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The Dark Knight premiered in Montpelier Saturday, days before its general release.

We have Vermont's own Dark Knight to thank for this rare event - US Senator Patrick Leahy who has a cameo in the film (watch clip).

Patrick Leahy grew up in Montpelier Vermont. Blind in one eye, he
spent much of his free time reading comics at the Kellogg-Hubbard
Library.

Years later, he is the library's favorite Superhero, donating proceeds... Read more

A thunderous pulse emanated from the foyer of the Unitarian Church as I arrived Friday night. The double doors were propped open and long beams of light sprayed into Main Street like machine-gun fire. As I inched up the stairs to the door, I remembered: It wasn’t the apocalypse I was attending that night, but rather a “Hot Jungle”-themed electro-dance party.... Read more

In the U.S., “Hold the anchovies!” is a familiar cry. But when the thin, salty fish turn up in Restaurant Phoebe’s fried artichokes with arugula and anchovy salad, drizzled with lemon-parsley dressing, diners often change their minds.

Most people want them “on the side” or reject them altogether, Chef-Owner Aaron Millon dishes. “The staffers will tell them to try a bite with all of the components.”... Read more

It’s a tale with a happy beginning, a troubled middle, and knock wood - a happy ending.... Read more

Montpelier’s Savoy Theater kicks off the second edition of its Sci Fi July series over the Fourth of July weekend with two scary monster flicks: Ridley Scott’s Alien on July 4-5 and John Carpenter’s The Thing on July 5-6. The series that puts speculative classics back on the big screen will also feature Fahrenheit 451, Barbarella, A Clockwork Orange and more, with matinees added to the late-night screenings.... Read more

Whenever Elissa Campbell, 38, of Blue Roof Designs goes on vacation, she buys a few more unique sheets of handmade paper. Her collection resides in a massive metal flat file in the basement studio of her Montpelier home — which is, yes, roofed with bluish slate. The paper craftswoman pulls out file drawers for visitors with the pride of a jeweler, revealing neatly stacked pages of every imaginable shade, pattern and heft.... Read more

Sorry, Capital City! Granola maker “Nutty” Steph Rieke, who also owns the Montpelier Chocolate Factory, is relocating her cocoa-rific production and retail operation to Camp Meade in Middlesex, right next to the Red Hen Baking Co.... Read more

Taking Root, a documentary by Marlboro filmmakers Alan Dater and Lisa Merton, has been drawing attention this year, winning awards at festivals such as Canada’s Hot Docs. Merton and Dater gained an unusual degree of access to the movie’s subject, Kenyan activist Wangari Maathai, founder of her nation’s environmentalist Green Belt Movement and the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize. Vermonters can see the film this week at Montpelier’s Savoy Theater, where it shows daily starting June 13.... Read more

Think of a doll, any kind of doll. What do you see? Is it a flaxen-haired Malibu Barbie lounging on a beach towel, giving that blank yet perky stare to her man Ken? Or are you picturing the puffy cheeks and narrow gaze of a Cabbage Patch Kid, arms open wide, begging for a hug?... Read more

Rob Hitzig, co-owner of The Lazy Pear Gallery in Montpelier, is excited about an unusual public art exhibit that’s popped up around the capital city. “SculptCycle 2008,” a collaboration between the Montpelier Downtown Community Association and the central Vermont arts community, is a summer-long event featuring 20 sculptures made mostly from recycled bicycle parts. “The pieces do not have to be 100 percent recycled, but bicycle parts need to be in the sculpture,” Hitzig explains.... Read more