The Charter House Coalition operates a shelter and food kitchen for the greater Middlebury area, providing Addison County with a relief center for homelessness. Opened in June of 2006, the Coalition has grown to offer an array of services, including case management for residents and referrals to external ...
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Domino’s Pizza adds to limited late-night food options for Middlebury students
By Dylan Mcginty | January 15, 2026Domino’s Pizza opened a new location in Middlebury at 40 Court Street on Dec. 29, offering a new spot for late-night food and delivery for students and town residents. The Domino’s is open from 10:30 a.m. to 12 a.m. during weekdays, and remains open until as late as 1 a.m. on weekends. The location, ...
Local beekeeper and author Kirk Webster featured at Ilsey Public Library VT Author Series
By Lila Deluca | December 4, 2025On Nov. 13, the Ilsey Public Library — in partnership with the Vermont Book Shop — hosted Kirk Webster for one of three author series events at the library’s temporary location at 30 Main Street. The event featured Webster’s new book titled “Many Best Kept Secrets: A Wonderful and Unusual ...
Students join farmworkers at Hannaford to call for adoption of Milk with Dignity program
By Laura Gomez | December 4, 2025On Saturday, Nov. 15, the entrance to the Middlebury Hannaford on Court Street was crowded with students, farmworkers, and Addison County residents rallying in support of Migrant Justice’s Milk with Dignity campaign. Participants gathered to urge the supermarket chain to join the farmworker-designed ...
Otter Creek Yoga Equity Project continues endeavors towards social justice
By Rohina Mahadik | December 4, 2025Since its launch in the fall of 2019, the Otter Creek Yoga Equity Project (YEP) has continued to provide a meaningful and welcoming space for BIPOC students and Middlebury town residents alike to relax and forge connections. Over the years, it has grown to be more than just an affinity space for recreation. ...
Distinguished monologist brings one-woman play to Middlebury
By Kai Arrowood | November 13, 2025On Friday, Nov. 7, critically acclaimed monologist Deborah Lubar put on her one-woman drama, “If You Were Really There” at the Town Hall Theater (THT). The full-length show, running nearly two and a half hours, was Lubar’s first in 25 years, she said in an interview with Zach Shivers, box office ...
True crime fanatics find community at library podcast club
By Dylan Mcginty | November 13, 2025If you stop by the Ilsley Public Library’s temporary location in the National Bank of Middlebury on the first Thursday of each month and overhear a group of about 10 of your neighbors talking about a serial killing or a kidnapping streak, know that you can probably still sleep peacefully. They’re ...
PhotoPlace Gallery showcases black and white photography with “Monochrome”
By Elisabeth Dellit | November 13, 2025Last week, PhotoPlace Gallery hosted its opening reception for “Monochrome,” the gallery’s newest exhibit. On Friday, Nov. 7, the gallery in the yellow house at 3 Park St. was warmly lit, beckoning visitors in from the chilly evening from 4:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m. People were welcome to view the gallery ...
Local coffee shop culture attracts college students to town
By Sage Keller | November 13, 2025Every Sunday morning, Lee McKinley ’27 is faced with a decision: Which coffee shop fits the day? Little Seed Coffee Roasters draws her in with homemade syrups and a quiet downstairs perfect for focus. Royal Oak Coffee tempts with inventive flavors and idiosyncratic options, such rose-water drinks. ...
InterVarsity Christian Fellowship connects college and local Christians
By Ella Callahan | November 6, 2025The transition to college for new students on campus is not always easy, and support from peers with commonalities is invaluable. One club that has made it a priority to build this sort of supportive community for Middlebury students — both on campus and in town — is the InterVarsity Christian Fellowship ...
Skatepark project moves forward with community support despite challenges
By Dylan Mcginty | November 6, 2025The Middlebury Skatepark Project, a non-profit dedicated to advocating for the construction of a concrete skate park in town, aims to see the project completed by 2028 in Recreation Park, located directly across from Mary Hogan Elementary School on Mary Hogan Drive. The nonprofit’s team began hosting ...
CobWeb Antiques opens on Main Street
By Izzy Ronda | November 6, 2025CobWeb Antiques opened its doors at 60 Main Street, the former location of Buy Again Alley, on Sunday, Oct. 26. Owners Gary and Jill DeVoe of New Haven have long dreamed of running their own antique store, and they’ve finally found the spot to showcase the carefully curated collection they’ve built ...
Spooktacular returns to “haunt” Main Street
By Langan Garrett and Elisabeth Dellit | October 31, 2025Children dressed as witches, skeletons, princesses and superheroes filled the Middlebury Town Green on Sunday, Oct. 26, before marching through downtown Middlebury for their annual Spooktacular.
Vermont Cookie Love opens new location downtown
By Sage Keller | October 30, 2025Vermont Cookie Love opened its second location on 40 Main Street, the former Chim Chimney location, in downtown Middlebury on Oct. 23, bringing its signature warm cookies and award-winning creemees close enough to campus that one student playfully called it “dangerous.”
Cyclists spin connection in Middlebury Slow Rollers chapter
By Miles Borne | October 30, 2025On Wednesday evenings throughout the summer and fall, a line of cyclists have gathered outside Little Seed Coffee Roasters on Merchants Row to embark on a bike ride. At 6 p.m., the group starts their ride together, cruising along backroads and quiet trails for what has quickly become one of the town’s ...

















