Basement Music Series and Little City Cider bring the tunes to Bennington By Tory Rich, Vermont Country If you’ve been in the Bennington area over the last few years, one of the most common complaints you used to hear — fair or…
Read More →Lake Paran a natural destination for summer recreation
By Gen Louise Mangiaratti, Vermont Country. NORTH BENNINGTON — Where did you learn to swim? For many locals and visitors to the area of North Bennington, the answer is Lake Paran. “I get all the time, when I tell people that I’m…
Read More →Local bees find sweet spots: meet your local beekeepers
By Telly Halkias, Vermont Country correspondent. BENNINGTON — There is a time of year when this Vermont writer waits with great anticipation for a small package to quietly arrive on his porch in the early morning hours, free of charge and delivered…
Read More →By Danielle M. Crosier, Vermont Country Magazine. SHAFTSBURY — Fiber farmer and educator Tammy White of Wing and a Prayer Farm in Shaftsbury is sitting at the old wooden spinning wheel in her home-based workshop — her feet are methodically treading the…
Read More →Meet the DJs at WEQX: The last alt-independent radio station in the country
By Gordon Dossett, Vermont Country Magazine. MANCHESTER — Marilyn Monroe, faced with the scandal of having posed nude for a calendar, retorted: “It’s not true that I had nothing on. I had the radio on.” Given a fleeting image of a naked…
Read More →Friendships ‘budding’ in the cannabis industry
By Chris Mays, Vermont Country Magazine. Scott Sparks, owner of Vermont Bud Barn and Vermont Hempicurean, has built many long and strong relationships through his approximately seven years involved in the Vermont hemp and cannabis community. Around April 2017, he attended his…
Read More →Local as Tourist: ‘Birds of the fist’ … Green Mountain Falconry School is a glimpse into the glorious past
By Gordon Dossett, Vermont Country Magazine. MANCHESTER — Do we locals ever act as tourists at home? A tourist dives into some of the best spots of a place, eager to experience what it has to offer. Too often, I settle into a…
Read More →By Bob Audette, Vermont Country BENNINGTON — When folks mention the name of writer Shirley Jackson, what often comes to mind is “The Lottery” or “The Haunting of Hill House.” “The Lottery,” published in The New Yorker in 1948 and written while…
Read More →By Chris Mays, Vermont Country Jacki Murano, owner of Southern Vermont Realty, loves meeting new people and helping them fulfill their home ownership dreams. “Most of my clients become really good friends,” she said. “You spend a lot of time together through…
Read More →Lucia Rising blooms as a business By Chris Mays, Vermont Country DUMMERSTON — Last year, Lindsay Richard made flowers available via a roadside stand in front of her residence on Route 5 in Dummerston between Brattleboro and Putney. That was the bulk…
Read More →Scones and muffins at Guilford Country Store
By Bob Audette, Vermont Country Magazine GUILFORD — For Ali West, one of the new owners of the Guilford Country Store, stepping into the store is a return to her Vermont roots. “I’ve been in cafes and delis since I was 15…
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