Designer delights downtown Vergennes

Clothing designer John Michael (who preferred not include his last name) re-opened Artists & Revolutionaries upstairs of Malabar and Vergennes Laundry this past spring where he’s been creating his eco-friendly fashion label that was born in Brooklyn and raised in the Hudson Valley.

Grants enliven Bixby archives

Bixby Memorial Free Library has announced that it has been awarded two Champlain Valley National Heritage Partnership (CVNHP) grants in 2024 totaling $16,934.

Visit Vergennes for a very festive holiday

The Little City of Vergennes will host its annual Ho Ho Ho Holiday Stroll on the 7th of next month — the usual first Saturday of December. But there’s a lot more activity for the holidays in Vergennes this year.

Big city talent performs on Little City stage

The annual Broadway Direct show at the Vergennes Opera House is just around the corner, and it’s always a must-see for live-theater lovers.

‘Process & Presence’ opens at Vergennes gallery

Opening this December, the third exhibition at K. Grant Fine Art unites two Vermont-based women whose practices merge art and design, highlighting the dynamic interplay of form and functionality, material and space, process, and presence.

Who was Samuel Strong? War hero and local legend explored in new exhibit

When 14,000 British troops marched down from Canada toward Plattsburgh, N.Y., in the fall of 1814, the commander of the U.S. fort there put out a call to Vermont for help.

Note of appreciation: Volunteers made our city beautiful

Volunteerism and community service is alive and well in the Little City.

VUHS seniors walk for veterans

The Vergennes Union High School Class of 2025 set a goal of raising $3,500 for its Senior Walkathon, which was held on a cool and mostly cloudy Thursday, Oct. 24, on behalf of the Wounded Warrior Project.

Vergennes invites public to share concerns about Main St. bridge over Otter Creek

A local concerns meeting about the Main Street/Route 22A Bridge over Otter Creek will be held Thursday, Nov. 7 at 6:30 p.m., at the Vergennes Opera House or via Zoom.

Letter to the editor: Birong and Lanpher’s experience needed for Addison-3

As Election Day approaches, the writer urges Addison-3 voters to support the re-election of Matt Birong and Diane Lanpher because of their deep understanding of the complex issues facing Vt.

Big grant boosts city theater’s access plan

The Friends of the Vergennes Opera House (FVOH) continues to make progress toward a planned February groundbreaking for the theater’s All Access Project, which will upgrade and provide handicap access to not only the theater but also to Vergennes city off … (read more)

Vergennes votes to use winter parking app

Police and other city officials will use a new app to help alert citizens when parking restrictions go into effect this winter.

The Antidote to close its doors this weekend

Vergennes restaurant The Antidote will close its doors this Saturday, Oct. 19, after a 15-year run that co-owners Ian Huizenga and Eliza Benton Huizenga describe as largely successful, but more recently less so financially.

City council irons out ordinances

In September councilors called a public hearing on changes to the city’s sewer ordinance to clarify language on tap-on fees and possibly give a break to developers of large residential subdivisions, and in two recent meetings they considered adding langua … (read more)

Vergennes creates wish list for accepting juvenile center

Vergennes is creating a list of things it wants from the state in exchange for hosting a 14-bed, juvenile short-term detention and counseling facility on Comfort Hill, which is still under negotiations.

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