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VTDigger covers life in Vermont through reporting on the arts, history, cultural events and the stories of people across the state.
This section highlights features and reporting that explore the traditions, creativity and everyday experiences that shape Vermont communities.
In inaugural season, Vermont Green FC women win conference title
The club is set to host a national semifinal at the University of Vermont’s Virtue Field in Burlington on Saturday.
PHOTOS: Warren July 4th parade draws thousands
Early rain eventually gives way to raucous display.
Then Again: Lemuel Haynes — a minuteman, preacher and longtime Vermonter — puts his stamp on history again
Haynes may be little remembered by most Americans today despite his role in the Revolution, but he is featured on a recently released U.S. postage stamp.
‘It’s go time, it’s about to happen’
Special Olympics Vermont team brings home gold
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Vermont set to celebrate nation’s 250th birthday with fireworks and festivities
At least 50 cities, towns and villages are offering free public Independence Day events that extend through the weekend.
Can Vermont celebrate a big national birthday amid turbulent times? We did in 1976.
Today’s headlines mirror those the Green Mountain State faced 50 years ago during the U.S. bicentennial.
Rockwell was ‘At Home in Vermont’
The Shelburne Museum unveils a new exhibit exploring the state’s role in the artist’s work.
Vermont Conversation: Cartoonist Tillie Walden celebrates early American queer love in Vermont in new book
The graphic novel reconstructs the lives of Charity Bryant and Sylvia Drake, a lesbian couple living in 1810s Weybridge, and the parallels with small town life in modern Vermont.
Pride in the pews: Franklin County churches celebrate LGBTQ+ community
At the third annual service, pastors from churches of different denominations around Franklin County gathered to support the LGBTQ+ community. Their message? “God loves you without condition.”
Which 50 of the Vermont Historical Society’s 30,000 artifacts best sum up the state?
“We want them all to speak to big ideas,” says a curator of a new “50 for 250” U.S. semiquincentennial exhibit set to open in Montpelier.
PHOTOS: Burlington commemorates Juneteenth with downtown festival
The event opened with a reading from poet and teaching artist Rajnii Eddins and included Henna art, youth programming and a Juneteenth Celebration Choir performance.
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