What Post Office?
in front of the Montpelier, VT, US Post office and Federal Building.

What Post Office?

Montpelier, VT, is known as the only state capital without a McDonald’s. But now it is apparently also the only state capital without a post office. Montpelier’s federal building, including…

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Green Mountain Nutcracker
during the dress rehearsal of The Nut Cracker by Moving Light Dance of Montpelier, VT, at the Barre, VT, Opera House.

Green Mountain Nutcracker

Happy Holidays to all! And in that spirit, some photos from the Moving Light Dance company's annual Green Mountain Nutcracker performance at the Barre, VT, Opera House last week. Be…

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December Snow

Snow's not unusual in December in Vermont, of course, but late November and early December turned out to be snowier than we've come to expect in these days of climate…

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Ken Squier Signs Off

Condolences to the WDEV family, all Vermonters, and the motorsports world on the passing of Kenley Dean Squier (April 10, 1935–November 15, 2023). It is often said of a generation…

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Just When You Thought It was Over
at RK Miles lumber yard, Montpelier, VT, 2023.

Just When You Thought It was Over

Montpelier firefighter Leon Eggleston tilts his helmet to deflect the water reaching him from a ladder truck hose as he steps back from the rk Miles fire. Below a firefighter…

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Wheels for Warmth 2023
during the 2023 Wheels for Warmth event at the Vermont Granite Museum in Barre, VT.

Wheels for Warmth 2023

A volunteer carries tires to a buyer's vehicle during the 2023 Wheels for Warmth event at the Vermont Granite Museum in Barre, VT, Saturday, October 28. Since 2005, Wheels for…

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Spreading It on

I hope I'm not laying it on too thick when I say that even spreading manure looks good on the Sparrow Farm fields in East Montpelier, VT. You've got the…

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Mideast Mourning
during a kaddish gathering at the Vermont State House inn Montpelier, VT.

Mideast Mourning

A gathering to mourn the violence and deaths on all sides in the Middle East was held Friday, October 20, at the Vermont State House. On a dark, drizzly evening,…

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A Celebration of Granite
at the Vermont Granite Museum in Barre, VT, during the 2023 Barre Granite Festival.

A Celebration of Granite

The Barre granite industry, past and present, was on display Saturday, October 14, at the Vermont Granite Museum in Barre. Above, sculptor Gary Sassi at work on a memorial. Below,…

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Lost Nation Returns

Montpelier's Lost Nation Theater, displaced by the Flood of 2023, produced its first post-inundation play at the City Hall performance space in October. Sam & Jim in Hell by Jeanne…

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