by DJ Dave Hoffenberg Team Canada’s mission: To go where no ski / drinking team has gone before. To travel in style. To pretend to party like rock stars. To be kind, friendly, and cordial. To embrace the culture, friendliness, […]
Category: Column
Column, Looking Back
Looking Back: The cars in my life
by Mary Ellen Shaw As I was visiting with friends recently the conversation turned to the cars we have had over the years. For most of us at the table the earliest memories went back to the 1950s. I remember […]
Column, The Movie Diary
The Movie Diary: Fantasy Island
Spreading the love by Dom Cioffi I remember hearing a faint cough as I passed by a coworker’s desk last week. It was the kind of cough where you can hear the phlegm inside the lungs; the kind of cough […]
Column, Money Matters
Money Matters: What do your taxes pay for?
Taxes are one of the biggest budget items for most taxpayers, yet many have no idea what they’re getting for their money. We all want to mitigate taxes and make sure you pay exactly what you owe – and not […]
Column, The Outside Story
The Outside Story: Frozen frogs underfoot
By Brett Amy Thelen Every once in a while, as I’m tramping through the winter woods on my snowshoes, it occurs to me that I am walking on top of frogs. In winter, our thoughts naturally turn to the species […]
Column
Behind the scenes: ski tuning supports passions
By Duncan W. Campbell Editor’s Note: This article is part of a partnership in which Castleton University student journalists are teaming up with University of Vermont students to provide news stories for local papers. The program is funded by a […]
Column, Featured, Living the Dream
POW in the darkness
By Merisa Sherman The morning started with freshies. Road crew was working so hard, but had yet to plow my road. It was just gorgeous — an untouched ribbon of white, so inviting as the snow reached from treeline to a […]
Column, Rockin' The Region
Rockin the Region with Rose-Garcia (a.k.a. Shakey Graves)
By DJ Dave Hoffenberg The Subaru Winterfest is coming to Bear Mountain and the free Saturday concert at 2:30 p.m. is Shakey Graves. Sunday at 1:45 p.m. is Vermont’s own, The Tenderbellies. I had the pleasure of speaking with Alejandro […]
Column, Movie Diary
The Movie Diary: Downhill
Stepping into the bigtime by Dom Cioffi Last week, I traveled to Dallas, Texas, for a business event. It was a quick trip that involved one very long day mingling with people. I arrived the afternoon prior and had dinner […]
Column
Creating a silk purse from sow’s ear
There is a tree planting mantra that says “right tree in right place” and, if not followed, results in the title of this article. As tree warden I take that mantra seriously and while I have no control over what […]