World Soccer Festival Featured 51 Teams
The World Soccer Festival, an event created to engage players of all ages, had its biggest turnout in the two years of holding the regional festivities at Montpelier High School, Saturday, Aug.…
Time to Register for the World Soccer Festival in Montpelier
Registration is open through Aug. 4 for the World Soccer Festival, a day of youth games, international food, music, and community celebration in Montpelier.…
Feeding Montpelier: The Push for a Resilient, Local Food System
MONTPELIER — The Kellogg-Hubbard Library was the scene on June 29 for the launch of the Foundation for a Resilient Montpelier’s action-focused response to…
Resiliency Effort for Creating a New Day — Volunteer Energy is Key
MONTPELIER — More than 80 residents — and several people from surrounding towns — joined an enthusiastic discussion about clarifying priorities and the role…
Volunteers Get Montpelier’s Swimming Pool Ready for Summer
MONTPELIER — Since the dedication ceremony at Montpelier’s Municipal Field on Nov. 16, 1939, the Montpelier swimming pool has been a recreational resource for…
Barre Tobacco and Beer Shop Opens in Former Boisvert Spot
BARRE — In mid-April, Ankit Patel opened the Barre Tobacco and Beer Shop at the 200 North Main Street space that had been occupied…
Morse Block Deli Committed to Local Foods
BARRE — Stefano Coppola emerged from the kitchen behind the main room of the Morse Block Deli, where, apron clad, he spent the morning…
New Era for Capital City Concerts
An enthusiastic, standing-room-only audience welcomed Jillian Reed and her husband Tyler Emerson as the new artistic directors for Capital City Concerts at an April…
Looking to the Past to Move Forward
As part of examining the challenges and opportunities facing Vermont’s Capital City, The Bridge put together a list of past and current city projects,…
Rick McMahan: A Remembrance
Even though we, and he, knew it was coming, when Rick McMahan’s cancer ended his life in February it seemed much too soon. As…
Nordic Skiing When the Local Weather Isn’t Cooperating
The capital city region has a wealth of Nordic ski trails within minutes of downtown Montpelier but is also within an hour of many…
Montpelier Trail Grooming Underway for the Winter Outdoors
With consistently cold weather and a steady series of light to moderate snowfalls, the Montpelier Parks Department, along with the Onion River Nordic Ski…
Improvements to the North Branch Path
Montpelier’s North Branch River Park has had some upgrades this year. The park’s recreation path has two new bridges; a new, more durable, surface;…
Third Championship for Solons Field Hockey
The Solons Field Hockey team came through a challenging season undefeated and the Division III state champion. It was also a season in which…
Commission Unveils Next Steps in Flood Recovery
More than 100 Montpelier residents joined the Montpelier Commission for Recovery and Resilience on Oct. 29 for a presentation of what has been accomplished…
AmeriCorps Crew Gives Montpelier Parks an Unexpected Boost
Several of the infrastructure projects in the city’s parks were accelerated by the arrival of eight AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps service members in…
COVID Confusion Lingers
Keeping in mind that the Vermont Department of Health’s recommendations have not yet been finalized, local pharmacies do have COVID vaccines in stock. It…
Time to Climb!
Described as a “weekend of community, skill building, stewardship, and shenanigans on the cliffs in your own backyard,” the sixth annual Vermont Climbing Festival…
Red Hen’s Big Move
The rumor about the Red Hen Baking Company moving from its location at Camp Meade on U.S. Route 2 in Middlesex has proved to…
Elmore Store has Reopened
In addition to being central to the life of the small town of Elmore for 200 years, the Elmore Store has become a resource…
World Soccer Festival Returns to Montpelier
After a successful mid-August event in Montpelier last summer, the World Soccer Festival returns to the Montpelier High School fields on Saturday, Aug. 23,…