Carolyn Fox

1 week ago | sevendaysvt.com | Carolyn Fox

click to enlarge At a recent political protest in Vergennes, Julia Alvarez took special note of the handmade signs. "I love the creativity of some of the signs," the Weybridge writer said, "the sense of driving home a message and having some fun." And fitting choice words onto a cardboard scrap, she reflected, is not unlike crafting a haiku — the three-line poem traditionally written in a five-, seven-, five-syllable structure.

Dec 26, 2024 | sevendaysvt.com | Carolyn Fox

click to enlarge This year we thought we'd give ourselves — and you, our dear, tired readers — a holiday break and fill a few pages of the paper with photos recapping the past 12 months. We soon found that playing curator was a tall task. Compiling a visual retrospective first required diving deep into the memory hole of what the heck happened in 2024 — arguably too much.

Oct 9, 2024 | sevendaysvt.com | Carolyn Fox

click to enlarge A half-hour drive north of Burlington and just 20 minutes from the Canadian border, St. Albans is small but packs a good punch. Its westernmost edge meets the shores of Lake Champlain, making for stunning views and great recreating along the bay.

Jan 25, 2024 | sevendaysvt.com | Carolyn Fox

click to enlarge Since 2007, Seven Days senior multimedia producer Eva Sollberger has been venturing out into the Green Mountain State to film episodes of her award-winning video series, "Stuck in Vermont." Whether visiting maple sugar shacks, touring the yummiest creemee stands or sipping beers along the state’s IPA Highway, the endlessly curious host has a knack for capturing the essence of life here. No wonder her videos have been viewed more than 5 million times on YouTube alone.

Jan 17, 2024 | sevendaysvt.com | Carolyn Fox

On Monday, April 8, 2024, at precisely 3:26 p.m., the "Great American Eclipse" is coming to northern Vermont. Burlington, St. Albans, Montpelier and other Vermont towns are lucky enough to be among the North American hot spots in the coveted “path of totality” where one can view a "total" eclipse.