The weekend before Christmas, my family and I hosted a physically distant holiday extravaganza called the CocoaPort. Inspired by COVID restrictions — and the lack of a downtown hot cocoa hut — we created a series of magical, mechanical contraptions to deliver cocoa fixins to friends and family at a distance. We also had a miniature […]
When I called Wayne Smith to ask about his magnificently over-the-top holiday lights display, which I had visited for the first time the night before, he said, incredulously, “How long have you lived in Addison County?! And this was your first time?!” Wayne and his wife, Diane, have created an outrageous wonderland of illumination on their Salisbury
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The Addison County Parent/Child Center has done incredible work in our community for 40 years. To celebrate the anniversary, they are holding an online auction (through December 13) — and looking back at the families they got to know over the years. This piece about a former PCC participant was contributed by Kathryn Torres. It
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This Thanksgiving, I wondered whether Californians discuss their lawns the way that Vermonters discuss their heat. When our family had recently moved to Vermont, my husband and I noticed that a certain topic never failed to arouse interest and strong opinions during gatherings with Vermonters. (This was back in the days when there were gatherings.)
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Are you planning to ski or snowboard this year? The Middlebury Snow Bowl opens December 9. And it will look a bit different this year. One change: The Snow Bowl ski shop is hosting scheduled fittings for folks who want to lease equipment. The first is this Thursday at the college’s Kirk Alumni Center (at
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Thanks to the Better Middlebury Partnership, the Otter Creek falls in Middlebury will be illuminated with colorful lights every night through the month of December. And there’s a pretty sweet Christmas tree in Riverfront Park in the Marble Works. Wondering what else is on tap for Very Merry Middebury this year? Check out some more
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Brandon will be the home of the very first and largest “Reverse Parade” in New England on Sunday, Dec. 20, 5-6 p.m. In response to the COVID crisis, the folks at the Brandon Recreation Department, the Brandon Chamber of Commerce, the Brandon Free Public Library and the Brandon Area Toy Project have developed an event
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This summer, when Addison County Schools announced their plans to reopen with a hybrid of remote and in-person learning, Willowell Foundation Administrative Director Tasha Ball started getting a lot of email. “Parents were looking to us to pull something together for their children’s days off,” Ball told the Independent in a phone interview last month. Willowell, which
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