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Nashville Producer (and Elvis' Bassist) Coming to St. Mike's

by Sally Pollak on October 17, 2017 at 6:30AM

could answer that better than I can. He seriously can.

At-Risk Midcentury House II Finds Buyer

by Amy Lilly on August 8, 2017 at 11:21AM

Set on a hill amid 80 acres of former farmland, House II was one of 10 houses Eisenman designed as theoretical experiments beginning in the late 1960s. Only four were built, and House II was the first.

Peacham Church Seeks Selfies

by Sally Pollak on June 6, 2017 at 12:42PM

The requirements for eligibility are broad: The church could be shot in any season and from any vantage point. The picture could be half a century old, or it might be shot next week.

Abenaki Women Teach Drumming

by Kymelya Sari on November 17, 2016 at 7:56AM

Sophomore Alexa von Essen was lounging in the area when she was persuaded to join the workshop. "It was actually really fun ... almost therapeutic, in a way," said the creative media major.

Vermont Artist Prepares Extinct Lion Skeleton

by Sadie Williams on September 30, 2016 at 12:05PM

every night before I go to sleep."

Exploring Vermont's Hippie Invasion

by Kevin J. Kelley on September 11, 2016 at 4:09PM

“It was a pivotal moment for me,” the 66-year-old legislator continued. “I made a decision to do everything I could in my lifetime to end homophobia — and to survive professionally.”

New Honor, New Project for Purple Hearts Reunited Founder

by Ken Picard on July 9, 2016 at 9:00AM

medals in one location," Fike adds, "so it could be the first of its kind.” Along with running the World War I project, Purple Hearts Reunited is still returning medals recovered from other wars, ranging from World War II to Iraq and Afghanistan. The group has already done 30 normal returns this year, and Fike projects they will do another 150 to 160 by year's end.

Revolutionary War Vet to Get New Gravestone

by Ken Picard on June 28, 2016 at 1:00PM

According to VTSSAR member Whitney Maxfield of Barre, the organization had previously learned of the desecration of Bassett's grave and wanted to submit a claim to the VA to get the headstone replaced. However, because the VA requires a surviving descendant to sign for the replacement stone, and VTSSAR was unaware of any, no paperwork was ever submitted.

Pop Art and Counterculture

by Rachel Elizabeth Jones on March 26, 2016 at 4:24PM

Crow's tone was thoroughly academic — no chirpy TedTalk incredulousness here. With ample detail, he delivered a firm, assertive argument that "LOVE" and "Viva Che" both used pop-art aesthetics to address the decade's conflicts — the former for first-world student rebellions, the latter for third-world national struggles.

Film: When Dad Is a Nazi

by Ethan de Seife on March 25, 2016 at 8:11AM

Komesar added, “I was on the edge of my seat the whole time. Not because it’s so dramatic beyond belief, but because you’re watching two men … forced to come clean.”

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