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Phoenix Books to Move to Burlington's Church Street
After 12 years on Bank Street in Burlington, independent bookstore Phoenix Books will move around the corner to the Church Street Marketplace at the… -
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Arts + Culture
STRUT! Fashion Show Returns After Four-Year Hiatus
For 18 years, Gerald "Fitz" Fitzpatrick traveled to war zones, building and fitting prosthetics for people maimed by land mines. His work for the… -
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'We Must Act Now': Burlington Council Passes Resolution on Drug Crisis, Public Safety
The Burlington City Council passed a resolution on Tuesday declaring the drug crisis the top public health and safety issue facing the city. For… -
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Vermont to Open $20 Million Business Flood Relief Fund
A new state-run program will distribute grants of up to $20,000 to businesses and nonprofits that suffered losses in the flooding earlier this month.… -
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Arts + Culture
Video: Following Seven Days' Paper Trail to Québec
Episode 692
For the past five years, Seven Days has been printed northwest of Montréal at Québecor Media Printing. For our first-ever Québec Issue, senior multimedia producer Eva Sollberger followed the paper's trail from Burlington to the press in Mirabel and back, sharing the journey in her latest video episode of "Stuck in Vermont." -
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Rochester Grocery Store to Close, Leaving Residents in the Lurch
Residents of tiny Rochester and surrounding Green Mountain towns have banded together in search of ways to save or re-create their community’s grocery store,… -
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Arts + Culture
Q&A: Chet and Kate Parsons Talk About Their Final Lambing Season in Richford
It's the busiest time of year for Chester and Kathleen Parsons: Lambing season is in full swing. Known to most as Chet and Kate,… -
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Arts + Culture
Video: Last Lambing Season for Chet and Kate Parsons at the Parsons’ Farm in Richford
Episode 687
Lambing season is in full swing at the Parsons' Farm in Richford. This small-scale sheep and beef operation is run by Chet and Kate Parsons, a septuagenarian couple who grew up on small Vermont dairy farms. Eva visited them during what they've decided will be their final season raising animals. -
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Garnet Health to Close, Citing Financial Difficulties
Updated at 1:09 p.m. Garnet Health, a Chittenden County ambulance service that has played a major role in Vermont's COVID-19 testing and vaccination effort,… -
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Arts + Culture
Video: Saying Goodbye to Burlington’s Penny Cluse Café
Episode 677
In October, husband-and-wife owners Charles Reeves and Holly Cluse announced that beloved Burlington eatery Penny Cluse Café will close this year. Eva visited a few times to talk with staff and regulars about what this spot has meant to the community for the past 25 years. And she had her favorite meal one last time. -
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Arts + Culture
Essay: Natalie Miller Riffs on How Her Nightclub Survived the Pandemic
Del Close, one of the founders of modern improvisational comedy, once said performing improv is "like building a 747 in mid-flight." As an improviser… -
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Arts + Culture
Video: Musicians Jeremiah and Annemieke McLane Move into their New Home
Episode 661
Vermont musicians Jeremiah and Annemieke McLane lost their house in Sharon to a fire in 2020; they were vacationing in Maine when it happened. The community rallied around them, and the couple and their son recently moved into a new home. Eva Sollberger visited to hear Annemieke play her new piano. -
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Vermont Will Lift School Masking Guidance on March 14
Updated 6:51 p.m. As of March 14, Vermont will no longer recommend that students and staff of all ages and vaccination status wear masks in… -
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Schools With High Vax Rates Can Lift Mask Requirements Soon
With COVID-19 case numbers and hospitalizations dropping, Vermont is putting into place long-delayed guidance that says schools can stop requiring masks when 80 percent… -
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Arts + Culture
Video: A New Era for the House of LeMay
Episode 651
For 27 years, Bob Bolyard and Michael Hayes performed in drag together as spunky sisters Amber and Margaurite LeMay. Their epic run ended when Hayes had a stroke in 2019. Eva Sollberger recently attended a historic garage sale, where Hayes sold some of his hand-sewn costumes, jewelry and wigs. -
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Unemployment Benefits Diminish — or Disappear — for Thousands of Vermonters
About 9,000 Vermonters are due to lose all of their unemployment benefits this week as three federal programs that started during the pandemic draw… -
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Vermont Health Commissioner Urges 'Common Sense' on Indoor Masking
Health Commissioner Mark Levine said Tuesday that he recommends all Vermonters, regardless of vaccination status, wear masks indoors. But he couched that statement by urging people… -
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More Than 20 People Test Positive for COVID-19 at Newport Prison
Northern State Correctional Facility in Newport is the site of an apparent COVID-19 outbreak after testing on Friday turned up an additional 21 infections… -
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Guides
Creating Art That Celebrates the Culture and Climate of Places Around the Globe
This spring, as part of a cross-curricular "learning expedition," Winooski middle schoolers explored the impact of location on different cultures around the world. This… -
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Arts + Culture
Video: Storyteller Ferene Paris Meyer Inspires a Juneteenth Mural
Episode 641
Storyteller Ferene Paris Meyer is the subject of "Ferene Existing While Black," a new mural by Tanya Talamante and Cynthia Cagle; it will be unveiled Saturday during Burlington's Juneteenth Celebration. Cynthia and Ferene talked with Eva Sollberger about their friendship and artistic collaboration. -
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Burlington Council Approves Electric Rate Increase, Appoints Pine as CEDO Director
The Burlington City Council on Monday approved a 7.5 percent rate increase for Burlington Electric customers, the first rate hike since 2009. Also Monday,… -
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Bottom Line: Longtime and New Customers Help Ecco Clothes Weather the Pandemic
While shopping along Burlington's Church Street Marketplace last week, Haley Moriarty spotted the perfect graduation dress on a rack at Ecco Clothes. The high… -
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Vermont Could Be 'Close to Normal' Around July 4, Scott Says
With a healthy supply of vaccine headed Vermont's way, Gov. Phil Scott said on Tuesday that he expects the state to be close to… -
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Scott Relaxes Rules to Allow Multi-Household Gatherings
As more Vermonters get vaccinated against the coronavirus, the state is relaxing its restrictions on multi-household gatherings. Gov. Phil Scott announced on Friday that… -
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Arts + Culture
Video: The Tran Family Patriarch Gets Vaccinated
Episode 634
Stuck in Vermont: Like many older Vermonters, Gốc Văn Trần, 93, has spent the last year isolated from family and friends. On Tuesday, he got his second vaccination for COVID-19 at the Winooski Armory. His five children and 11 grandchildren in Vermont are excited to see more of him soon.
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