savoring beer and barbecued nosh, attendees take in the mellifluous tones of Americana artists, including Ida Mae Specker, Western Terrestrials (pictured),…
