Ogden makes stylish, durable bike gear from natural & recycled materials

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 yourself in one of Santa’s workshops, but with a twist.

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.

When most folks in Addison County hear the name Prem Prakash, they think yoga. The East Middlebury resident has been teaching yoga and meditation in our area for more than 30 years.

Years ago, when I was the mom of a toddler and a preschooler, I bought a large whiteboard calendar at TJ Maxx because I thought it would bring order to the chaos of my life.

This past summer, more than 45 teams “donned Jedi robes, built protocol droids, and learned lightsaber skills,” as the Media Factory put it, to create the final product, which will premiere at a series of outdoor screenings around the state next week.

The other day I watched my 8-year-old discover the joy of liner notes.

This year it’s all coming back — plus some new opportunities to sway and dance and sing along under the Vermont summer sky straight through to October.