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🎧 The Great Book Brigade: Human chain moves Middletown Springs library

About 150 volunteers passed thousands of books down the line from the old library building to the new one.

By Anika Reitmeyer-Lankone and Catson Shane

🎧 Rain doesn’t dampen Montpelier’s inaugural Porchfest

Couple’s love story 40 years in the making

By Gabby Blanchard

The Latest

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

By Simone Traynor

“The family is an entire town”

By Kylie DelMaestro and Maddy Upston

Michelle Scutt of Harmony Acres Garlic Farm in Mount Morris, New York, was one of more than 130 vendors at the 31st annual Garlic Town, USA on Sept. 5, 2026 in downtown Bennington.

🎧 Gettin’ stinky at Garlic Town, USA

By Marshall Austin Moffatt and Finn McDonough and Myla van Lynde

A concert at Radio Bean.

🎧 ‘Bean voyage:’ Burlington bids farewell to Radio Bean

By Kelly McNamara

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

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

The Stowe Petal Project repurposes flower arrangements in one of Vermont’s most popular wedding destinations.

By Erika Tally

Arts

News

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

Research shows that Vermont could be an important destination for wildlife as the climate changes.

By Indi Rose

Features

In central Vermont, businesses forge connection through herbal brews

By Grace Taylor

Apps entice young Vermonters to join the ‘birding boom’

By Erika Tally

The Friend Ship cruises through Lake Champlain’s history

By Kyle Neece

New inclusive theater camp debuts at Southern Vermont Arts Center

By Roxy Vanderhoff

Community

Burlington Beer League builds community one softball game at a time

By Jackson Bartels

A quilt project in Brattleboro aims to sew connection across prison walls

By Emily Rodin

Honoring tradition, embracing change at Charlotte Grange

By Emily Rodin

A taste of English soccer culture in Shelburne

By Jackson Bartels

Waterbury’s Not Quite Independence Day celebration meets ‘American Time Machine’

By Otis Roessler

Winooskians prepare to celebrate French Heritage Day

By Simone Traynor

Vermont game stores build a community beyond the table

By Jackson Bartels

State

Meet three Vermonters whose histories are lesser known

By Kyle Neece

Federal change to Endangered Species Act could affect Vermont’s vulnerable wildlife

By Erika Tally

Conservation

Vermont’s loons have bounced back, but they still face preventable threats

As lead fishing tackle and wake boat activity continue to harm Vermont loons, scientists say simple changes can help protect the birds.

By Grace Taylor and Indi Rose

Education

New program launches high school students into professional research project on Lake Champlain

The students joined Team ROTifer, which uses a University of Vermont research vessel to study microscopic aquatic animals.

By Indi Rose

Economy

Vermont Brewers Festival tries to entice Canadian attendees as tourism remains low

Organizers forgo exchange rates to draw visitors from across the border.

By Simone Traynor