By Julia Purdy At the end of River Street in Rutland, where East Creek and Otter Creek converge, flocks of Canada geese gather and fishermen drop their lines. The confluence is a spot rich in nostalgia. As of March 23, […]
Category: Column
Looking Back
The days of typewriters and mimeographs
Oh, how life has changed over the years! You don’t give it much thought until you stop and think about the “then and now.” As I sit at my computer I recall the days of my high school typing class. […]
The Movie Diary
Good v. Good
By Dom Cioffi It’s spring break season, which means that millions of people across the country either head to the mountains or the beaches for fun and frivolity. My family opted for the mountains this year – the Rocky Mountains, […]
Rockin' The Region
Rockin’ the Region with Guy Burlage
Last week I wrote about Frank Chase who has been playing Killington since 1978. I thought that was the longest tenure of my article subjects, but this week I got to speak with Guy Burlage, who can top that since […]
Rockin' The Region
Rockin’ the Region with Frank Chase
By Robin Alberti FRANK CHASE Sadly, a local music legend is sailing off into the sunset, literally. Frank Chase, minus a possible future guest appearance, will be playing his last few gigs in Killington this week. He has taken a […]
Column
The Mountain Journal: Savoring mountain excapes
By Tony Crespi Flying my mom from Southern New England over the mountains into Northern New England for lunch late last spring she smiled. Spotting numerous ski resorts dotting the landscape we all grinned as we quickly traversed the airspace […]
The Movie Diary
Don’t judge a book
By Dom Cioffi A little over a year ago, I overheard my niece and her friend talking about their desire to get tattoos when they turned 18. They were boasting about the different designs they were considering and how each […]
The Outside Story
The Outside Story: How are caves created?
By Susan Shea To enter the cave, we donned hard hats and descended a vertical drop with the aid of a rope. We crawled on our knees and bellies through a wet, narrow passageway, emerging into a large underground chamber […]
Column
Easter holiday hazards for pets
Submitted Experts caution against purchasing cute baby animals as gifts, unless you are committed to their life-long care. By M. Kathleen Shaw, DVM, Vermont Veterinary Medical Association Easter comes early this year, and it is important to know that while […]
Generation Y
Skeuomorphic television
A “skeuomorph” is a design feature transferred from a traditional object to a newer iteration of the same device for the purpose of continuity of appearance rather than utility. Technically obsolete details once intrinsic to the construction of the object […]