Change does not come easy in New England. We, as a people, take pride in our traditions, our celebrations and our festivals. Our weather might change at the drop of a hat, but a true New Englander knows what season is upon…
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By Jennifer Brandt, Vermont Country correspondent. BENNINGTON Bennington Museum After exploring fourteen galleries, a research library, and a 10-acre park with ever-changing sculptures, bring home a piece of the Bennington Museum that will last a lifetime. Show off your Jane Stickle quilt print tote…
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By Gena Mangiaratti, Vermont Country Magazine. BENNINGTON — If you’ve been in downtown Bennington, you may have stopped for a maple latte and even viewed the art at The Coffee Bar, which opened last year. But did you know that by night,…
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By Jennifer Brandt, Vermont Country correspondent. In the heart of Vermont’s charming landscape, where history mingles with culinary innovation, The Reluctant Panther stands as a testament to its past’s intricacies and the delightful complexities of its present. A place where the journey from a…
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Niramit Thai’s authentic experience By Jennifer Brandt, Vermont Country correspondent. BENNINGTON — Walking into Niramit, at 124 Elm St., Bennington, nestled within South Shire A Little Hotel, feels like stepping through a portal to another place and time. Drawing inspiration from diverse facets of Thai…
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By Miss Kitty. This kitty feels it her duty to ensure all travelers who pass through her beloved “Viridis Montis” secure lodgings both remarkable and civilized. Of course, it is difficult for one to find the latter of these requirements when local…
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NORTH BENNINGTON — It could be said that Michelle Samour’s art begins on the molecular level. In her studio in North Bennington, she walked Vermont Country through the process of papermaking, from fiber to pulp to drying into molds or sheets or…
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Hike the Bennington Triangle … if you dare By Bob Audette, Vermont Country Magazine. GLASTENBURY MOUNTAIN — Joseph Citro doesn’t want to scare you away from exploring the vanished town of Fayville, but he has one piece of advice for intrepid hikers. “I…
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By Jennifer Brandt, Vermont Country Magazine. As previously published in GreenMountain Cannabis News … The Vermont Bud Barn BRATTLEBORO — When Scott Sparks opened Vermont Hempicurean in 2018 in downtown Brattleboro, it was a crucial step in his long-term cannabis business strategy.…
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By Miss Kitty. This Kitty is sure there is no more romantic a season in Vermont than fall. Whether a Kitty has been tethered to the same old Tomcat for years, or whether she has perhaps just suffered rejection from an ungrateful…
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By Gordon Dossett, Vermont Country Magazine. MANCHESTER — We in the Northshire must admit: If Vermont relied on us for its reputation for craft beer, we’d be, well, crying in our beer. The state’s craft brewery with the greatest reputation — Hill…
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