If you and your honey are looking for some rockin’ fun, check out the new country line dancing classes offered by Larissa Ursprung of Farmsprung.

The three local libraries (Warren, Joslin/Waitsfield, and Moretown) are sponsoring a Finding Romance treasure hunt. Stop in at any library and pick up your first clue and follow the trail. Learn more about the most popular genre of novel in the US and maybe check out a volume or two to read.

This is a loss for the whole town. Memories of the space and the thoughtful staff are flooding in: the tofu satay in the restaurant, the bourbon cocktails at the bar, the decadent coconut cake.

Welcome to a new business in the Valley! The Mad River Exchange (in the old Alpino Vino building on Route 100) is slowly opening its doors to the public. Waitsfield local Carolyn Lessard and business partner Karen Cetinkaya have set out to make the Mad River Exchange a combination pop-up restaurant, event space, and retail shop celebrating Vermont-made products.

My husband and I started with the radicchio salad and lamb skewers. Both were categorized as “snacks,” but the portions were ample and generous enough to share. The salad incorporated fennel, mint, and cara cara oranges with a light dressing that enhanced the citrus and made all the flavors pop.

If you are thirsty after a day on the Sugarbush slopes, check out the relatively new Black Sheep Bar inside the lobby of the newly renovated Sugarbush Lodge on the Sugarbush access road.

Many years ago, the MRV Interfaith Council recognized that some families in our community were in need during Thanksgiving. They launched the Thanksgiving Basket program to ensure that every Valley family enjoys a Thanksgiving feast, complete with turkey, pie, and side dishes galore.

Nelly’s at Night is the nighttime alter ego of Toast and Eggs, a fantastic breakfast, brunch, and lunch eatery.

Welcome to a new restaurant! The Great Eddy recently opened next to the covered bridge in Waitsfield–just in time for summer.

They launched the Thanksgiving Baskets program in response. Its mission? Ensure that every Valley family can have a Thanksgiving meal.

And so the ski season starts again, Day 1.