By Victoria Gaither It was a dream come true when Als Allan, a certified professional dog trainer and owner at Mountainside Mutts in Rutland on Route 4 took over the Norman Rockwell Museum building a year ago. “This building had […]
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Puzzles offer relaxation after day on the slopes
By Victoria Gaither When guests at the Trailside Inn in Killington return from a day of skiing, snowshoeing, or snowboarding, as well as a cozy fire, hot drink, or food, a jigsaw puzzle awaits them. “Our place feels like it’s […]
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Snowbowl gets new logo, improvements
By Victoria Gaither It’s out with the old and in with the new this ski season at Middlebury Snowbowl, located on Route 125 in Hancock. The Snow Bowl has a new logo, new snowmakers, and new behind-the-scenes improvements that will […]
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Growing Christmas trees is a labor of love
By Victoria Gaither With Christmas just weeks away, Florence Christmas tree farmer Mike Gecha is busy. Gecha owns and runs Whipple Hollow Farms, a family business that only started selling Christmas trees two years ago. He explained, “We had some […]
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New hair salon comes to Rutland for BIPOC clients
By Victoria Gaither A new female Black-owned hair salon is coming to Merchants Row in Rutland. Euphoric Hair Experience is angling to create a place for BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) clients to get their crown done — […]
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Chaffee to plant pollinator garden
By Victoria Gaither Work is in full bloom at the Chaffee Art Center on South Main Street in Rutland on the new pollinator gardens. In March, the Rutland County Audubon Society or RCAS received word that a 2022 collaborative grant […]
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Rutland residents celebrate pride month
By Victoria Gaither June is pride month when LGBTQIA2S, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, asexual, and two spirits community celebrate being themselves. The significance of June is to honor the 1969 Stonewall Uprising in Manhattan, which lead to a […]
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BIPOC hair clinic comes to Rutland – Juneteeth event is nearly sold out
By Victoria Gaither The NAACP Rutland Area Branch is hosting a second Juneteeth hair clinic for the BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) community this year after the first hair clinic last year was a success. “We provided hair […]
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Rutland Northeast school receives $25,000 grant
By Victoria Gaither Rutland’s Northeast Primary School students have benefitted a grant from the Children’s Literacy Foundation, also called CliF’s grant. The grant’s mission is to inspire kids’ love of reading, writing, and imagination. “The CLiF Grant is a $25,000 […]
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Schaffer starts modeling career
By Victoria Gaither Rutland’s Stefanie Schaffer signed with a modeling agency, Zebedee Talent, this year— an agency for people with disabilities and differences. Right away, she was signed with SKIMS, an American shapewear and clothing brand. “This campaign for SKIMS’ […]