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Five Elements Salon & Day Spa manager buys spa
When Five Elements Salon & Day Spa owner Kelly Sweck decided it was time to retire she decided the ideal buyer was the person who had been running the spa for the past five years: her manager Sarah Lemery. The sale of the business was finalized in May. Lemery said...
Jimmy Buffett, Grateful Dead, Foreigner and Journey tribute bands headline free series
RUTLAND, Vt. — A popular and long-running free concert series is returning to downtown Rutland. The Friday Night Live shows for 2024 kick off Friday, July 26 with Captain Mike and the Shipwrecked, a nine-piece Jimmy Buffett tribute band. There will also be food trucks and activities for families on Center Street and Merchants Row, including a free bouncy house for kids.
Friday Night Live kicks off with Captain Mike and the Shipwrecked and Rutland’s best shopping and entertainment
July 26, 2024, 5 p.m.—RUTLAND—Rutland’s favorite concert series returns this summer with free performances in downtown! Friday Night Live 2024 kicks off on July 26 with Captain Mike and The Shipwrecked, followed by Zach Nugent’s Dead Set on Aug. 16, and Foreigners Journey on September 6. The series takes place on Center Street and Merchants Row, transforming downtown Rutland into an amphitheater-like concert venue with great acoustics.
Vermont: Where There’s A Fish For Everyone
On a cool, overcast day, I cast my line into the swift waters of East Creek, a small urban stream just off the trailhead parking lot at Pine Hill Park in Rutland. The stream was high due to recent rains and had swollen to a width of 25 feet. It...
Brown Bag lunch talk set in Orwell
Beginning at noon on Saturday, July 27, the Mount Independence Coalition will host its third of four informal brown bag lunch discussions at the Mount Independence State Historic Site. We’re glad you’re interested in this valuable content! Please understand that in order for us to be able to fund reporters...
Punkstock 2024 — Better Living Through Anarchy
BRANDON—Hardcore, steadfast, resolute, tough. Vermonters by any name are fiercely independent and self-reliant from living at the edges of society. There’s a necessary premium on the homemade, homespun, and homegrown. And yet, mutually beneficial relationships flourish in the pragmatic exchange of goods and services—over back fences, in driveways and pastures, and, more recently, online in places like Front Porch Forum. Local governments and community associations are propelled by volunteers with a solidarity of community spirit that thrives because of differing political opinions, abilities, and idiosyncrasies. Vermonters are self-organized folk who’ve adhered to the do-it-yourself (DIY) code far longer than it’s been a lifestyle buzzword.
The Killington Wine Festival photo gallery
The 23rd annual Killington Wine Festival, held on July 19-20, celebrated exquisite wines against the stunning backdrop of Vermont’s Green Mountains. The event began with the elegant Estate Gala on Friday evening at the Peak Lodge at Killington Resort, where guests sampled exclusive estate and reserve wines while enjoying live music by the Summit Pond Quartet.
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