Michael Arnowitt Performs in Washington, D.C.
by Kathryn Powers Sunday evening, in the fern- and philodendron-filled West Garden Court of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., pianist Michael Arnowitt presented a magnificent concert of...
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The Barnstand, a business collective including Onion River Farmstand, Nutty Steph’s, and A Stitch in Time, opened in May at the intersection of Route 2 and Onion River Road in Marshfield. The...
View ArticleJohnny Boyd Swings Back to Vermont
by Amy Brooks Thornton After a 12-year hiatus, Johnny Boyd of the very popular 1990s swing band, Indigo Swing, is returning to the music scene and bringing his toe-tapping, highly danceable music to...
View ArticleThe Council Considers Late-Night Construction Noise, Downtown Parklets and...
In Montpelier’s City Council meetings, the consent agenda generally presents routine matters. On June 12, this included approvals for borrowing $2.5 million for a Tax Anticipation Note for FY14 and a...
View ArticleDragon Boat Racer and Cancer Survivor Mary Trafton
by Nat Frothingham Many people in Montpelier and beyond recognize Mary Trafton through her work as a graphic artist at the Hunger Mountain Coop. Her lively and colorful hand-drawn signs can be seen...
View ArticleNew Waldorf-Based High School to Open
by Nat Frothingham Beginning this September, a new central Vermont high school based on the teaching principles of Rudolf Steiner and his worldwide Waldorf schools will open at the Stokes Building on...
View ArticleLooking Back on Year One: An Interview with MHS Principal Adam Bunting
by Nat Frothingham In the middle of a wide-ranging conversation that kept coming back over and over again to the idea of what constitutes a powerful learning experience, Adam Bunting, who is just...
View ArticleNature Watch
The fragrance of lilacs is now just past, but two heavy-hitting olfactory delights are on deck, bedstraw and the impossibly wonderful scent of milkweed bloom. Actually, fragrant bedstraw (formerly...
View ArticleHeard On The Street
Vermont Graduates Loaded with Debt As if parents don’t have enough to worry about, this is an excerpted communique from Senator Sanders’ office: “(T)he Joint Economic Committee showed the average...
View ArticleGraduation: A Rite of Passage Through Difficult Times
The high school experience is slowly expanding as students seek alternatives that better suit their educational needs and help pave their future path more effectively. During the final years of high...
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