RE: “Can a bicycle replace the family car?” [News, Nov. 7]:
A spot of inspiring news! If people in Vermont can ride bikes even in the winter, we certainly can here in California!
Rick Holmes, of Marlboro, is a retired newspaper editor and columnist. MARLBORO-Ho Chi Minh City,
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February marked a time of celebration for Jason Lively and Cory Bratton. In that month, first-time business owner, Lively, acquired Duo Restaurant at the corner of High and Main streets. Just up the hill, Bratton and business partner Samual Schwartzkoph expanded their catering business, A Vermont Table, to include a restaurant in the space formerly occupied by The Backside Cafe in the Midtown Mall. The menus revealed, the tableware set, the doors opened for business. And then, a global pandemic.
If you've ever been tormented by love - and who of us hasn't? - the early music group In Stile Moderno has created a concert just for you. “How Sweet the Torment: Madrigals of Monteverdi and his Contemporaries” will be offered Sunday, Jan. 21, at 6 p.m., at the Brattleboro Music Center, 72 Blanche Moyse Way. Tickets are $25-$10 and are available at the door. In Stile Moderno - the name means “in the modern style” - was founded in...
As a Brattleboro District 3 resident, I would like to warmly encourage all eligible voters to head to the polls on Tuesday, Aug. 28 and vote for Tristan Toleno. Tristan is a passionate and active advocate for Brattleboro, and I am confident his critical thinking and steadfast commitment will represent us well in Montpelier. In particular, I support his efforts to increase access to local, healthy, and affordable food options for our community and further developing a comprehensive local and...
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