Back in the 1950s when I was a child if you wanted an ice cream soda or a sundae, you could head to one of the downtown Rutland drug stores. They had lunch counters where you could get sandwiches and […]
Category: Column
Rockin' The Region
Rockin’ the Region with the Kind Buds
Courtesy of Kitty Kindbud The Kind Buds are part of Killington Resort’s annual Dazed and Defrosted concert being held Saturday, April 23. This Saturday, April 23 is the 2nd Annual Dazed and Defrosted concert at Killington Resort—and it’s a must […]
The Outside Story
The Outside Story: The truth behind maple syrup color and flavor
By Dave Mance III Some years sugaring season goes by the book, which is to stay things start cold, and over the course of four to six weeks spring arrives gradually and consistently. In such a scenario, the syrup usually […]
Altitude Sickness
Saving the planet, one rooftop at a time
I am sitting down to dash this off on day 155 of skiing this year. This has by far been the best worst year of skiing I have ever seen. Cold nights, warm beautiful days and a huge thick slab […]
Generation Y
The return of the East
In case you hate basketball enough to have ignored the NBA so completely as to have missed this, in which case you probably shouldn’t actually read this particular column—the big storyline in the NBA this season was the Golden State […]
The Movie Diary
The beasts within
By Dom Cioffi Since the dawn of psychology, mankind has wondered, Is it nature or nurture that makes us who we are? Is it our genes or the environment in which we are reared that determines the kind of person […]
The Outside Story
The Outside Story: How loons winter
By Tiffany Soukup When I was a child, I looked forward to spending summers with my grandmother at our family cottage on a Canadian lake. Every year, as soon as I was out of the car, we would run to […]
Generation Y
Live from anywhere
There’s a new feature on Facebook that allows users to broadcast live video. Within the usual Facebook content parameters, the subjects of these videos can be anything, but so far, most of the broadcasters have turned their cameras onto themselves, […]
Altitude Sickness
Getting outside again
Getting outside again Before I get started, I just want to invite everyone down to the Earth Day Celebration from 3 to 6 p.m. on Wednesday, April 20, at the Rutland Winter Farmers Market, located at 251 West Street in […]
Column
Chariots of tire
By Daris Howard Hailee loved her job working at the nursing home, but there was one challenge she had a hard time with. That challenge went by the name of Bob. Hailee could handle cleanups, spills, and even the sometimes […]