Barre

When Tim Rapczynski moved to Barre City, he was caught off guard by a nickname he heard some people use to describe the place: “Scary Barre.” So he asked Brave Little State about its origin. To find the answer, we confront classism, social stigma — and the role of the media.

Taylor Hoar, 20, is one of the track’s only female drivers, and Kaiden Fisher, 15, is the youngest ever to win a division championship.

Host Mikaela Lefrak leads a discussion on the impending end of Vermont's motel housing program.

Host Mikaela Lefrak chats with a California-based pastry chef about his Vermont roots.

Owner Craig McDermott was moved by recent mass shootings and a recent threat to Montpelier High School, which led to police seizing two rifles and ammunition from a student.

Pretty much everyone, at some point in life, has spent time in a laundromat. VPR's Anna Van Dine went to Super Sparkle Laundry in Barre and spoke with some of the regulars.

During the past year, the granite industry in Vermont and elsewhere has experienced an unprecedented spike in demand — for headstones. Manufacturers say…

A surge in Barre’s granite headstone industry. Plus, Chittenden County State's Attorney Sarah George responds to Attorney General TJ Donovan, 20,000…

On Main Street in Barre, a block and a half away from the largest zipper in North America, there’s a brick storefront with green awnings. For decades,…

Barre plans to raise the Black Lives Matter flag. And a lot of others. Plus, quarantine requirements for skiers, COVID-19 numbers, and bonus data.Want the…