MiniBury
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Cold and flu season: what you need to know
Nurse practitioner Monica Benjamin of Porter Pediatrics offer tips for keeping your family healthy this cold and flu season.
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This book will knock you out
“I’m probably the only author on Earth promoting his book by saying it will put you to sleep,” quips Middlebury’s Ted Scheu, AKA That Poetry Guy.
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Editorial: Skatepark — That’s the spirit
The group involved, calling itself the Middlebury Skatepark Coalition, currently has 50 members and has set this Friday, April 29 (at the Ilsley Library community room at 5…
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Take a hike and meet other moms
Physical therapist Davida Murray is offering another way to support and connect local moms: a hiking group. The informal, free series is aimed at giving local mothers an…
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Bram wants YOU to write a spooky story
Bram Allen is eight years old and he loves horror. “I think it’s because I was born in October, and that’s when all the scary stuff happens,” he…
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The Smiths light up the night in Salisbury
SALISBURY — When I called Wayne Smith to ask him about his magnificently over-the-top holiday lights display, which I had visited for the first time the night before,…
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Homeschooling 101: The experts weigh in on how to begin
This story first appeared on MiniBury.com. We were sitting in the car at A&W, waiting for milkshakes — while our daughters wreaked havoc in the way back —…
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Talking to kids about race and justice
When Trayvon Martin was killed in Florida in 2012, Joanna Colwell’s daughter was 11 years old. Just old enough, Colwell recalled, to walk by herself to the store…
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MiniBury: What to do when you’re stuck at home
Local schools are now closed, until at least April 6, to contain the spread of COVID-19. Libraries are closed. Restaurants are closed. Many parents are scrambling for childcare,…
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Editorial: Connecting with parents through MiniBury
We’ve long admired the creation of MiniBury, an online source for all-things to do with raising kids in the greater-Middlebury and Addison County area. For the past eight…