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NBC5's Liz Strzepa announced as main weeknight news anchor
SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. — NBC5's Liz Strzepa has officially been announced as the station's new main co-anchor. Strzepa, who has worked at NBC5 for nearly a decade, will be sharing the anchor desk on weeknights with Brian Colleran at 5:00, 6:00, 10:00 and 11:00 p.m. “When I was hired...
Reinvented Deep City Brings Penny Cluse Café's Beloved Brunch Back to Burlington
The most beloved home fries in Burlington are back. The heaping mound of perfectly griddled potatoes topped with melted cheese, salsa, sour cream and green onions have a new name — and a new home. But they're still a Bucket-o-Spuds. The iconic Penny Cluse Café dish's new name, House...
Vermont’s Island Line Trail | The Bike Ride That Has It All
The magic of exploring a place on two wheels instead of four comes into full focus on Vermont’s Island Line Trail, a bike ride that’s a lesson in the art of going slow. Sure, you could cover this relatively flat, relatively easy distance in a couple of hours, but why? This is a journey made for meandering and stopping. And then stopping again. The views, after all, include both Lake Champlain and the Adirondack Mountains, not to mention sailboats, lighthouses, and killer sunsets. And the sights are as varied as the terrain. You’re in a city. You’re on a paved path. You’re on an island. You’re on…the water? In a sense, yes.
Burlington’s Blue Cat Steak & Wine Bar Closes After 18 Years
Blue Cat Steak & Wine Bar closed in April after an 18-year run at 1 Lawson Lane in Burlington. Owner Mariasha Giral announced the news in a goodbye letter printed in Seven Days but otherwise declined to comment. As of last week, the only other confirmation of Blue Cat's closure...
Lucky 13: A baker's dozen acts worth checking out at this year's Waking Windows festival
One of the great things about an intimate music festival like Waking Windows is getting the chance to see old bands, and old friends, you haven’t seen in a while, letting you catch up and add some new good times to those good old days. Another great thing about an intimate music festival...
Soundbites: Waking Windows Returns
Things were looking pretty dismal for the state of music fests in Vermont this time last year. The Burlington Discover Jazz Festival had been cut in half, Grand Point North was MIA, and Waking Windows was rumored to be disappearing. Easily the coolest thing to happen to Winooski since the...
Smoking dope and eating chips at UPB’s SpringFest with Peach Pit
“Smoking dope and eating chips this Saturday in Vermont for the University of Vermont 4/20 show. I dunno if it’s even a 4/20 event but if I’m there it’s gunna be.”. Peach Pit captioned an Instagram post with this line a few days before taking the stage on the Fleming green to celebrate SpringFest.
In ‘Painting the Town,’ Julie Davis Pays Tribute to Johnson Landmarks
A classic prompt for aspiring wordsmiths is "write what you know." For Burlington-based artist Julie Davis, it's "paint what you see." That's why she captured on canvas the village of Johnson, its notable architecture and scenic rivers during a 2013 residency at the Vermont Studio Center. Those images, and others she created more recently, comprise the aptly named exhibit "Painting the Town: Iconic Landmarks of Johnson, Vermont" at Minemå Gallery.
Video: Vermont Stage Presents 'tick, tick... BOOM!'
Vermont Stage’s tick, tick... BOOM! runs May 1 through 26 at Main Street Landing in Burlington. An aspiring composer questions his life choices on the eve of his 30th birthday. This autobiographical musical by Jonathan Larson, the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning composer of Rent, is the story of an artist and the sacrifices he makes to hold onto his dreams.
7 Best Things to See at the Shelburne Museum in Shelburne, Vermont
With 45 acres and tens of thousands of objects on display, Vermont’s Shelburne Museum is New England’s best treasure hunt. Here are seven of the best things to see when you visit. To someone who has never visited Shelburne Museum: Forget what you think a museum is. Instead,...
Through Arts Such as Weaving, Older Vermonters Reflect on Their Lives and Losses
On Wednesday mornings in Shelburne, five women gather to weave fibers symbolizing the tapestries of their lives. During a recent session, Nancy Rissler, 67, finished weaving a series of letters at the base of her loom, representing the first initials of her mother's 11 siblings. "Putting in the yarn, taking...
Listen: Mike Gordon Offers Grateful Dead Classics at Nectar’s (A Gallery + Recap)
Last night, Nectar’s in Burlington, Vt., hosted Grateful Tuesday, the final chapter of Dobb’s Dead’s April residency at The Green Mountain State venue. The April 30 lineup brought together featured players such as Rob Compa, Chuck Jones, Joe Agnello, Ryan Clausen, Jess Leone, Ali McGuirk, Lara Cwass, and namesake Josh Dobbs, and an unbilled guest, Phish’s Mike Gordon, who sat in on a pair of classic Grateful Dead covers.
Internationally renowned composer Nico Muhly comes home to Vermont with piece for VSO
Nico Muhly is a world traveler. The composer was home in New York when he spoke with the Burlington Free Press in early April, but on the days before and after that conversation his itinerary included trips to Paris, Los Angeles and London. When he’s home, though – not home...
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