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March 31 is International Transgender Day of visibility. It's a celebration of trans and nonbinary people and a way to elevate their voices, pioneered by transgender activist Rachel Crandall Crocker in 2009. It's also the anniversary of the opening of Shapeshifters, an online shop in Brattleboro that specializes in size-inclusive, gender-affirming clothing, including chest binders.

A southern Vermont housing group used more than $2 million in COVID relief money to purchase a motel, but the building now needs extensive renovations.

Towns all over Vermont will discuss zoning, landlord-tenant rights and housing infrastructure as voters weigh in on development and managed growth.

There are two bills in the Legislature that would end Vermont's school choice program. Lawmakers say a U.S. Supreme Court decision that says states with school choice have to fund religious schools would contribute to discrimination.

Doug Cox has been making world-class violins and violas for 50 years and has built a reputation as one of the premier luthiers in the United States.

Some of the neediest Vermont counties have fewer projects in line for ARPA funds, partly because they lack staff to navigate the application process.

Vermont's Agency of Education says there’s a growing inequity between districts that can get their projects passed by voters, and those that can't.And the agency also says there’s now a backlog of projects that’s potentially causing health and safety issues at the schools with the highest needs.

Vermont is investing hundreds of millions of dollars into building more housing. And for the most part, projects are getting underway in larger towns and cities.But there’s a group of small towns in southern Vermont that say the need is just as strong in their communities, so they're tackling the problem one home at a time.

Vermont Wagyu recently held its annual auction, where cattle ranchers from across the country purchased animals raised on the Vermont farm.

The small town of Pownal is known for its horse racing track � even though it's been almost 50 years since the last thoroughbred crossed the finish line there. And even after years of watching it fall into ruin, some locals believe the property still has potential.