Are green, architecturally designed developments the answer to the problem of affordable housing in Vermont? Members of Vermont CORA (Congress of Residential Architects) from across the state have spent the last two years collaborating on their own interpretations of that architectural Holy Grail: housing that is green and, yes, affordable.... Read more

MANCHESTER — Imagine three acres of land in Manchester’s chi-chi retail shopping area hosting a vibrant community of walking paths, meadow and gardens surrounding a complex of affordable housing. No, not double-wides, but innovatively clustered mobile or modular homes designed by some of Vermont’s finest architects.... Read more

On a recent sunny afternoon, several cars, many with ski racks, pulled into a large dirt parking lot at the corner of Route 100 and Carroll Road in Waitsfield. Children pulled off brightly colored ski hats and unzipped puffy jackets as they led their parents through sturdy wood doors. Above, bold red and black letters inscribed on a round, Art Deco-style clock identified the building as the Big Picture Theater.... Read more

Last year I received an iPod Nano for Christmas, and with help from my brother, I loaded it up with some tunes by my favorite artists. In my world, Johnny Cash and Joan Armatrading are two of the most amazing musicians ever to have existed, but after spending the ski season on Mad River Glen's single-chair lift listening to the same 20 or so songs, I'd had enough. I stuck my iPod on a bookshelf and forgot about it.... Read more

WAITSFIELD - Almost directly across the street from the Punch Bowl, the Mad River's nude swimming hole in Waitsfield, a large swath of open land is peppered with several thousand, miniature white flags. In the middle of the field a plain white sign reads: "2802 American Military Dead in Iraq."

"Last week was a tough week for us," says political activist Russ Bennett. "I had to put in 18 new flags."... Read more