Governor Phil Scott and U.S. Senator Peter Welch joined local town and college leaders at Town Hall Theater’s new space on Monday, February 3, for the official groundbreaking of Middlebury’s Stonecrop Meadows mixed-income housing development.
Nineteen years ago, Megan James exited Middlebury College with a degree and a lot of enthusiasm that led her to a career in journalism. Young, bright and motivated, the world was her oyster, but the pearl was always in Middlebury. And that’s where she wan … (read more)
In 2020, Joanna Colwell launched a radical program at her yoga studio in Middlebury. The Yoga Equity Project would pay people of color to take classes there. The idea was to make Otter Creek Yoga a more inclusive space by breaking down two of the barriers … (read more)
The East Middlebury resident, who is better known for his three decades of teaching yoga in our area, began powerlifting competitively in 2020.
Have you ever watched your friend’s face disappear into someone else’s winter coat? Let me explain.
Ariel Ogden loves to scavenge. Her sister jokes that she’s a “minimalist hoarder,” and when you step into her cozy workshop on Elm Street in Middlebury, you can see why. It’s a little like stepping back in time. With a bit of imagination you can fancy you … (read more)
The last time we rode the chairlift to see fall foliage at the Snowbowl, in 2019, I couldn’t really appreciate the autumnal glory because I was too busy clinging to my 2-year-old’s wiggly little body, imagining it slipping under the lap bar and plummeting … (read more)
When the Middlebury Pride Festival began two years ago, it was just a little parade but it had a big impact. The 2022 event, organized by the Middlebury Teen Center and Ilsley Public Library, drew fewer than 100 people, but the teens involved were buoyed … (read more)
What is summer if not an extended excuse to go out for ice cream? There are many places to indulge this whim in our area, and several new spots have opened this season. MiniBury editor Megan James compiled them here.
Everybody loves a parade — but the Middlebury Memorial Day parade could really use more creative floats. At least that’s what the folks at Yellow House believe. So this year, they’ve created a real showstopper
The first time Tom and Lee Ann Golper saw a total solar eclipse, they were on a cruise ship in the Caribbean with Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin.
David Allan Rose, 76 and living in Leicester, is a natural-born risk taker. At age 20, he dropped out of college in California, where he was studying engineering, to try his hand at becoming a jockey.
I was excited to tell you how much my family has loved watching “Life on Our Planet,” the new Morgan Freeman-narrated nature doc on Netflix — a great activity for the whole fam! But then we watched the final episode, and it wasn’t fun and fascinating anym … (read more)
Most segments of the 16-mile hiking loop, which is maintained by Middlebury Area Land Trust, are worse for wear since the deluge, but two areas in particular require serious repair.
This one’s gonna hurt. Our beloved cat, Bart, was hit by a car last week. He didn’t make it.
