Dear Mistress Maeve,

I am a 23-year-old graduate student with what I consider to be an interesting personality, a bright future, and above-average looks.... Read more

6/27/09: For twelve years now, CJ Spirito has been gathering his
friends and family for Wiffle Fest. But unlike previous years, this
World Series has an unlikely outcome.

Location: Rock Point School, Burlington Vermont

Curses, Foiled Again When a man ordered a teller at a bank in Winslow Township, N.J., to hand over the money, she locked her cash drawer and walked away. The Philadelphia Daily News reported that the frustrated thief yelled at her, but she ignored him and alerted a coworker, who activated the silent alarm. The would-be robber left empty-handed.... Read more

Here's the weekly astrological forecast for July 1 - 8, 2009. What's your sign, baby? They're all here...... Read more

The circus is in town! An all-media group show with the simple title “Circus!” at Studio Place Arts in Barre trumpets the weird and wonderful visual world of the “Greatest Show on Earth.” With about 50 pieces on display, including works with dozens of constituent figurines, SPA’s main gallery is a whirlwind of vibrant colors and exotic forms.... Read more

Since last fall, visitors to the ECHO Lake Aquarium and Science Center at the Leahy Center for Lake Champlain have had the opportunity to step inside a kiosk and record their personal reflections on the lake in a short video clip. The results, uploaded to ECHO’s YouTube channel, run the gamut. One respondent in his mid-forties talks earnestly about the growing global issue of water resources. Another, considerably younger, raps about how fish get their colors.... Read more

In announcing its first biennial exhibit, the Boston-area DeCordova Sculpture Park & Museum says it will be “highlighting artists from across New England” with “an emphasis on quality.” A total of 17 artists have been selected for the show that opens next January: seven from Massachusetts, four from Maine, three from Connecticut, two from Rhode Island, one from New Hampshire ... and zero from Vermont.... Read more

James Irving-Westerman is a licensed electrician and certified welder. He can fix most anything, but in his off hours, he finds another use for his skills.... Read more

No matter how sweet home is, sometimes you just gotta leave it. That’s what the Vermont Stage Company is doing this month. In residence for a decade at Burlington’s cozy FlynnSpace, VSC is taking its 2007 hit Woody Guthrie’s American Song to Middlebury’s newly renovated Town Hall Theater for a July 22-26 run.... Read more

Joyce “Jay” Lockerby doesn’t like heights or being on bridges, which makes her choice of occupation unusual. Then again, hers is an unusual job: operating the drawbridge on the Bastille Bridge, more commonly known among locals as the Grand Isle-North Hero bridge. It’s Vermont’s only drawbridge, and Lockerby is one of only two people in the state who operate it.... Read more