Nest — Spring 2019
Old North End Home Rebuilt From the Ground Up; Vermonters Conserve Land for the Future; Teri Maher Interiors Designs With Light; Champlain College Students Dig Downtown Living; Marie Kondo Inspires a Joyful Purging
Obituary: Robert Lynwood Lowder, Jr.
Robert Lynwood Lowder, Jr. of Burlington and Northfield, VT passed away on May 22 after a brief illness. Bob is survived by two daughters, Kendra and Erika, and his grandchildren Nicholas and Ripley, all of Portland, OR; a son, Christopher of Oakley, UT, his sister Judy of Overland Park, KS, and his brother Ernest of…
Obituary: David Storrs, 1945-2019
David K. Storrs, 74, of Southport, Conn., died on March 3 with his wife, Landon, at his side. He was cofounder and CEO of Alternative Investment Group and had extensive experience with investment management for foundations and other nonprofit institutions, including serving as the first director of investments at Yale University. Among his many interests,…
Birth Announcement: Ezra William Kingsley
On February 15, 2019, at Porter Medical Center, Kyle Kingsley and Faith Kennison welcomed a boy, Ezra William Kingsley.
Birth Announcement: Eleanor Renee Kuzio
On March 9, 2019, at Porter Medical Center, Katie (Costello) and Daniel Kuzio welcomed a girl, Eleanor Renee Kuzio.
Obituary: Tina Marie Ploof, 1971-2019
Tina Marie Ploof, born on, March 14, 1971, passed away unexpectedly on February 2, 2019, after suffering from cardiac arrest. Tina was predeceased by her mother, Irene Norton; her sister Debbie Holbrook; her brother Alan Ploof; and her dear friend Melissa Verge. She leaves behind her two sons, Calvin and Simon Pearce; her brother Sam…
Obituary: Amber Ellen Collins, 1946-2019
Amber Ellen Collins, née Shay, died recently at her home in Burlington. She will be greatly missed by the many who were fortunate enough to have known her. Amber was born in 1946 in Plattsburgh, N.Y., to William and Norma Shay of Keeseville, N.Y. She is survived by her daughter, Marina Collins, and her two…
Tidying Up: How to Declutter the Marie Kondo Way
There may be no better example of the saying “Out of sight, out of mind” than the way I handled the mountain of clutter in my home storage closet. When my daughter and I moved into our Bristol abode last May, I quickly unpacked and set up the kitchen, living room, bathroom and bedrooms. Essential…
Nest — Spring 2019
We can hardly wait to breathe in the earthy scents of the season. Meantime, we’re scaling back excess stuff, per the joy-seeking guidelines of tidying diva Marie Kondo. In this issue, we also find inspiration in an interior designer who loves light, a DIY-er who took an old Burlington home down to studs and back…
For Interior Designer Teri Maher, It’s All About the Light
If such a thing as a “typical flatlander” exists, interior designer Teri Maher is not it. She grew up in St. Louis, in a neighborhood filled with finely crafted century-old homes, and spent time in New Orleans with her grandparents, absorbing that city’s unique architectural character. After studying hospitality at the University of Missouri, Maher…
Champlain College Students Are Loving Their New Downtown Digs
It may not be evident to the public that the occupants of 194 St. Paul Street in Burlington are Champlain College students. After all, passersby can’t witness the occasional slime-making contests in the common areas. From outside, the six-story building primarily presents a handsome contemporary design with large windows and brick-and-metal siding. At night, a…
DIY Homeowners Rebuild Old House From Studs to Glory
Locals who’ve frequented Burlington’s Champlain Club in recent years have witnessed dramatic changes in the house across the street. For many months, 19 Crowley Street in the city’s Old North End sat empty, dark and quiet. Then, in early 2013, someone bought the two-story, 820-square-foot house, gutted it and began to renovate it from the…
Conserving Land for Future Generations With the Vermont Land Trust
When Meg Handler and her husband, David Kaminsky, purchased 121 acres of woodlands in Underhill two years ago, they would have been hard-pressed to find a more scenic and untrammeled piece of real estate of its size in Chittenden County. The land, which abuts a state forest on the western slope of Mount Mansfield, features…
