Brave Little State

Inside a cavernous redemption warehouse in the Upper Valley, customers come to exchange bottles and cans for coins — and to see bottle-sorter Teera “Sweet T” Paye.

The salty, greasy truth? Vermont has the fewest fast food restaurants per capita of any state. We dug in to find out why — and just how far some Vermonters will go to get their fill.

The self-storage industry is booming as operators in Vermont report long waitlists and big profits.

Exploring the stuff — and stories — we usually keep stored away.

A story about the mess a toxic industry left behind and the fight over how to clean it up.

Finalists include questions about gas prices, abandoned pharmacies and a Vermont town with a lot of twins.

Sixteen volunteer firefighters have joined the Norwich department since 2020. At the firehouse, Vermont’s issues with declining volunteerism and its aging population seem far away.

Vermont has one of the weakest forms of government at the county level. Why? Vermont Edition shares a recent Brave Little State episode that digs for the answer.

Ice is unavoidable during winter on the Champlain Islands. Surrounded on all sides by an icy expanse, islanders embrace this seasonal terrain — as a place to walk the dog, to skate and to fish.

Vermont has among the weakest forms of county government in the United States, placing a big burden on towns. Is there a better way forward?