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Radio DJ Mike Luoma Fired From the Point
Mike Luoma has been let go as the music director of local radio station 104.7 WNCS-FM the Point. The longtime local DJ announced the…
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Bhutanese Community Prepares to Host Major Kirat Rai Festival
For the past three years since he resettled in Vermont in 2014, Harka Rai was unable to perform ceremonial rituals to celebrate Ubhauli Sakela. On…
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Seven Questions for Vermont SABR Chair Clayton Trutor
Vermont baseball nerds, rejoice! This weekend, the Vermont chapter of the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) takes the field after a long rain…
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Gilbert Gottfried on Working (Really) Blue, Roasting Trump and Friendly Nazis
Gilbert Gottfried is disgusting — and proudly so. In reviews of the 2005 documentary film The Aristocrats, which chronicles the supposed dirtiest joke in…
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'Other Mothers' Taking Submissions
Have you ever wanted to tell a story about your mom, without ensuring she'll write you out of her will? Or simply share a warm…
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Sudanese Community Rallies to Send Kids to Camp Rock Point
This summer might bring a new experience for fourth graders Nyankoor Anyang and Rosa Kuku. Along with their teammates from Chittenden County's Nile Bright…
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Cultural Mosaic: Megha Nath Adhikari Finds Harmony on the Harmonium
Megha Nath Adhikari admits that his fingers aren't quite as deft on the duki tabala, a pair of hand drums, these days because he has…
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Christal Brown Named Director of Visual & Performing Arts at Clemmons Family Farm
Fueled by a $350,000 creative placemaking grant received last December, Charlotte's Clemmons Family Farm continues toward its goal of becoming a major African American and…
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Billie Jean Vintage Moves to Burlington
The amount of quality vintage clothing in Burlington just went up a notch — or a storefront. Billie Jean Vintage, a boutique and Etsy store…
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After Months of Searching, Islamic Society of Vermont Hires New Imam
The Islamic Society of Vermont has hired Abd'Llah Al-Ansari, a U.S. army veteran, prison chaplain and scholar of Arabic and Islamic studies, to be its…
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Questionable Authority: Seven Days Staff Have Thoughts on Church Street Mural
“Everyone Loves a Parade!” Lately, not so much. When the Church Street Marketplace mural of that title was unveiled in 2012, the work —…
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Norwich University Staffer Jonathan Trutor to Appear on 'Jeopardy!'
When a "Jeopardy!" staffer phoned Jonathan Trutor in early December to inform him that he'd been selected to be on the television game show, the…
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Cultural Mosaic: Africa Jamono Drums Up Love for New Beats
When Africa Jamono performed at Colchester High School's auditorium in mid-February as part of the district's International Week celebration, supporting drummer Ali Dieng told…
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Center for Cartoon Studies to Host Comics and Medicine Conference
The Center for Cartoon Studies has announced it will host the 9th International Comics and Medicine Conference August 16 to 18. The annual gathering…
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Young Writers Project's 'Soundcheck' Addresses Gun Violence
The Burlington-based Young Writers Project held a special Soundcheck event last Friday to address gun violence, youth activism and school safety. Twice postponed due to inclement…
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Out in the Mountains Now Out Online
In February 1986, the first issue of Out in the Mountains: Vermont's Newspaper for Lesbians and Gay Men hit mailboxes, corner stores, coffee shops…
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Poet "Barber Emeritus" Amir Yasin Dead at 79
Amir Yasin has died. The Detroit barber passed away unexpectedly, but peacefully, in his sleep on March 2. He is survived by his son,…
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Bierstadt Painting Takes a Vacation in Florida
Last October, Albert Bierstadt's massive 1867 painting "The Domes of the Yosemite" left its permanent home at the St. Johnsbury Athenaeum for restoration. It was…
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Eastern Mountain Time, 'On Backstreets'
"Did you ever think you might've been better / if you'd just tried harder at just about anything?" Those are lyrics to the chorus…
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Cultural Mosaic: Afro-jazz Singer-Songwriter Kerubo Takes on Social Issues
Irene Webster is on a social mission. About three years ago, the singer-songwriter, who uses her middle name, Kerubo, professionally, went into a coma…
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