Business Feature

Friends Of The Sun: A visit from the GovernorPublished in The Message For The Week, December 31, 2008
Friends of The Sun, located on Depot Street in Manchester Center, has been providing the Southern Vermont area with solar and other renewable energy resources and products for 33 years.

Grape Connection: Photo by Frank AmatoPublished in The Message For The Week, December 17, 2008
The Grape Connection, located at the All 4 Paws building in Londonderry, is a unique wine retail space, opened in 2007 by owner Lucy Sherburne, who has over 13 years experience in the field.

Words & Images ExhibitPublished in The Message For The Week, October 1, 2008
In today's often struggling economy, the Arts can unfortunately be one of the first community facets to be greatly effected, almost as if it is considered by many to be a luxury or perhaps some kind of fringe activity, and not a vital component of growth and stimulation within any community.

Worrall Bridge: Photo by Robert F. SmithPublished in The Message For The Week, February 27, 2008
Vermont's covered bridges are a very important part of the Green Mountain State's cultural, historical, educational and economic heritage, and although public awareness and support for preserving these bridges is evident, the financial and architectural support is not always available.

Vermont Mystic PiesPublished In The Rutland Herald, June, 2006
Local businessman David Barash has launched the Vermont Mystic Pie Company, a sustainable venture designed to use Vermont apples that are grown utilizing earth-friendly agriculture. Longtime friend Ben Cohen of Ben & Jerry's ice cream fame, is a close advisor to the growing business, which sells these delicious bake-and-serve apple pies throughout New England, and parts of New York and New Jersey.

Alstead's Amos Shepard Bed & Breakfast Opens To Public (Published in The Message For The Week, Nov. 14, 2007)

When you enter the spacious front hallway of the newly renovated General Amos Shepard Bed & Breakfast, it is truly like stepping back in time. Original hardwood floors, warm colonial colors, wonderful furnishings and amenities that evoke a different, but not necessarily, less complicated period in history.