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Kids run off to join the circus
GREENSBORO, Vt. -- Fourteen-year-old Thula Martin knows exactly what she'll say if her teacher asks the class what they did this summer: "I ran away and joined the circus." She did, sort of.
Kids run off to join the circus
GREENSBORO, Vt. - Fourteen-year-old Thula Martin knows exactly what she'll say if her teacher asks the class what they did this summer: "I ran away and joined the circus." She did, sort of: Thula, a ninth ...
Escape city traffic for the Kingdom's calm shores
Has the traffic near Staples on Main Street driven you to the brink of sanity? Why not get out of town, and into the wilderness, with a drive to Vermont's Northeast Kingdom? This trip tours four lakes and a ...
Summer music: Classican virtuosos in Greensboro
Summer Music from Greensboro is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year with an exciting and varied series of five concerts in July and August, ranging from the powerful intimacy of chamber music at the ...
If you've been longing for the comedic side of "Gone with the Wind," you won't find it in the original novel or film, but you can enjoy a chuckle at the St.
GREENSBORO -- Taylor Wright-Sanson bounced and balanced on his unicycle under a circus tent one afternoon last week.
News and views from the Mad River Valley
The Bundy Center for the Arts in Waitsfield will be the first stop on this year's Circus Smirkus tour, June 30 at 7 p.m. and July 1 at 1 and 7 p.m. "We're thrilled to have the opportunity to host Circus Smirkus ...
It seems almost impossible that just a few days ago, nearly 30 kids showed up at Circus Smirkus's Greensboro headquarters with almost no idea what they'd be doing... and already-- they're mastering moves as ...
Pollinate This: Bees team up with elderberries to make a drink that cures
When the thickets burst with summer fruit, we fill our fridges with raspberries and blackberries, but fresh elderberries are hard to find in markets.
State sees rise in catalytic converter thefts from vehicles
Vermonters, like residents of other states, have seen a dramatic increase in the last year or so in the rate of a strange but annoying crime - the theft of catalytic converters from cars and trucks.
Jennifer Joyce Hill and Daniele Albertini were married Feb. 16, 2008, in a double-ring ceremony performed by Kahu Keoni Atkinson on the beach at Manini'owali on Kua Bay in Hawaii.
Despite gas costs, tourism appears steady so far over holiday weekend
Gas prices hovering close to $4 a gallon apparently didn't curb the number of people choosing to hit the Vermont blacktop and backroads to check out some of the artists' studios participating in Open Studio ...
SC Johnson warns of phony consumer rewards
“Domino Financial Trust Inc., P.O. Box 914, Greensboro, VT 19355-008.”
SC Johnson, the Wisconsin manufacturer of such household products as Glade, Shout, Windex, Off and Ziploc, is warning consumers this month about a fake bank check scam luring people into divulging their ... via The Baltimore Sun
Vermont State Police Department of Pu...
VICTIM: Sheila Rowell CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Walden, VT On May 5, 2008 Walden Fire Department responded to 4695 Route 15 in Walden, VT for a house fire. via Vermont State Police Department of Pu...
House in Walden damaged by fire
A house in Walden was severely damaged by an accidental fire, according to police. via Burlington Free Press
Senate bill to allow stronger beer in stores
“But we have brewers who are interested in making and selling these specialty beers here, but won't because the distribution just isn't worth it.”
Beer brewers and sellers across Vermont sometimes jokingly refer to it as the true economic stimulus package for the state. via Rutland Herald
Innovation makes a farm for all seasons
“There is always a lean time. But with proper storage many crops can keep for months. Actually, in the root cellar most of it just gets sweeter and sweeter and nicer and nicer.”
It's mud season in Northern Vermont. Some hillsides are green, others still piebald with old snow. via Boston Globe
A larger slice of the populace enjoys the finer cheeses
Here are some of the more significant recent trends and changes to the cheese world: Mainstreaming No longer are fine cheeses the provenance of specialty shops, or even the fancier food markets of the world ... via The Morning Call
“The number of people who have entered into the cheese industry is dramatic”
Aging cheese wheels sit on shelves at Jasper Hill Farm in Greensboro, Vt. Raw milk gives the artisanal cheese its distinct flavor, which varies from summer to winter, depending on if the cows are eating grass ... via The Knoxville News Sentinel
UVM dance program to hold student recital today, Saturday
The University of Vermont's departments of music and theater will present a dance recital called "Dancing Uphill" at 8 p.m. today and Saturday in Mann Gymnasium on the Trinity Campus. via Burlington Free Press