by Rachel Shields Ebersole | Mar 18, 2024 | Civic Engagement, Community
One of the treasures of Southern Vermont living is all the sweet little town newsletters being published by community committees. These town newsletters include with everything from highway department updates and pie sale announcements to seasonal reflections...
by Rachel Shields Ebersole | Mar 14, 2024 | Arts and Culture, Community
Vermont ranks 5th in the U.S. for authors per capita. So why are there so many writers in Vermont? Perhaps both mud season and quiet, picturesque towns have something to do with it … It’s mud season in Newfane, and the town Facebook group is full of locals...
by Rachel Shields Ebersole | Mar 4, 2024 | Arts and Culture, Education, Families, Schools
You might think moving to Southern Vermont will limit opportunities for your kids. And it’s true – we don’t have everything (which, honestly, we kind of like – “everything” would make it too crowded). But we also have some pretty...
by Rachel Shields Ebersole | Feb 15, 2024 | Business, Financial Services, Relocate
Thinking about moving for a banking career in Vermont? The local paper profiled a former Florida resident who did just that! John Blake has joined Brattleboro Savings & Loan as the new vice president and regional retail manager. Blake comes from a long background...
by Rachel Shields Ebersole | Feb 13, 2024 | Community, LGBTQ, Trains
In Vermont, we generally learn to love the wintery weather (from “Yay my social plans are cancelled and I can read my book!” to “Everybody grab your snowshoes!”) — but snow or not, one thing Vermonters don’t do is wait for somebody...
by Rachel Shields Ebersole | Feb 1, 2024 | Civic Engagement, Community, Local government
BELLOWS FALLS — A citizen study committee hopes to increase participation in Town Meeting this year. The working group, which has been meeting quietly for a couple of months, wants to increase participation in Town Meeting, pure and simple, and is not advocating for a...
by Rachel Shields Ebersole | Feb 1, 2024 | Arts and Culture, Business, Construction, Jobs, Relocate, Teaching & Education
Have you secretly been dreaming of bringing people together to learn how to build their own beautiful wooden canoe? We may just have found your dream job in Vermont: Executive Director at HatchSpace, a “community workshop where we spark and nurture creative...
by Rachel Shields Ebersole | Jan 7, 2024 | Community, LGBTQ
HB Lozito, executive director of Brattleboro-based Out in the Open, will be honored with this year’s Con Hogan Award for Creative, Entrepreneurial Community Leadership by the Vermont Community Foundation. The annual award, established by a group of Con’s...
by Rachel Shields Ebersole | Aug 30, 2023 | Arts and Culture, Community, LGBTQ, Relocate
Roger Porter, Edge Media Newtork With the highest rate of same-sex couples in the nation, Vermont, home to majestic green mountains, scenic hiking trails and tasty food offerings, has quietly built a boisterous LGBTQ+ community over the years. The collection of...
by Jennifer Stromsten | Apr 26, 2021 | Civic Engagement, Local government
We all remember the lead-up to our first time. Asking friends how their first time went, choosing our outfit for that day, researching online to find the answers to our most pressing questions, looking up the address multiple times so we know where to go, planning...
