[laniduke]

The West Rutland theater closed recently. I think it's still empty.
Rent is high for the pay scale and the taxes are horrid. The best schools are private and pricey.
That said, there is great free music in the summer including Friday Night Live, a street festival in downtown Rutland. The Paramount theater has some great shows in a "Victorian jewelbox" setting; the best so far has been John Hiatt and a scaled back version of Hamlet.

[sugarmaple]

Well, if you are booing Rutland, why not entertain Mt. Holly or Wallingford; granted Mt HOlly/Belmont is little. Or, consider Mendon? One thing around here is that driving to different areas is far more common than one thinks...when I initially moved to Vermont, all I ever heard was "it is just down the road" and a Vermonters "just down the road" and a down-country person's definition of "just down the road" were two very different things...since being here, it is nothing to live in one area, work in another, pop over the interstate to get to another area for shopping or schools or movies, etc....

Different way of life for sure and frankly, I would not have it any other way now.

I drive 30 mins to get to Rutland for some things; 20 mins to Claremont NH for other things; 15 mins to Springfield, etc. and 15 mins to Ludlow for dinner. Now, that driving is simply a "piece of cake" ...so if there are concerns about a school system, live in a town that has a choice, like Weathersfield, Reading, and then you can have Woodstock as a school system...

[arctichomesteader]

I wouldn't choose to live in Rutland City voluntarily. Though you don't have to go too far out for it to be fairly nice. But still too expensive and more people than I have a taste for. I'm a bit biased since I don't like cities to begin with...

[quickdraw]

Originally Posted by Sandblast

Here is another little tidbit I forgot. The movie theater, Movieplex 9. More like Lameoplex 9. The screens are tiny. The employees are mentaly incapible to operate a cash register, let alone a projector. Oh and if you want to see a movie in the winter, better bring your coat, or hope that the theater is packed, its cold in there.

Couldn't be worse than a theater in Chicago that, thankfully, I never visited.
The manager's method of inventory for soda was based purely on the number of soda cups. The number of cups missing at the end of the night determined how much soda money needed to be in the cash register. Sure enough, the little geniuses working for him picked soda cups off the floor and re-used them, pocketing the money.

[mustmove]

Typical of VT, lininig up outside in the cold is thirty years out of date for movie theaters. If any VTers haven't seen how modern movie theaters operate they need to visit civilization and have a look.