Liv, Love, Local: Smoke and Lola’s
By Olivia Mueller | January 25, 2024Smoke and Lola’s opened in Bristol, Vt. on Dec. 9, 2023 as the newest café in town, serving up breakfast, lunch and free soup five days a week.
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Vermont Maple Sugar Makers’ Association seeks state funding
By Ben Wagner | January 25, 2024The Vermont Maple Sugar Makers’ Association appeared before the Vermont State Legislature requesting direct funding and support on Friday, Jan. 12. The nonprofit organization aims to promote and protect Vermont’s maple sugaring industry, the largest maple industry in the country by a factor of more ...
Former Middlebury administrator Esther Charlestin launches gubernatorial campaign
By Mandy Berghela | January 25, 2024On the steps of the Vermont statehouse, former Middlebury College employee and Middlebury Union Middle School administrator Esther Charlestin announced the launch of her gubernatorial campaign. Delivering the announcement on Friday, Jan. 5, Charleston became the first Democrat to throw their name in ...
Yoga Equity Project aims to increase BIPOC access at Otter Creek Yoga
By Abeera Riaz and Maggie Reynolds | January 25, 2024A local yoga studio launched a Yoga Equity Project in an effort to address the disparities in access to yoga education. The program actively encourages and financially supports Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) in attending yoga classes at the Otter Creek Yoga Studio.
Skiing, reading and marveling: How Middlebury staff spends the winter
By Charlie Fisch | January 18, 2024As the days grow colder and the daylight hours shorten, everyone must find winter-friendly ways to spend their time. From hitting the snow to ski or snowshoe to indoor options such as knitting or reading by the fire, Middlebury College staff have a whole host of activities in their winter routine.
Sheldon Museum brings in Middlebury community through holiday train exhibit
By Edith Mauch | January 18, 2024The Lionel train exhibit, an annual tradition at the Henry Sheldon Museum, recently celebrated the 30th anniversary of its holiday train display. Residents of Middlebury and surrounding towns along with students, faculty and staff from the college visited the exhibit, which featured a three-level two-track ...
Expansion of childcare centers to add over one hundred spots for local children
By Madeleine Kaptein | January 18, 2024Vermont’s widely acknowledged, ongoing childcare crisis continues to create challenges for Middlebury College faculty and staff with young children, who are not guaranteed childcare spots. Two recent developments in childcare projects in Middlebury will offer partial alleviation of the issue, reflecting ...
Local photographer Caleb Kenna captures a wide audience
By Emily Hogan | January 18, 2024For local artist Caleb Kenna, making a career of photography is a great way to interact with the world. While Middlebury might know Kenna’s photographs of the town of Middlebury and the Middlebury campus through their frequent features on the college’s social media accounts, his photos have a much ...
Midd Night Stroll returns to downtown Middlebury for 2023 festivities
By Alexa Bryant | December 7, 2023Midd Night Strolls is back this year, welcoming students and community members to enjoy discounted deals in stores, live performances, illuminated falls and holiday cheer.
Liv, Love, Local: Werner Tree Farm
By Olivia Mueller | December 7, 2023Werner Tree Farm, a family-operated Christmas tree farm in Middlebury, has been selling cut-your-own trees and spreading holiday cheer since 1986. Over the past few years, the Werner family has worked to improve their sustainability practices and diversify the farm’s offerings.
Town hall theater prepares to begin new construction
By Edith Mauch | December 7, 2023The Town Hall Theater, a focal point for the town of Middlebury and college students alike, is expanding. But the theater is no stranger to change. Since the 1800s, it has held space for a variety of community spaces, including an opera house, town offices and a failed furniture store. In its current ...
Middlebury community responds to shooting of three Palestinian students in Burlington
By Julia Pepper | December 7, 2023Tahseen Ali Ahmad and Kinnan Abdalhamid went to visit their close childhood friend Hisham Awartani’s family in Burlington, Vt. over Thanksgiving break from college. All three men were shot while walking down the street on Nov. 25 while two of them were wearing keffiyehs, patterned scarves that symbolize ...
Behind the label: Woodchuck Cider
By Charlie Keohane | December 7, 2023While perusing the grocery store or scanning a Middlebury party, you can’t miss the iconic Woodchuck Cider label. With dozens of flavors and local Vermont charm, Woodchuck Cider, which is operated out of Middlebury, continues to grow after the Covid-19 pandemic and strengthen its connection to the ...
Elli Parr Jewelry expands to Middlebury, aiming to build connection with local community
By Sophia Shen | November 16, 2023Middlebury students and residents no longer have to travel to Shelburne, Vt. or look online to find merchandise from Elli Parr, a hand-crafted jewelry business.
Senior living community in Middlebury serves Vermont’s aging population, providing variety of care, activities
By Edith Mauch | November 16, 2023A senior living community in Middlebury aims to serve the large elderly population in the state by providing independent living, assisted living, memory care and temporary care. Located off Route 7 on Lodge Road, The Residence at Otter Creek houses over one hundred seniors from the Addison County area. ...
Liv, Love, Local: American Flatbread
By Olivia Mueller | November 16, 2023A mainstay of the Middlebury restaurant scene since 2002, American Flatbread launched a creative Sunday brunch this past March to complement its dinner menu of customizable flatbreads, salads and desserts. The brunch menu consists of not only flatbread pizzas, but also a range of brunch-specific pastries, ...
Liv, Love, Local: Snowcap Cold Brew
By Olivia Mueller | November 9, 2023Dreamt up by two roommates sharing a passion for perfecting an energizing cold brew concentrate in 2016, Snowcap Cold Brew now produces a variety of canned brews stocked at over 100 locations across Vermont. While Lucas Lundell and Adam Marchesseault co-founded the business, Lundell has been running ...
Ilsley Public Library aims to build community through programs this fall
By Katrina Schwarz | November 9, 2023From poetry workshops to discussions on reproductive rights, the Ilsley Public Library in downtown Middlebury is offering a broad range of events this fall.
Middlebury Maple Run half marathon draws 450 competitors, more than doubling last year’s participation
By Madeleine Kaptein | November 9, 2023The Middlebury Maple Run was extra sweet this year, with students and local residents of all age groups coming out this past Sunday, Nov. 5. to crowd the starting line to the run, dubbed “Vermont’s Sweetest Half Marathon & Relay.”
The Residence at Otter Creek holds holiday food drive for HOPE
By Julia Pepper | November 2, 2023A holiday food drive for the local organization Helping Overcome Poverty’s Effects (HOPE) is ongoing at The Residence at Otter Creek, a senior living community on Lodge Road Middlebury. The charity drive began on Oct. 23 and will continue through Dec. 31. The food drive is one of the living ...