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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.
Black Vermonters celebrated in new South Burlington exhibit
The “Vibrant Lives: Discovering Our Roots of Black Vermont” photography exhibit will be on display at the public library this summer.
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Vermont Conversation: ‘Going to where the silence is.’ Journalist Amy Goodman on 30 years of speaking truth to power
A new documentary film traces her career as the co-creator and host of “Democracy Now!” and its growth from a fledgling radio news program to an award-winning independent media source.
Are Vermonters hungry for neighborhood connection?
Four Vermont organizations partnered for a new grant that communities can use to host their own block parties — and hundreds applied.
How Vermont is celebrating Pride Month — without the Pride Center
The center paused its operations in 2025 due to a critical funding shortfall. As it works toward a comeback, other organizations have stepped in to fill some of the gaps.
A former teacher and preacher, Vermont writer Garret Keizer seeks hope amid the headlines
“Every so often, I hear something that makes me think we’re not lost,” says the Northeast Kingdom author, who’s set to tour the state with a new book of essays.
‘Like Christmas’: For Vermont’s Congolese community, a historic World Cup bid is cause for celebration
This year’s tournament, along with all its controversy, also comes at a moment when soccer has perhaps never had as many fans in Vermont as it does today.
Vermont Conversation: Are smartphones birth control? Economist Caitlin Myers on sex, abortion access and talking across divides
Smartphones have led to “reducing in-person interactions, increasing pornography use, and reducing sexual frequency,” say Myers and co-author Ezekiel Hooper in a recent study.
Vermont Green FC plays Canada’s national soccer team in World Cup tuneup
“It was surreal,” said David Ajagbe, a forward for Vermont who hails from Vancouver.
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