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Despite federal drama, mail-in voting proceeding as planned

Vermont election officials express confidence after Supreme Court blocks Trump’s executive order.

By Mona Abou

🎧 Stepping into community: fall square dancing tour continues across Vermont

By Dakota Hyland

🎧 First-ever Columbia Bridge Dance celebrates connection between Vermont and New Hampshire

By Emily Rodin and Myla van Lynde

The Latest

Familiar faces of Norman Rockwell’s world gather at the Shelburne Museum

By Mela Fortunato

Rotary Park lights up with Pride

By Sabrina Spencer

Course records broken at Allen Clark Hill Climb

By Lindsay Foxwell

Winooski leaders celebrate near-completion of Main Street revitalization

By Simone Traynor

Legislature

Artisan cannabis cultivators are struggling to make money in Vermont

Independent growers want a way to sell their product directly to consumers.

By Otis Roessler

Environment

‘Mend it and keep it alive’: Inside Vermont’s growing repair culture

New state program aims to increase opportunities to reuse and repair.

By Simone Traynor

Arts

News

Organization supporting Afghans vows to continue services, despite cuts

Founded in 2022, the Vermont Afghan Alliance is set to lose the majority of its funding.

By Natalie Bankmann

Features

Outdoor concert season concludes at Shelburne Museum

By Abigail String

Special Olympics Vermont takes healthy competition to new heights

By Roxy Vanderhoff

A mother-and-daughter duo give wedding bouquets new life in Stowe

By Erika Tally

In central Vermont, businesses forge connection through herbal brews

By Grace Taylor

Community

🎧 Visitors find magic in nature at 17th annual Fairy House Festival

By Ollie Zwicky

Godnicks celebrates 100 years of furnishing Rutland

By Gabby Blanchard

VTSU art student alum hosting event to feed pets

By Gabby Blanchard

Gourmet Goat brings kitchen goods and community to Castleton

By Gabby Blanchard

Rutland Free Library launches ‘banned’ book club

By Gabby Blanchard

With swords and potions, Vermont Anime and Gaming Expo brings the ‘geek culture’ to Burlington in its second year

By Kyle Neece

🎧 Smashing pumpkins: Squash soar at Vermont Pumpkin Chuckin’ Festival

By Kelly McNamara

State

As species move north, the Nature Conservancy awards nearly $400,000 to keep habitats intact

By Indi Rose

Meet three Vermonters whose histories are lesser known

By Kyle Neece

Conservation

🎧 Birders to gather in Huntington this weekend for The Big Sit!

Birdwatchers will gather at the Birds of Vermont Museum for ‘a tailgate party for birders.’

By Anika Reitmeyer-Lankone

Education

Apps entice young Vermonters to join the ‘birding boom’

Technology is making the pastime more accessible to Gen Z members, sparking a greater interest in the state’s natural communities.

By Erika Tally

Economy

At Hardwick farmers market, community is the attraction

Events and innovations bring in locals

By Molly Hutton