Regardless of which corner of the globe you’re reading this in, there is no denying we are in a dramatically different timeline. In many ways, we’ve lived so lifetimes in these past five years that 2019 seems like an eternity ago. It seems that people have become ideologically captured, emotionally dysregulated, and completely disconnected from…

Saturday, May 10 at 7 p.m.—KILLINGTON—Chad Hollister and his good friend Jeff “Primo” Poremski are playing Mission Farm in Killington for an intimate, limited-seating concert. I’ve known Chad for 25 years and have always liked his music. My favorite music is music that moves you, and his definitely does. There’s a message behind his music,…

Hank Azaria is bringing his Bruce Springsteen show to the Paramount Theatre this Saturday, May 3, at 7 p.m. Alongside him will be the EZ Street Band. This is a show not to be missed. You may not know Hank musically, but he has four Primetime Emmy Awards for The Simpsons, another for his recurring…

Housing and homeless advocates are missing the big opportunity to solve the homelessness crisis in Vermont by focusing on hotel vouchers instead of a real solution that would result in finding homes for everybody who needs one, preparing them for their tenancy, staying with them to ensure that they remain housed, and partnering with landlords…

Before we dive into this week’s theme—public engagement in the TIF district process—we wanted to provide a short update. On Monday, April 21, the Rutland City Board of Aldermen approved a modification to the TIF District, as requested by the Vermont Economic Progress Council (VEPC). With that change in place, VEPC has officially approved the…

It’s a challenge.  For years, we’ve been spring skiing the same trail in the same way with the same lines. You knew the bumpers would hold court on the skier’s left, both on the middle and bottom sections. Man, do they love that final section where they could show off for the Umbrella Bars. It…

“You are never too old to set another goal or dream a new dream”-C.S. Lewis  According to the Gregorian Calendar, the month of May is named after Maia, the goddess of springtime and growth. Historically, the gentle warmth of the month caused flowers to bloom, crops to sprout, and people to dance. Children made garlands…

Downtown Rutland had quite a few “specialty stores” in the ‘50s and ‘60s. They were a nice addition to the department stores, and their specialties made for a full downtown shopping experience. One of the more unique “specialty” stores testifies to a woman’s accessory from that period that would not be needed in today’s world.…

During my formative years, my mother made me attend church fairly regularly. I had to sit in the pew for the first several years, but when I got old enough, I was ushered into the world of an altar boy. (For those uninitiated, an altar boy (or girl) generally assists the priest during the Eucharist…

Fractals are sometimes referred to as a “visual representation of math.” They can be observed in the spatial arrangements found in many familiar forms, patterns, and shapes in nature: from the branching of trees, ferns, river systems, and lightning to the patterns found in leaves, seedheads, crystals, seashells, snowflakes, clouds, hurricanes, and geologic terrain. The…

Do you feel that? Peace, calm, and serenity. Strangely, amid some of astrology’s most historical skies, this week brings the chance to catch your breath and slow down a bit.  That isn’t to say that things will actually get slower because they won’t, far from it, in fact. Consider this week a bit like an…

Seth Rogan and Evan Goldberg, the writers, directors, and executive producers of the new series "The Studio," now streaming on Apple+, have cultivated their long tenure within the Hollywood system to create a comedic gem of a show where every episode seems wildly outlandish yet is more than likely based on truth.  Making a show…

On June 11, 2023, a tanker truck full of gasoline was traveling on Philadelphia’s Interstate 95 when it approached an off-ramp and overturned. The truck spilled 2,500 gallons of gasoline mixed with ethanol, which then ignited. Philadelphia Fire Captain Boyd reported, “Every square foot of the underpass was nothing but flame.” The fire ran into…

When I went to Kent Pond the other week to launch for the first time, I was all stoked to enjoy the beauty of nature right from the boat launch. But the joke was on me because right behind the treasured bench was a bag of unattended—you guessed it—dog poop. How nice of someone to…

Over the years, I’ve told my son at least a thousand times, “It’s a puzzle, figure it out.” Borne of necessity, I used the phrase to promote action in my child, given that his first response to difficulty, traditionally, was to either give up or make a half-hearted attempt. Because of his laissez-faire attitude, my…