You deserve more ice-cream! That's the message from Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield founders of Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream, The dynamic duo have never been afraid to speak their mind on political and environmental issues, so it comes as no surprise that they're waging a war of words on one of th...

I’ve been interested in Vermont’s ongoing broadband woes for a while now. I lived there until I was 21, and have seen firsthand how disconnected the state can be from the rest of the country. It’s not only a cultural thing (though Vermonters’ continued obsession with jam-band...

I usually take a giant chill pill the months of January and February (ok, and maybe March too). I have never lived in a place without blizzards and tear-inducing wind chills. While that might be sad to folks who prefer equatorial breezes, I’ve generally enjoyed the cold times of the year as a seas...

The Vermont Country Store, known as the "Purveyors of the Practical and Hard-to-find," has shocked some of its customers by adding an "Intimate Solutions" section to its catalog that includes gels, vibrators and instructional sex videos. The company received over 600 letters complaining about the ne...

Local hip-hip mover and/or shaker Burnt MD has gotta be just about the hardest working musician in VT, hip-hop or otherwise. He's also one of the more aggressive promoters I've come across in my time behind this desk — and I've come across quite a few. Hardly a week goes by that he doe...

A young conservative just can't get in a festive mood....

Universal Healthcare is the feel good issue du jour for the Economic Left. Here in Vermont, it has taken the form of Catamount Healthcare. The goal of Catamount Healthcare is to get the number of Vermonters who are uninsured for healthcare down from 9.6% (which is where it was when the program start...

So another year has come and gone (and then some . . . sorry). And it was a pretty wild one at that: Obama thrashing McCain; The Not-So-Great Depression; discovering that Tom Brady is mortal after all. A wild, wild year, indeed. It was also an impressive year for music, in general. Although, when ha...

"As we strive to protect that which is so special about Vermont, we must recognize that a working landscape requires Vermonters to be actually working-- not simply admiring the view" - Governor Douglass' Inauguration Address Everyone recognizes that Vermont is having some budget problems and has to ...

This just in from the Department of Inevitability: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 8, 2009 PHISH ANNOUNCES FIRST SUMMER TOUR IN FIVE YEARS Online Ticket Request Period Is Underway; Tickets Go On Sale To General Public Weekend Of January 30th & 31st The Clifford Ball, A Seven-DVD Box Set, Scheduled...