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Food + Drink
What a Crock
Confessions of a slow cooker
The heavenly scent of rich tomato sauce greeted me as I unlocked the door to my apartment building on a recent evening. Must be… -
News
TMD: Old North End, Burlington
I stopped by three polling places in Burlington's Old North End this morning between 8 and 9:15 a.m., to see what was going on.… -
News
Behind the Floral Wallpaper
One thing I like about my Front Porch Forum listserv is the regular updates from the Burlington Fire Marshal's office whenever there's a fire… -
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News
On the Spa Beat
Getting By
Let’s face it: It’s possible to spend beaucoup bucks on beauty products. Still, regular self-care is key to keeping stress levels low under duress —… -
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Arts + Culture
On With the Show
Guidelines for greeting 2009 at Vermont's First Night fests
Time can be tracked and overscheduled, but even the most sophisticated PDA calendar, iPhone or watch can’t slow its steady passage — here today, gone… -
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Food + Drink
Funeral Pie
Undead raisins rise again in an old-fashioned dessert
Some would call raisins the ghosts of grapes. High in antioxidants, they’re a healthful snack. Haunting the shelf long after other staples are gone,… -
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Arts + Culture
Scene@ UVM Costume Sale
Royall Tyler Theatre, UVM, Burlington, Saturday, August 30, 12 P.M.
I'm an adult who never outgrew the dress-up box. But where does cutting-edge fashion come from, if not playful experiments? Hoping an actual costume… -
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Arts + Culture
Teeny Tomes
Mini Issue: Miniature Books
Large-print books have an obvious function. But if you’ve ever purchased a little pamphlet containing handmade art or poetry from the “Glad-i-ator” in Montpelier’s… -
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Food + Drink
Bitty Bites
Mini Issue: Apps that could serve as Lilliputian entrées
Ever since the days when I cooked by plastic-housewife proxy in the kitchen of my well-loved ranch-style dollhouse, I’ve been fascinated with tiny food. Seriously,… -
News
Giant Snow Woman Spotted In Maine
Is it an irradiated Frosty run amok? The Stay Puft Marshmallow Man in Christmas drag? No! It's a Guinness World Record! My spouse forwarded me… -
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Arts + Culture
Scene@ Green Mountain Roller Derby Dames
Gosse Court Armory, Burlington, Sunday, February 24, 6 p.m.
Heads up, recreational skaters - roller derby has come full circle. The all-women contact sport originated as a tough-girl activity decades ago, but since… -
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Music
Scene@ Urban Reach Hip-Hop Dance Convention
Sheraton Hotel, South Burlington, Sunday, February 10, 9 a.m.
If OK Go were a hip-hop group, they might have chosen this morning's scene as the backdrop for another indie-viral music video à la… -
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Arts + Culture
Making Adjustments
How I put my back into chiropractic
The turkey was titanic: a 28-pounder, the largest I’d ever cooked. After brining it, lifting it out, drying it off, stuffing it, trussing it,… -
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Arts + Culture
Scene@ Vermont Fancy Felines Cat Show
Sheraton Hotel, South Burlington, Saturday, January 5, 2 P.M.
I grew up with a beloved Irish setter and now allow an equally beloved, 20-pound Siamese to sit on me at every opportunity, so… -
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News
First Night St. Johnsbury
The Schedule
Buttons cost $10 for students and adults through December 30, $15 for adults on December 31, and are free for kids 5 and younger. Buttons… -
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News
First Night Montpelier
The Schedule
First Night certainly presents revelers with lots of fun year-end options, but what if you’re looking for something a little more, well, kilted? Richmond steps… -
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First Night Burlington
The Schedule
Buttons for adults and kids 13 and older cost $18 through December 30, $20 on December 31. Kids’ buttons $6. With a button, $2 advance… -
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News
Twelve Bells
Catching the year-end countdown
First Night Burlington Schedule. First Night Montpelier Schedule. First Night St. Johnsbury Schedule. To pinch the motto of a long-enduring soap opera: The days… -
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News
Scene@ Branch Out Burlington! Awards
Burlington Municipal Building, 645 Pine Street, Friday, December 14, 6 P.M.
When I heard the city would be hosting a tree award ceremony, I imagined something out of J.R.R. Tolkien: Ent-like figures striding up a… -
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Music
Scene@ Experimental Music Concert
Kriya Studio, Burlington, Saturday, December 8, 7:30 P.M.
Under Kriya Studio's huge ceiling, a star-shaped paper lantern and separate strands of red, white and turquoise holiday lights illuminated the spacious stage, and… -
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Arts + Culture
Scene@ Hamster Ball Derby
Petco, Burlington, Saturday, September 9, 2 p.m.
I’ve never owned a hamster. As kids, my brother and I kept gerbils, and when we were raising our many generations of fuzzy nibblers… -
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Arts + Culture
Scene@ Model Rocket Launch
63 Old Stage Road, Essex Junction, Sunday, August 19, 10 a.m.
Big, puffy clouds caused the sun to play peek-a-boo as a gentle breeze ruffled the grass in a huge field full of dandelions and… -
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Arts + Culture
Scene@ Divine Reality Comedy Circus
Bread and Puppet Farm, Glover, Sunday, August 5, 2:30 p.m.
For some Vermont residents, traveling to see Bread and Puppet’s summertime show is a seasonal certainty, on par with creek swimming and berry picking.… -
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Arts + Culture
Scene@ Miami Vice Cruise
The Spirit of Ethan Allen, Burlington, Friday, July 27, 11 p.m.
The young, glamorously dressed crowd pressing toward the gangway paused when a suited, tattooed gent at the narrow gate raised his voice. “Listen up,… -
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Arts + Culture
Turned Off
Rating the "Nielsen family" values
I have a confession: I don’t like watching TV. The boob tube has the potential to suck me in completely, and since there are…
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