Courtesy of Dave Hoffenberg JARED JOHNSON There is a new music spot in Killington where you can feast on good food and good tunes. Capriccio Ristorante has live music on Friday and Saturday nights. This Saturday, don’t miss Jared Johnson […]
Category: Column
The Outside Story
Goshawk: apex accipiter
By Thomas Ames, Jr. “The Boke of St. Albans,” a 15th century sportsman’s handbook, decreed that only a nobleman could hunt with a falcon, but a mere yeoman might settle for a goshawk. “In the talons there was death,” wrote […]
Generation Y
To feel sorrow
Have you ever encountered a situation in which, upon hearing that some misfortune has befallen a friend or acquaintance (a breakup, a death in the family, a lost wallet), you’ve felt compelled to say something like “I’m so sorry” to […]
The Movie Diary
The Movie Diary: Slip sliding away
By Dom Cioffi Many years ago, while I was at a friend’s wedding, I had an interesting conversation with an elderly gentleman about dying. But it wasn’t the “struggles of old age” kind of talk or a “what happens in […]
The Outside Story
The Outside Story: Have you seen a mountain lion?
By Madeline Bodin In the photo, the mountain lion lies on its side on the shoulder of a Connecticut parkway. Taillights shine in the distance. A Connecticut state trooper snapped the photo after a motorist had struck and killed the […]
Looking Back
Dancing through the years
All girls probably remember the first time they danced with a boy. And all boys probably remember the first time they danced with a girl. How could one forget? The adjective “awkward” is probably an accurate way to describe the […]
Altitude Sickness
An ode to snowmaking, and good equipment
By Brady Crain My old workhorse boots are Scarpa T-2 (a three buckle duckbilled telly boot); my new boots are Scarpa TX-Pro boots (Scarpa’s four buckle NTN/AT boot — it has a telly bellow, but it also has the little […]
Generation Y
The Netflix discrepancy
Ponder with me one of the great mysteries of the universe: how can it be that the 2012 romantic drama “The Best of Me,” starring Michelle Monaghan and James Marsden, has an average rating of 4.3 stars out of five […]
The Movie Diary
Lost in confusion
By Dom Cioffi This past Saturday, my son and I were driving around in my truck talking about life. He was curious about the different jobs I had over the years so I gave him a brief review. He listened […]
Rockin' The Region
Rockin’ the Region with Almost Easy, debuting at Wobbly
Courtesy of Dave Hoffenberg ALMOST EASY Almost Easy is making its Wobbly Barn debut this Friday night, Jan. 29 at 10 p.m. If you can’t make that, no worries because you get two nights with this great New Jersey band. […]