“Heather brings an exceptional track record of community-centered and thought-provoking programming," said Fleming executive director Sonja Lunde. www.sevendaysvt.com/arts-culture...

Studio Place Arts presents works inspired by tattoos and graffiti but made in other mediums, including collage, embroidery and photography. www.sevendaysvt.com/arts-culture...

In the current issue of Kids VT, Seven Days' quarterly parenting magazine: Astrid Hedbor Lague shows that eating on a budget doesn’t have to be boring with an Indian dish inspired by her dad’s cooking. www.sevendaysvt.com/guides/kidsv...

Chuck Conway and Carla Kevorkian founded O Bread at Shelburne Farms almost 50 years ago. Go behind the scenes of this “Stuck in Vermont” video. www.sevendaysvt.com/arts-culture...

The strange marriage of Unilever and Vermont’s activist ice cream brand began as a study in enlightened capitalism. But politics and lawsuits created a bitter impasse. www.sevendaysvt.com/news/busines...

Need help teaching kids about money? Aldo’s Allowance Academy helps parents and caregivers teach financial literacy with guidebooks geared toward kids ages 6 through 14. www.sevendaysvt.com/guides/kidsv...

Movie Reviews: A timely dystopian drama and a horror comedy sequel both cast the rituals of privileged clans in new and sinister lights. www.sevendaysvt.com/on-screen/mo...

The Vermont author’s new middle-grade novel is a twisty puzzle with a creepy atmosphere and themes that should resonate with readers of any age. www.sevendaysvt.com/arts-culture...

Album Review: The Burlington electronic duo delivers a buzzing danceteria on its first full-length LP, drawing listeners in with liberating music and insider intimacy. www.sevendaysvt.com/music/albums...

Before letting the kids loose, Deb Sigel gave them the most important advice of all: Have fun.

Congrats to our education reporter, Alison Novak! She's just been named the New England Newspaper & Press Association’s Reporter of the Year. Read about her and her work:

As Vermont’s syrup producers doubled their output over the past decade — making more than half of the country’s maple syrup — sugar makers are becoming increasingly dependent on the help of migrant workers from places such as Mexico and Jamaica to sustain one of the state’s most vital industries.

The vote came two days after hundreds of people crowded the Statehouse steps to demand that lawmakers either postpone the new environmental protections or repeal the legislation, Act 181, that created them.

“I was just a little immigrant girl with a big dream, and now the dream I’ve built is bigger than me," said owner Shaneall Ferron-Cowey. www.sevendaysvt.com/food-drink/f...

The scene, captured by Officer Jeffrey Baur’s body camera, lasted less than 30 seconds. The officer’s actions that day, according to the Vermont Attorney General’s Office, were criminal.

Erin Bell has relaunched the Windsor biz, and its sprits are back in Vermont stores. She talks amaro, her all-women team, feminist cider and creating space for all. www.sevendaysvt.com/food-drink/b...

The Burlington sculptor’s ceramic creatures include monsters, aliens, politicians and middle-aged women. All are weird, funny and demand a close look. www.sevendaysvt.com/arts-culture...

“What they’re doing is destroying the very essence of what built Ben & Jerry’s into such a large, profitable company over the last half century,” cofounder Ben Cohen said.

Patrol cop Jeffrey Baur is scheduled to appear in Chittenden Superior Court on Friday morning to answer to the charges.

Perry Thornley was the second homeless person known to have died of hypothermia this winter.

The mandolin virtuoso takes on the works of Johann Sebastian Bach in an upcoming performance at the Flynn Main Stage in Burlington. www.sevendaysvt.com/music/musicf...

Jose Ignacio "Nacho" De La Cruz, 30, is charged with three counts related to helping migrants enter the U.S. illegally and then transporting them within the country in exchange for money. He is also charged with producing five fake Vermont driver’s privilege cards.

The initial ramen selection, which can be made gluten-free, includes light shoyu ramen with chashu pork or tofu and vegetarian dashi; winter squash miso; and rich, creamy sesame tantanmen with ground pork or tofu. www.sevendaysvt.com/food-drink/f...

Students in grades 3 through 12 are the vendors at this weekend's youth maker market in Burlington, selling everything from crochet animals to cutting boards. www.sevendaysvt.com/guides/kidsv...

Would you like a side of cookies with that? New cartoon of mine in the current issue (March 25-April 1, 2026) of @sevendaysvt.bsky.social. See the issue for free online at sevendaysvt.com. Thanks, Dan and Seven Days! 🍪

This season, eight maple producers requested 46 seasonal foreign workers through the H-2A visa program, according to data from the Vermont Department of Labor. Others hired migrant workers using out-of-state labor contractors.

‘Treaty: A Play About How to Not Blow Up the Planet’ is equal parts theater, documentary storytelling and audience dialogue featuring real disarmament negotiators. www.sevendaysvt.com/arts-culture...

The death of a beloved Burlington musician and scene stalwart leaves a hole in the heart of the Queen City as big as the man himself. www.sevendaysvt.com/music/musicf...

The energetic chef-restaurateur grew Chittenden County landmarks Leunig’s Bistro and Pauline’s Café, hatched Bristol’s Bobcat Café, and mentored many. www.sevendaysvt.com/arts-culture...

Rural residents descended on the Statehouse to urge lawmakers to either postpone the implementation of new Act 250 rules covering sensitive wildlife habitat, or to entirely repeal the law, Act 181, that required them.

“Never in my life would I imagine that I’d own a record store,” Hackney told Seven Days. www.sevendaysvt.com/music/julian...

Explore our editor’s picks for must-do events in Vermont this week, including smoky-vocals icon Melissa Etheridge at the Flynn Main Stage in Burlington. www.sevendaysvt.com/arts-culture...

The Burlington gallery presents a show of furniture, lamps, vases and other artisan-created craft items that evoke Vermont’s spooky places. www.sevendaysvt.com/arts-culture...

Another speaker, Griffin DeMatteo, brought his guitar and sang his public comment. “The mayor said they were just trying to help keep us safe,” he sang. “If that’s true, then why did one of them mace my friend in the face?”

A teacher said she witnessed a colleague hitting a child in the stomach after the child hit him; throwing out toddlers’ food after they dropped or threw it; yelling at kids; and pushing several children into snowbanks while they were playing outside.

The locally owned hotel at 25 Cherry Street will reopen this spring with a new name. It’ll also have a new restaurant, taking over for Bleu Northeast Kitchen. www.sevendaysvt.com/food-drink/f...

Album Review: The husband-and-wife art-pop duo from Plattsburgh, N.Y., returns with the first half of a concept record on the art of aging together. www.sevendaysvt.com/music/albums...

Explore seven family-friendly events in Vermont this season, including the Owl Festival at VINS. www.sevendaysvt.com/guides/kidsv...

They say the surest way to a man’s heart is through his stomach, but what if partners have different tastes? Here’s advice for making mutually satisfying meals. www.sevendaysvt.com/arts-culture...

Vermont and Québec farmers benefit from partnering to sell regional organic veg to Whole Foods Market and other large accounts. Could politics put that at risk? www.sevendaysvt.com/food-drink/a...

In her highly subjective — and very funny — hater's guide, Chelsea Edgar wonders: If societies get the restaurants they deserve, what does the small plates trend say about Vermont? www.sevendaysvt.com/arts-culture...

After eight years, the James Beard semifinalist leaves Honey Road and Grey Jay to make sweet and savory pastries at the Hinesburg nursery’s 2-year-old bakery. www.sevendaysvt.com/food-drink/f...

Kate Niemczyk, owner of the Bunny Bin, rescues donated stuffed animals in need of some love, then fixes them up and finds them new homes. www.sevendaysvt.com/guides/kidsv...

Migrant farmworkers find community in "La Liga," a filmmaker peeks inside the "Sugarhouse," and White River Junction loves its "Meze on Main Street." www.sevendaysvt.com/on-screen/th...

Ready for a culinary road trip? Here are eight fresh spots from Manchester to Greensboro, featuring fare from around the world. www.sevendaysvt.com/food-drink/f...

In this week's Food Issue, Burlington-area restaurant workers share the music that keeps them cooking. www.sevendaysvt.com/music/musicn...

"The gallery was chockablock bonkers, and that was before the cardboard eyeball costume," Alice Dodge writes. www.sevendaysvt.com/arts-culture...

In the Money Issue of Kids VT, Seven Days' quarterly parenting magazine: The federal Trump Accounts and Vermont’s Baby Bonds help parents create nest eggs for their children while instilling the habit of saving and investing. www.sevendaysvt.com/guides/kidsv...

Artist Leah Smith talks about tape as a medium, corporate humor and how people can contribute to a giant art project at a generic office space in Brattleboro. www.sevendaysvt.com/arts-culture...

In Vermont food news: City Market's downtown café will reopen in Burlington; Moogs Joint in Johnson has closed, but its sibling, Moogs Place in Morrisville, goes on. www.sevendaysvt.com/food-drink/f...