BRATTLEBORO — As in past years, The Commons will not publish next Wednesday.
The next issue will appear on Wednesday, Jan. 3. Deadline for news and advertising is Friday, Dec. 29.
Your friends at The Commons and Vermont Independent Media wish readers, members, volunteers, contributing writers, and advertisers a safe and happy holiday season, and we look forward to serving you in 2018.
ROCKINGHAM-A pair of Stephen Belaski murals, in storage in northern New York for the past...
BRATTLEBORO-The Selectboard has learned that it will cost about $2.1 million - a 9% increase...
With the election now in the books, change is in the air. But how this...
BRATTLEBORO-"I always thought that the Sportsman's Lounge on Canal Street in Brattleboro was our own...
Good day to you, fine folks of southeastern Vermont! Have you had enough wet weather? No? I know, me either. Lucky for us, more rain is on the way! I'm being sarcastic, of course, as this writer is ready for some long-duration periods of sunshine. I wish I had better news for the week ahead, but it does appear that additional rainy periods are on the way as this pattern is stuck for the moment. At least some milder temperatures...
I watched live online on Aug. 20 as Brattleboro crystalized its decision to invest in sustainability. The Selectboard's vote to create a sustainability coordinator brought a smile to my face as I thought of all the people who have worked for decades to bring the town to this point. Whether it is too little, or too late, or perhaps even too much, only time will tell. A quick look at the position's description shows that the person who steps into...
Epsilon Spires, 190 Main St., will present the closing ceremony for Lauren Pakradooni's multimedia exhibition, “Describing a Sunset to a Robocaller,” on Saturday, Jan. 11. Pakradooni describes the work in her show as an exploration of the concept of “scanning,” which she explains as “a place of actively charged looking, in which searching for rhythm and repetition is interrupted by objects and images that do not behave in turn.” The evening will feature a live performance by Pakradooni - playing...
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