BRATTLEBORO-The Henrik Ibsen drama An Enemy of the People will lead audiences to question "the...
BRATTLEBORO-The Vermont Symphony Orchestra will head to Windham County to present two cutting-edge music presentations...
BRATTLEBORO-Throughout the month of April, River Gallery School will exhibit "Places We Know: Local Landscapes...
BRATTLEBORO-ByWay Books & More, 399 Canal St., is supporting the Vermont Reads community program by...
The new Selectboard picked committee assignments at its first full meeting in the Municipal Center on April 2. “My goal in chairing these [Selectboard] meetings is to make sure everyone has an opportunity to speak fully,” said Selectboard chair David Gartenstein. Board duties call for members to serve on various town committees. Gartenstein will continue serving on the Traffic Safety Committee, which oversees parking issues, parking meters, traffic ordinances, and traffic safety. Newly elected members Kate O'Connor and David Schoales...
A new round of ukulele classes, taught by Lisa McCormick, begins in mid-April, and beginners, and advanced beginner classes are available. Daytime, evening, and online-only classes are offered. “The ukulele offers an amazingly easy entry in making music, welcoming beginners at any age, bringing them big smiles and joy within minutes of first touching the instrument,” McCormick said in a news release. The “ukulele scene” has exploded in the Brattleboro area in recent months, with more than 200 new players...
Occasionally I'll read a book that really shakes me up. Eli Pariser's new book The Filter Bubble is one of those. In it, Pariser describes the increasing use of our Internet search history to personalize our Internet experiences. Most of the largest web companies - Google, Facebook, Twitter - develop algorithms to ensure we get the information that we are most likely to want. On one hand, this is something we all know. If I search for running shoes, it's...
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