It’s the first weekend of spring, and the streets of South End brim with people who’ve spent much of the last three months indoors. They walk their dogs along the Rail Trail, drink beers on the patio at Trolley Barn, and peruse the shops inside Atherton Mill. To the left of Not Just Coffee, at
Read MoreBy Vermont Community Foundation Nominations are being accepted for the eighth annual $15,000 Con Hogan Award for creative, entrepreneurial, community leadership. The award is a tribute to Hogan’s commitment to public service and is intended to encourage leaders who share his vision of a better Vermont — one that places the highest value on the
Read MoreBy Staff Champlain Valley Union High students arrived at school to find members of the Hinesburg Police Department on duty after a shooting threat. Champlain Valley Union High School According to police, they received information at 9:30 p.m. last night, Wednesday, May 25, that a Burlington High School student threatened to “shoot up the school.”
Read MoreBy Scooter MacMillan, Editor An outcry over his vote on Proposal 5 has caused Rep. Mike Yantachka to reverse his position on the proposed state constitutional amendment and, at least in part, motivated another Charlotte resident to run against him in the August primary. Proposal 5 would add language to the Vermont Constitution protecting personal
Read MoreBy Scooter MacMillan, Editor Although Selectboard Chair Jim Faulkner broke three ribs when a large landscaping mower flipped over on him, the accident could have been much worse. Faulkner spent four nights in the hospital and is still in a good bit of pain, but he’s back at work, presiding at this past Monday’s selectboard
Read MoreSeemingly Overzealous founders Jessica Berresse and Garrett Tichy Seemingly Overzealous, a dairy-free ice cream brand, will open its first brick-and-mortar location at Camp North End. Garrett Tichy and Jessica Berresse, the couple behind this venture, met in 2020 and connected over a shared love of ice cream. Their first date included taste-testing an ice cream
Read MoreAfter a two-year hiatus, the convention returns to celebrate four decades of comic book culture and community ILLUSTRATION BY DUSTIN HARBIN In the beginning … In 1977, Shelton Drum, an ambitious 23-year-old, hosted a small comics show at Eastland Mall. The Charlotte Mini-Con was an opportunity for comic book collectors and dealers to gather and
Read MoreBy Cathy Hunter and Ruah Swennerfelt Sustainable Charlotte recently completed two popular annual community-resilience projects ― a repair café and electronic waste recycling. The Repair Café was held on April 30 at the Charlotte Congregational Church. The atmosphere was festive, the room filled with laughter and conversations. People from 56 households brought their electronics, lamps,
Read MoreBy Maj Eisinger, Charlotte Food Shelf This wonderful community continues to work together to support all who live in and love this town. Many thanks to Sustainable Charlotte, the Charlotte Grange and the Charlotte Library for sponsoring the Repair Café. The Repair Café was a resounding success and we are grateful for the monetary and
Read MoreBy Scooter MacMillan, Editor Baseball CVU 7, Mount Mansfield 0On Monday, May 2, two Champlain Valley pitchers — Braedon Jones and Jared Anderson — teamed up to pitch a no hitter against Mount Mansfield. Jones went five innings, notching 13 strikeouts against one walk. Anderson went two innings with four strikeouts and two walks.Jones contributed to
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