RE: “Coming home” [Arts, June 13].
Grants Ferry is a very good read. I especially liked David Chase's sneaky sense of humor.
Fric Spruyt is a property owner and property manager in Brattleboro and a member of...
BRATTLEBORO-The recent eclipse that Vermonters were able to experience was beyond breathtaking. My husband and...
PUTNEY-As a physician and a hospice volunteer, I read with interest the recent article highlighting...
BELLOWS FALLS-I see as a huge problem the number of apartments and houses being used...
Organizers are accepting reservations for a Special Christmas Breakfast fundraiser to honor the memory of Deirdre Baker, a local cancer survivor and community volunteer who recently died in a fire. The Dec. 25 event at the Marina Restaurant will feature 100-person seatings at 8 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. for those who call 802-257-7563 no later than Wednesday, Dec. 20. Baker's friends are set to offer a by-donation buffet of scrambled eggs, pancakes, sausage, biscuits, gravy, fruit, coffee, tea, and juice.
When Tropical Storm Irene came through in 2011, my wife and I were snug in our West Brattleboro home and never even lost electrical power. Less than half a mile down the hill, however, the Whetstone Brook was flowing over the bridge at the bottom of Meadowbrook Road, already having irreparably damaged many mobile homes and severely impacted a number of important local businesses. I replay this scene three years later because it is a useful metaphor for being blind...
When the Brattleboro Arts Initiative (BAI) started in 1998, its primary mission was developing a thriving arts scene in the Brattleboro area. But when BAI took ownership of the Latchis Theatre and Hotel in 2003, running and maintaining the historic 1938 complex on Main Street immediately took precedence. Eight years later, the organization says it makes sense to take the name of what had become its main priority. So now, BAI has renamed itself Latchis Arts. The organization commissioned Jeff...
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