On the Radio: John Flowers on WDEV, 11/22
Senior reporter John Flowers makes a weekly Tuesday radio appearance on Morning News Service, a program on Waterbury-based WDEV, 96.1 FM. He wraps up recent Addison County news for listeners across Vermont.
This week he chats about Vermont Hard...
Weather Watch: Stormy Outlook for Holiday Travel?
Above: a cold December morning in Middlebury. Are we in for a similar scene this Thanksgiving weekend?
Weather is on the minds of many Vermont residents this week. Thanksgiving weekend involves travel for many people, and is...
Notes from the Border: Support goes both ways in Distinguished Men of Color program
I was standing on the sidelines on a brisk October afternoon watching my three kids play soccer. Although I was getting progressively colder, and wishing I had chosen more comfortable footwear, the players were gradually shedding layers. My middle...
Staff Blog: We have our Photo Contest winner!
The results are in, and Nikki Morse is the winner of our Fall Foliage Photo Contest!
We had a pretty quick foliage season this year, but that didn't stop you all from sending in many great submissions. Our judges especially loved the layers of...
News Editor John McCright ruins his shoes in spectacular fashion
Note: This is continuing in the theme of dank, scummy holes to explore nearby. It also dovetails nicely with the Otter Creek theme. This is a dank hole under Otter Creek. You’ll love it.
Believe it or not, there's a cave behind...
Staff Blog: McKibben on the Colbert Report
Did you catch Ripton's Bill McKibben on Monday night's Colbert Report? After Stephen Colbert announced midway through the show that he had solved the global warming crisis (by not caring, of course!), he brought McKibben out to speak about...
Weather Watch: Looks Cold, Feels Warm
The view out my window yesterday gave every appearance of a cold November day. Bare trees rose towards a slate grey sky, branches wiggling stiffly in the wind as brown leaves swirled on the sidewalk. It was quite possible to imagine a snowstorm...
On the Radio: John Flowers on WDEV, 11/15
Senior reporter John Flowers makes a weekly Tuesday radio appearance on Morning News Service, a program on Waterbury-based WDEV, 96.1 FM. He wraps up recent Addison County news for listeners across Vermont.
This week he chats about the new...
Middlebury Trailrunner: Thinking of ski season
I was feeling lethargic, and was finally ready for my first real run about two weeks after the marathon alluded to in my previous post.
I had been concentrating on recovery, with a few yoga classes to loosen up and some easy time on the...
Weather Watch: Blissfully boring November weather
Addison County has experienced some unusual November weather over the last week - in the form of clear, sunny, warm conditions. To someone who enjoys watching the weather, the weather has in fact seemed a bit boring. Boring or not, the weather...