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V ERM ONT ’S INDEP E NDE NT V OIC E JUNE 28-JULY 5, 2023 VOL.28 NO.38 SEVENDAYSVT.COM
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JOHNSON COMMUNITY OVEN • CAPITAL CITY GRANGE, BERLIN HARRY’S HARDWARE, CABOT • ALBURGH TRANSFER STATION ELMORE STORE • THE WHAMMY BAR, CALAIS • LANDRY PARK, WINOOSKI
Vermonters break bread, dance and forge communities in “third spaces” BY R AC HEL HEL L M A N , PA G E 24
FAIR BNB?
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BTV’s short-term rental crackdown
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Marsala Salsa reopens in Johnson
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Lisman’s lit collection sells for millions