The Morrisville blues shredder returns after a six-year hiatus with two albums of jammy blues-rock and big solos. www.sevendaysvt.com/music/albums...

The Tunbridge photographer’s new collection captures a host of Vermont characters and half a century of change. The portraits pique the imagination. www.sevendaysvt.com/arts-culture...

Photographer Luke Awtry took in the annual holiday throwdown at Foam Brewers in Burlington. www.sevendaysvt.com/music/musicn...

The Grand Isle station is restoring Lake Champlain’s landlocked Atlantic salmon population. Go behind the scenes of this “Stuck in Vermont” video. www.sevendaysvt.com/arts-culture...

The Norwich author’s third novel combines historical figures with fictional ones to delve into a midcentury mystery involving a Chicago celebrity journalist. www.sevendaysvt.com/arts-culture...

Words of support can be a great comfort to someone who is grieving. Here’s advice on how, and when, to send sympathies, even if you don’t know the person well. www.sevendaysvt.com/arts-culture...

Vermont author Margot Harrison’s short story involves a very special book and its impact on one woman’s life over 30 years, set in two different holiday seasons. www.sevendaysvt.com/arts-culture...

The former UVM prof and his wife, poet Didi Jackson, teach in Tennessee but write and cook in Vermont, too. Both pursuits feature in a forthcoming anthology. www.sevendaysvt.com/food-drink/f...

From nonfiction to novels to kids’ books, staffers at three Vermont bookstores reveal their favorite reading recommendations of 2025. www.sevendaysvt.com/arts-culture...

The third comic whodunit from writer-director Rian Johnson might be the best one yet, with a star-making performance from Josh O’Connor as a lovable priest. www.sevendaysvt.com/on-screen/mo...

Waterbury’s Bridgeside Books attracts visitors to Vermont during its slow seasons with a winning combination of best-selling authors, cozy inns and bookish fun. www.sevendaysvt.com/arts-culture...

Diners can expect Farmers & Foragers favorites such as cheesesteaks, lobster rolls, rotating po’boys and falafel pitas for Wednesday dinner, as well as a new burger and poutine. www.sevendaysvt.com/food-drink/f...

In Vermont music news: Richmond pop-punk band Vallory Falls drop a new Christmas tune; Dr. William Tortolano returns for his 65th year performing holiday tunes in Middlebury; and Cabot celebrates 12th Night. www.sevendaysvt.com/music/musicn...

The guitarist and composer brings his blend of Japanese folk music and dazzling acoustic technique to Radio Bean in Burlington this Saturday. www.sevendaysvt.com/music/musicf...

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Casual daytime service started December 13 with Ave’s Hot Chicken, Matty P.’s Meatball Sub, Bloody Marys and other beverages. It will continue through the winter. www.sevendaysvt.com/food-drink/f...

Contributor Jim Schley reflects on the legacies of three Vermont poets and writers — David Huddle, Ellen Bryant Voigt and Baron Wormser — who died in October. www.sevendaysvt.com/arts-culture...

"Initially, she and I connected over what we were reading. 'The New York Times,' the 'New Yorker,' the 'New York Review of Books' — Jane always had a newspaper or magazine on her couch or coffee table. She read 'Seven Days' cover to cover every week."

“There’s something really appealing about being able to interact physically in that way with something sort of unexpected and delightful,” Caitlin Gildrien said.

With hydro development now off the table, environmental groups and state officials are again hoping the village will consider removing the dam.

Newly minted innkeepers Kevin Drummond and Scott Shatzer weren’t sure they wanted to run a restaurant, but locals and guests yearned for a local spot to eat. www.sevendaysvt.com/food-drink/f...

The Department of Public Works announced late last month that it would stop servicing 54 roads, many of which are not built to city standards, by next October. Residents were given three options: bring their streets up to code, pay the city to maintain them or do the work themselves.

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The new restaurant on Farrell Street will offer the same menu as the couple’s Winooski restaurant, which served tandoori chicken, meat and vegetarian curries, and hand-pleated momos. www.sevendaysvt.com/food-drink/f...

Explore our editor’s picks for must-do events in Vermont in this week's Magnificent 7, including the Blind Boys of Alabama at Spruce Peak Performing Arts Center in Stowe. www.sevendaysvt.com/arts-culture...

Some residents of Worcester and Calais believe the district hasn’t fully explored alternative solutions or provided enough information about how the closures would affect students.

The change marks a significant shift for the state program that has been credited with helping increase the number of Democratic women in elected office.

The misdemeanor can be expunged from Vekos’ record in June as long as she does not violate several conditions, including that she not allow alcohol to “interfere” with her work.

A hotel, apartment complexes and community spaces are all envisioned for the area. Most of Memorial Auditorium, which closed in 2016 due to structural concerns, would be torn down.

Chavarria is being represented by the Pacific Legal Foundation, a high-profile public interest law firm with conservative and libertarian leanings.

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Based on real-life interviews, the original musical depicts a day in the life of Vermont farmers facing personal, practical, bureaucratic and political obstacles. www.sevendaysvt.com/music/albums...

Food writer Melissa Pasanen put out a plea for treasured holiday cookie recipes. Coincidentally, one dating back to the 1960s in her husband’s family showed up. www.sevendaysvt.com/food-drink/h...

In ‘Pastorals,’ poet Rachel Hadas gives us "a model for how to live with and within a place and how to keep the small things speaking." www.sevendaysvt.com/arts-culture...

The state is awash in shows of smaller works to entice holiday shoppers to give the gift of art. We look at three approaches to the format in three towns. www.sevendaysvt.com/arts-culture...

In the only contested race of the caucus, Laura Sánchez-Parkinson defeated Vikas Mangipudi to run in Ward 3, where incumbent Councilor Joe Kane isn’t running for reelection.

"The film’s climactic scene, in which art and life merge, is one of the most gripping cinematic moments I’ve seen in a while." www.sevendaysvt.com/on-screen/mo...

The restaurant, inn and event venue sold for $2 million. Former co-owner Christine Thomas-Snell will mentor new owners Shelby Mosello and Austin Ping. www.sevendaysvt.com/food-drink/f...

Snowboarding’s colorful history — Snurfing, anyone? — and the work of Stratton Mountain Resort photographer Hubert Schriebl are on display in Stowe. www.sevendaysvt.com/arts-culture...

"In April I was on vacation in Mexico, on strict orders to avoid email, when I saw a message in my inbox from Anne Galloway. The subject heading: 'Time sensitive freelance piece.'"

While hosting a youth talent show, music editor Chris Farnsworth was filled with appreciation for late Vermont music teachers Robert Resnik and Jon Gailmor. www.sevendaysvt.com/music/musicn...

Head to the newly opened Kitchen Table Market & Café in South Burlington for a breakfast sandwich on a freshly baked English muffin or a ham-and-Brie panini with housemade fruit preserves — but be forewarned that it’ll be tough to resist the pastries. www.sevendaysvt.com/food-drink/f...

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The project raises funds for area charities while showing more than just the community spirit of farmers, firefighters and local legends. www.sevendaysvt.com/arts-culture...

Students and community volunteers are fabricating plane parts from sheet metal and will eventually delve into more advanced work in electrical systems.

Since her arrival in July from Idaho, where she served as president of Boise State University for six years, Marlene Tromp has been highly visible.

“It went from, 'Maybe he should lay off the weed,' to 'What is he doing with the money?'” said one customer, who said she lost $70,000 to Matt Strong on an unfinished van build.

The Trump administration contends the program is wasteful and ineffective. But many local officials have said that it makes more sense and is cheaper to prepare for disasters than to repeatedly repair damage in flood-prone areas.

“There is no one big, easy solution at this point," Mayor Emma Mulvaney-Stanak said on Thursday.

In Vermont music news: Foam Brewers throws a pair of holiday shows in Burlington. Plus, new music from Vermont artists including Francesca Blanchard, the Pyros, and Dwight + Nicole. www.sevendaysvt.com/music/musicn...