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...
The public is invited to learn about the choices, challenges, and responsibilities that local journalists face at “That's News to Me: Covering Brattleboro Today,” a panel and audience discussion with local journalists who will share their experience, the values that drive them, and how they view their role in the community. The free event takes place on Friday, Aug. 6, starting at 5:30 p.m., at 118 Elliot on 118 Elliot St. A reception follows from approximately 7 to 8 p.m.
The eve of an event is a moment of great anticipation, trepidation, excitement, and anxiety. Why? An eve is the day or period of time immediately before an event or occasion. It is the time between events. Nothing has happened yet, so our imaginations can run wild, creating wide-ranging scenarios of what might come to be. One of the most famous “eve” stories in Western literature is Dickens' A Christmas Carol, when on Christmas Eve, Ebenezer Scrooge is presented with...
Next Stage Arts will present a double bill featuring "the reimagined historic spirituals and hymns of Walter Parks & The Unlawful Assembly, and "guitar noir"/"crime jazz" of Big Lazy, on Friday, Oct. 27 at Next Stage Arts, 15 Kimball Hill. Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 at the door. They are $10 livestream. Advance ticketing closes two hours before showtime. Doors open at 7 p.m., and the show will begin at 7:30 p.m. For more information, visit nextstagearts.org. To...
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