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“There’s nothing like seeing a movie in a big theater on a big screen with people around you,” executive director Steve MacQueen said.

Annual trail rides feature trick-or-treating on horseback

Racers compete this weekend in the annual ultra-marathon and fundraiser.

More than 500 attendees attended the event, which featured scavenger hunts, karaoke and a cosplay contest.

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

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

Thousands flock to Bennington for a (slightly smelly) festival.

Radio Bean, the popular music venue in Burlington, closed last week after more than 25 years.

A traditional drink from the South Pacific creates community on Maple Street.

Whistling Man Schooner Co. and the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum partner for an educational boat ride.

A series of eerie disappearances led to the creation of the state police force and birthed a lasting cultural phenomenon.

The summer league offers Chittenden County adults a chance to compete, connect and enjoy beer.

Health centers across New England expand services related to menopause care, vasectomy and colposcopy.

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

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

Co-founders plan to open a 1,000 square foot inaugural sample exhibit by the end of 2027.

From 1777-1791, Vermont operated as an independent republic before joining the United States.

The shops provide space for role-playing games — and for players to be themselves.

Vermont International Film Festival’s Musical Silents provides a new way of exploring an age-old medium.

Almost 1,000 middle and high school students from across Vermont and New York take part in the annual event.

With construction nearly complete, the downtown community celebrated with a new art installation.

Shoreline cleanups and policy reform have helped keep pollutants out of drinking water.

A Sunday afternoon with The Woodsville River Rats.

Donna Bister said she raises Monarchs “in the hopes of making a little more color and delight in the world.”

Between February and April, NOFA-VT sponsored “Long-Handled Spoons” dinners in every county in Vermont.

“Since we don’t know about God or reincarnation or all that, we just have to be the kindest human beings we can.”

The Burlington-Winooski Bridge Open House was on April 29

Jason Amerosa opened Grind BJJ, a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu gym, in Burlington in 2018. He said Jiu-Jitsu has shaped the life he lives now as a Jiu-Jitsu coach and mental health therapist.

The Mobile Pet Food Shelf visits Winooski, St. Albans, Williston, Essex, Colchester and Burlington once a month.

Founder of alcohol-free community movement says, ‘We need a party.’

Plant lovers piled into the market to enjoy greens, drinks and art.

Construction could begin as soon as this summer. 

NOFA-VT is lobbying to include the program in this year’s budget bill.

Each year, the city of Burlington selects a handful of artists to sell their work in an alley just off Church Street through their Artists in the Alley Program. One of those artists is painter Kimberlee Forney.

Experts say that being outdoors, whether it’s sunny or cloudy, has health benefits.

Chittenden County schools compete for most sustainable practices.

New show explores contemporary art and the environment.

Campaign manager Joanna Grossman is going after a Vermont Senate seat, focusing on small businesses, education reform and housing affordability

The event on Saturday featured syrup tastings, live entertainment and more activities to celebrate Vermont’s cherished good.

Global music ensemble All the Rivers will perform in Burlington on March 11.

Tradition of Town Meeting Day continues in Hancock as voters talk budgets and participation.

Community News Service reporters fanned out across the Queen City to talk to voters about the issues.

Wintervale celebrates the power of natural areas, especially when they are close to home

This young Bradford local is serving her community through wellness.

Inside the Burlington winter farmers market

Christina Erickson advocates for walkers, bikers and rollers across Vermont.

Addison County BIPOC+ and Middlebury’s Town Hall Theater will hold their third annual Lunar New Year celebration on Saturday, Feb. 28. The event is free and open to the public.

How adaptive skiing and kayaking programs empower Vermonters of all abilities

Ballot measure helped level the playing field for local retailers

Brittney Staffieri has taught hundreds of students in American Sign Language

Who became the belle of the bivalves?

Olivia Biondo’s Vermont Figure Drawing Collective Offers two-hour figure drawing sessions with a live model for $20

BLUE BTV is giving residents up to $2,000 for rain gardens, permeable driveways and other fixes to reduce phosphorus flowing into Lake Champlain.

Vermont-born pro skater Chris Colbourn is carving a path in the art world, with gallery shows, brand collaboration, and a loyal following.

Fifty cartoonists from across the country converged at the Fletcher Free Library Nov. 15

SabrinaJoy Milbury has led meditative drumming circles, called moon circles, for nearly two decades. But, she says, “It’s okay if you think this is a bunch of hooey.”

A conversation with Teage O’Connor

Towns across Vermont move snow out of the way for people and traffic, but how do they deal with it when it really piles up?

Urban trees bring benefits but face challenges in Burlington and Vermont as a whole

The craft supply store opened in November, 2024, and functions similar to a standard thrift store, reusing donated materials.

“The fire department is here for you. We are always there and willing and able to help.”

In a state with “more poets than cows,” A. Jay Dubberly seeks out voices that might otherwise get lost in the winding roads of Addison County.

Janice Lange has been sailing for most of her life. She’s an 86-year-old athlete, coach and teacher, and she teaches sailing lessons on Lake Champlain.

Partizanfilm is a grassroots, member-run non-profit. And it’s opening a two-screen art-house cinema on College Street later this month.

Ted Lawson has traveled the world and now directs ECHO, Leahy Center for Lake Champlain. Here’s what he’s learned

Ben Musty, the owner of Tilted Hat Motorsports in Bradford, brings new life to old cars.

The second “No Kings” rally in Burlington forgoes speakers to focus on the protestors themselves

Rooted in the Quaker values of collective decision-making and stewardship, the Burlington Friends Meeting House has grown into a hub for activism, interfaith collaboration, and community support.

Wildlife Day at the Dead Creek Wildlife Management Area Visitor Center took place this year on Oct. 4 in Addison.

Public brainstorming underway about improvements

Vermont’s iconic slate roofs are timeless and sustainable — but how do we protect them?

Dragonheart Vermont celebrated the pairing of paddling and rehabilitation from cancer at the 19th Lake Champlain Dragon Boat Festival this August.

“This event has been incredible, and it has served its time,” said executive director Dana Kaplan. “We are ready to pivot to what comes next.”

Formerly a central industrial site, the land turned into what it is now —  abandoned.

For the businesses that remain open, many said they’ve had to shift their operations to keep up with the disruptions. 

“This is a moment for the labor movement to begin to flex its muscles,” said Ashley Smith, one of the event’s organizers.

“I like to think that, spiritually, if you wanna put it that way, that the Christmas trees know they’re being grown as Christmas trees. They’re happy with their fate. I’m good with that. And I always say, you cut it down – I’m gonna plant another, don’t worry,” said Steve Moffat of Moffat’s Tree Farm. 

Community Supported Agriculture, also known as a CSA, has taken over the Vermont agriculture world. As farms deal with and adapt to climate change, their members are seeing how a warming world creeps onto their dinner plates.

“These young people could have jobs doing other things, but they’re choosing to work really hard and they’re choosing to come out here in the elements and spend their time doing manual physical labor that then makes a strong change in their state” said Devon Cooke, director of development and community at Vermont Youth Conservation Corps. 

Branch out Burlington, a tree nursery located in the University of Vermont Horticulture Farm, has been providing trees to Vermont towns and organizations for nearly the last 30 years.

Here’s what gameday looked like beyond Virtue Field in a historic year for Vermont soccer. 

Vermont is not known for producing top-end baseball talent. But both hurlers know that playing for the hometown team can be especially meaningful on the Little Leaguers who sit in the stands. 

“Every single one of the games is so exciting — they take it right down to the end. You buy the whole seat, but you only use the edge.”

“From poetry, to movement, to film, to visual art, to music, the arts and storytelling are a way to deeply touch our, go into our psyche,” said Vermont painter Cameron Davis.

Quebec’s first case since 2015 was found just a mile across the border from a rabid raccoon in Highgate.

As plant species face population decline, herbalists teach foragers to be mindful of what they are taking

The workout in 2024 and 2025 has since raised $10,000 each, thanks in large part to an anonymous match of the gym’s $5,000 goal.

“We want people to really just celebrate their local food system and come together to really recognize the strength of our community,” Development Director Melanie Guild said. 

As an amateur team, the Lake Monsters have enjoyed a newfound flexibility to build rosters on the field that represent Vermont.

When Canada geese molt their flying feathers in the summer, scientists see a key window to study and track them.

Researchers have studied how greenspace influences human health. These forest bathing participants find benefit in surrounding themselves with nature.

Burlington doesn’t have a dedicated gay bar. Pop-up events like Dyke Night and Queer Country Line Dance fill that gap.

Do you know how to do a wheelie in a wheelchair? Mo does.

A corner kick zipped past the goal and landed for a close-range volley 74 minutes in, delivering the Green a 4–0 final.

Amanda Wheeler hopes to show you don’t have to leave home to make an impact.

Natalie Miller co-owns the Vermont Comedy Club and performs with a popular improv team.

Vermont native and Olympic Rugby star Ilona Maher captivated the world with her athleticism, bronze medal and social media prowess. Now she is joined by her two sisters in a new podcast called “House of Maher.”

The sport, in which people paddle in 40-foot-long canoes decorated to look like dragons, originated in China over 2,000 years ago.

Marko the Magician is still performing at Colatina Exit, 30 years after starting there.

With a background in environmental law, she steps into the role at a crucial time for the lake’s health.

A perfect storm — that’s how industry leaders describe the challenges Vermont developers face in 2025. 

A third of Vermont high schoolers described recently struggling with mental health when they answered the state’s latest survey of youth risk behavior.

Protesters described the event as anti-trans and the speakers as unqualified.

Amy’s Armoire is more than just a thrift store.

Respecting a client’s autonomy includes knowledge of skin types, anatomy and how a tattoo will age, said one tattooist. It also means knowing your limitations as an artist.

About half the shares of Calabash Gardens are owned by family and friends, and 39% are owned by people of color.

“Our whole mission is trails that go somewhere,” one org director said. “The whole point is that you could use it to commute.” 

The event, taking place for the third time, was a way for Jewish orgs and members to share stories, jokes and dishes.

Guitarist Antara Catch and bassist Chris Cheney recently played at the Winooski Farmers Market.

Poll officials field voting questions and preside over a calm Election Day.

Vermont Superior Court Judge Robert Mello’s collection of 475 artifacts were up for auction, drawing a crowd of collectors and dealers to Burlington.

The salon’s next gender-affirming haircut event is Oct. 6.

Here are answers to your voting questions.

The ancient spear-throwing tool predates the bow and arrow and was used by Indigenous people all over the world for hunting. It lets someone launch the spear like a mini-catapult.

The PSA, “Not Losing You,” will be filmed on Sept. 21 and 22, then released by Oct. 1 to local television stations in Pennsylvania, Lantz said.

Martz describes her exhibition, which runs until the end of September, as an exploration of nature’s adaptability and how, over time, it erases human imprints to restore equilibrium

This is the third year of the Summer Six Pack series, which drew its inspiration for the open-start format from the Covid-19 pandemic

The gals in green will face off in a friendly match against Quebec’s FC Laval at 6 p.m. Saturday. In donning the jersey, they have a chance to inspire fans with a high-level showcase of the women’s game

Right now, around a dozen interns regularly assist about 30 people at three Cathedral Square locations.

These types of food pantries exist on college campuses across Vermont. And they’re fairly new — the one here didn’t exist until 2020.

The storytimes give parents a chance to do a chore while their kids learn. Organizers hope people will turn out for the next event May 30.

Five years of data analyzed by Community News Service shows the state’s largest transit system is approaching an inflection point on the back of haywire trends.

The bill says companies that distribute PCBs must pay for the testing and removal of the chemicals in Vermont’s schools.

‘It was a constant battle’ to keep JetBlue in the Green Mountain State — a conflict that started long before the airline pulled out in 2023.

The Burlington lounge’s latest endeavor, the Emerging Songwriters Contest, has drawn musicians from across the state. The last semifinals show is Feb. 20.

The steady flow of students across busy Main Street at University Heights creates constant conflict between vehicles and pedestrians.