Nov 11-17, 2009
Who Will Lead the Next Generation of Vermont’s Racial Justice Activists; A Recipe for Managing Recipes; Burlington Considers a Segway; Michael Chorney’s New Sextet
Shumlin Launches Bid for Governor
It’s officially, official: Senate President Pro Tem Peter Shumlin is running for governor. The Windham Democrat, who has been the Senate leader since returning to…
It’s Not Just Vermont — Seven Gay Publications Shut Down
Vermont hasn’t had a GLBT newspaper since Out in the Mountains folded in 2006. Now seven more gay publications are following suit. All Window Media…
State Auditor Charged with DUI
State Auditor Tom Salmon is facing a charge of driving under the influence after a routine traffic stop in Montpelier Friday night. According to a…
BREAKING: City secures refinancing for Burlington Telecom
Usually politicians save their 4 p.m. Friday press conferences for bad news. But this fire has burned unchecked for long enough. Burlington Mayor Bob Kiss…
Happy Birthday, NEK!
Did you know 60 years have passed since the late former Vermont Governor and U.S. Senator George Aiken first uttered the phrase, “the Northeast Kingdom”?…
2009 Cabot Sock Sale Starts This Weekend
I just saw someone on Twitter complaining about losing her husband for a month to deer season, and it reminded me that it’s time for…
Mayor Bob Kiss: A “Vetting” Problem?
Mayor Bob Kiss formally reached out to the Burlington chapter of the Veterans of Foreign Wars — twice — in an effort to assuage damage…
Guen Gifford, 1972-2009
Burlington resident Guenever Gifford, 37, died in a paragliding accident in California last Sunday, November 1. Like everyone who knew her, I was shocked and…
Reporting and Writing on Sexual Violence
This week, I’m taking some time off from the daily grind of Seven Days reporting to spend a few days in Boston with fellow New…
Welch Seeks Probe of Blackwater in Wake of Bribery Charges
US Rep. Peter Welch is urging the chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform to investigate whether Blackwater Worldwide — now known…
Richmond Police Chief to Stay on the Job
After giving it some thought, Richmond police chief William “Joe” Miller told the town selectboard that he will remain in his post after all. Miller…
20 Ski Resorts in 20 Weeks? Yes, I Can!
Here’s a little trivia question for you fine folk: How many ski resorts are in our little nation of Vermont? If you answered “What’s skiing?”…
Famous Slovenian Philosopher/Film Buff Coming to UVM
If you’re a grad student or professor in the humanities, you probably already know who I’m talking about — Slavoj Zizek. Regardless of whether you…
Letters to the Editor
Patent Lie [Re: “Tech Entrepreneurs Await State’s New Seed-Money Fund,” October 20]: Referring to the original legislative proposal, the article stated, “Facing the deepest fiscal…
Free Will Astrology
Here’s the weekly astrological forecast for November 11 – 18, 2009. What’s your sign, baby? They’re all here… ARIES (March 21-April 19): A whitewash happens…
News Quirks
Curses, Foiled Again An armed robber entered a Pizza Hut restaurant in Statesville, N.C., and ordered worker Therman Martin to empty the safe. Martin told…
Cuba Calling
Art Review: “Cuban Artists’ Books and Prints: 1985-2008,” Fleming Museum, UVM, Burlington. Through November 25. Info, 656-0750.
Kill Your TV… But Not Your Laptop
Getting By: How Vermonters Are Surviving the Recession
Fusion Food
With China Express and One Pepper Grill, a young entrepreneur brings more flavors to the O.N.E.
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Green Mountain Hounds [151]
11/8/09: The Green Mountain Hounds carry on the illustrious tradition of fox hunting with a modern day twist – instead of hunting actual foxes, the…
The Double Truck Driver Challenge
I’ve been preoccupied for years with competitive eating. My favorite rapper is Badlands Booker, the world’s Hamentaschen eating champion. I am just about to add…
Best Bites: Betty’s Beef and Seafood
133 North Main Street, in the JC Penney Shopping Center, St. Albans 752-4949When I travel, I envision what might lie inside all the mom-and-pop eateries…
TJ Donovan Not Running for Lt. Governor
Chittenden County State’s Attorney T.J. Donovan said today he will not be a candidate for lieutenant governor. Donovan was one of several Democrats considering a…
