Although the stills are not up and running quite yet, the restaurant at Still on the Mountain - Killington Distillery opened Aug. 21 with a selection of food, beer and wine. They’ll be open Fridays and Saturdays 3-9 p.m. Reservations can be made by calling 802-422-3595. After extensive renovations to the former Santa Fe Steakhouse located at 47 Old…

MANCHESTER—The Southern Vermont Arts Center is pleased to announce that it will be hosting new exhibitions in both Yester House and the Elizabeth de C. Wilson Museum. Yester House The late summer/early fall Yester House solo exhibitions, opened on Aug. 22, showcasing eight artists from around the region. Each artist was handpicked to show their…

An art contest sponsored by the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Dept. The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Dept. invites participants to get outside and help celebrate 100 years of Wildlife Management Area (WMA) conservation with an art contest commemorating Vermont’s legacy of wildlife-based recreation and healthy lands and waters. In 1920, Sandbar Wildlife Management Area in…

LUDLOW—School closings, stay home orders, social distancing and other aspects of the coronavirus pandemic have brought Vermont families back together. Our youngest children now need more things to do at home than ever before. The Dolly Parton Imagination Library can help preschool children cope with the “new normal.” Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is a book gifting program…

The Rutland County Humane Society (RCHS) is fortunate to get a lot of community support and there are many people who want to help the  organization and the animals they  care for. Here are a few easy ways supporters can help RCHS. Shop at Amazon using AmazonSmile and select RCHS as your charity of choice.…

Aug. 29-30—Catamount Trails Association has called its Northeast Delta Dental Race To The Top Of Vermont the hardest race anyone can do, and that statement is even more true this year. This year, since playing together safely is out, they’ve gone virtual. The plan is pretty simple. Participants earn chances to win a bunch of sweet prizes by accumulating…

Virtual forum held Aug. 27 in Rutland The coronavirus pandemic has hit Vermonters and their communities hard. As the summer brings re-openings and a partial restart of the economy, coming together to discuss strategies that accelerate recovery and build ongoing resilience is vital. The Local Solutions and Community Action Team established by Gov. Phil Scott…

You are cordially invited to participate in the 1st annual Till I Die “Member Guest HappyShack” Open Invitational Golf Tournament. Hosted by the Killington Golf Course, 227 E Mountain Rd, this will be a charity tournament to benefit Vermont Adaptive and one helluva good time. Please join on Thursday Aug. 27 at 11 a.m. for…

Located within Pine Hill Park in Rutland, the Pine Cone Adventure Forest is a magical trail that consists of 12 natural play stations with interesting themes and interactive play suggestions such as “Stick City,” “Stump Hop,” and “The Troll Bridge.”  The winning design will be used to inspire its new Pine Hill Adventure Forest T-Shirt!…

Sunday, Aug. 30 at 11 a.m.—Rhonda Lenair, known as “the healer of addictions,” reknowned medical intuitive, and founder of the Self(s) Healing Experience (SHE) will host a conference call on Aug. 30 from 11 a.m. -12 p.m.  SHE is a transformational life changing encounter renown for producing predictable miracles. Through what SHE offers privately, self-destructive, …

Aug. 28- Oct. 9—BRANDON— The Brandon Artists Guild (BAG) is open for business and featuring a new exhibit by ceramic artist-member Dasha Kalisz. A Space Within, runs from Aug. 28 through Oct. 9.  The exhibit opens with a free reception to meet the artist on Friday, Sept. 4 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Covid…

Montpelier, South Burlington, and Rutland offices will re-open for visits by appointment only Governor Phil Scott and the Vermont Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) announced the reopening of the Montpelier, South Burlington, and Rutland offices to the public by appointment only using a new online scheduling system on Aug. 25. “Throughout the COVID-19 State of…

The Conservation Law Foundation, the Connecticut River Conservancy, the Lake Champlain Committee, Vermont Conservation Voters, and the Vermont Natural Resources Council called on the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources (ANR) today to issue the Three-Acre General Permit, ending its two-year delay on a key piece of the state’s Clean Water Act and Lake Champlain cleanup…

The Agency of Commerce and Community Development (ACCD) has announced the launch of the Restart Vermont Marketing and Stimulus Grant Program.  The program will provide $500,000 of Federal Coronavirus Relief Funds as grants to organizations for efforts and activities related to economic recovery, consumer stimulus, marketing or tourism projects to support businesses that have suffered economic harm due to the Covid-19 pandemic. “Nobody knows their community…

By Patrick Leahy I'm hearing it from Vermonters every day, and with increasing urgency. From Bennington to South Newfane, to South Burlington, to Newport, to Windsor, to West Dover: People from all walks of life are rightly concerned about the threats to the mail service that we used to take for granted - the best…