Life and culture coverage
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.
November brings an end to foliage season — but it’s not winter yet
Another sunny weekend is ahead across Vermont just in time for Halloween.
Stick season approaches, but a beautiful weekend ahead across Vermont
Expect sunshine all weekend, just don’t expect to find the fall’s brightest colors.
PHOTOS: First snowflakes fly around Vermont
The top of Mount Mansfield began to look like winter on Saturday.
Then Again: Hoff overcame opponent and power of incumbency to make history
Vermont had such a long history as a Republican bastion that Democrats knew defeating even an unpopular governor would be a stiff challenge in 1962.
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‘Hollywood, VT’ project spotlights the Green Mountain State’s movie history
A Los Angeles publicist turned Vermont creative producer is focusing attention on such locally filmed classics as Alfred Hitchcock’s “The Trouble with Harry.”
Coffee for the community
Volunteers turned the porch of the closed café into a weekend pop-up, serving coffee and homemade baked goods. “We didn’t want to look like our town was closed,” one organizer said of the effort to create vitality for visitors.
After a stormy week, cold arrives and much of Vermont passes peak foliage
The high elevations of the northern Green Mountains could see accumulating snowfall this weekend.
The fall foliage is the best it’s been in years
Warm temps and Saturday sunshine make foliage viewing a weekend must-do. Wetter weather is on the way.
Stepping inside Vermont’s creative spaces during Open Studio Weekend
The twice-yearly event allows visitors to learn about the art process at the source.
A rising cohort of vets is giving Vermonters new ways to say goodbye to beloved pets
At-home pet euthanasia and hospice services allow owners to give their animals greater comfort at the end of life.
New book traces Twin States’ cultural split to the soil itself
“Twin States, Different Paths: The Politics of New Hampshire and Vermont,” by Brian Porto argues that the two states are “fraternal, not identical” twins.
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