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Brave Little StateWhen 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.
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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.
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Host Mikaela Lefrak leads a discussion on the impending end of Vermont's motel housing program.
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Host Mikaela Lefrak chats with a California-based pastry chef about his Vermont roots.
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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.
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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.
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During the past year, the granite industry in Vermont and elsewhere has experienced an unprecedented spike in demand — for headstones. Manufacturers say…
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A surge in Barre’s granite headstone industry. Plus, Chittenden County State's Attorney Sarah George responds to Attorney General TJ Donovan, 20,000…
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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,…
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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…