Don't erase this January 14, 2018 RWhitcomb-editor From the current "Erase Me'' exhibition, by Tariku Shiferaw, at Vermont College Fine Arts, Montpelier. The city, with about 8,000 people, is the smallest state capital, but remarkably lively, including with many artists and some very good restaurants. Its main drawback is that parts of it tend to flood in the spring.