The Tech Issue October 2013 (Theme Issue)
The Tech Issue: Seven Days Talks Up Vermont’s Most Interesting ‘Talking Head’; Arresting Posts From Vermont’s Tweeting Troopers; Why that State Can’t Get IT Right; Seven Outstanding Innovations
Obituary: Allen Leonard Unwin
Allen Leonard Unwin, age 59 years, a resident of Ladimi Circle in Highgate Center, died early Wednesday afternoon October 16, 2013, at the Fletcher Allen…
Obituary: Lionel H. Gagne
Lionel H. Gagne, age 84 years, passed away early Wednesday morning, October 16, 2013, in the Northwestern Medical Center with loving family at his side….
Marc Awodey
November 4, 1960 – October 13, 2012Marc was a Burlington painter, poet, teacher,musician and longtime art critic for Seven Days. Hisbrother Steve Awodey delivered this…
Techie Transformations
Burlington has lots of nicknames: Queen City, BTV and “The People’s Republic of Burlington,” come to mind. On Tuesday, October 15, Burlington Mayor Miro Weinberger…
Seven Local Tech Companies Prove Vermont Can Lead the Nation
When most people think of Vermont products, they think of Burton Snowboards, Ben & Jerry’s ice cream and maple syrup. But the Green Mountain State…
Soundbites: Lazerdisk Homecoming, ArtsRiot and Signal Kitchen Team Up
It’s Homecoming Week in the electronic dance music scene, as some marquee prodigal producers and DJs are returning to Vermont to rock local clubs. The…
A Little Ditty About Jack and Diane
“You know, Bushey is a big Vermont name,” I said to a customer sitting beside me in my taxi. We had just crossed over onto…
Tasting the Future With Stowe’s Skip Rosskam
Skip Rosskam spreads out an array of baggies, vials and jars on a conference table in what seems at first like an illicit encounter. He…
News Quirks
Curses, Foiled Again A city bus driver in Barrie, Ontario, who searched a knapsack that a passenger had left behind, hoping to discover the owner’s…
EDM Star and VT Expat Morgan Page Will Rock You … in 3-D!
On the surface, the names Morgan Page and Michael Jackson wouldn’t seem to belong in the same sentence. And yet Page, a native Vermonter and…
Free Will Astrology
ARIES (March 21-April 19): This is an indelicate oracle. If you’re offended by the mention of bodily functions in a prophetic context you should STOP…
Seven Days Chats Up Vermont’s Most Interesting “Talking Head,” Bina48
I was surprisingly nervous to talk to Bina48. I’d certainly had more intimidating interview subjects, such as the choreographer who told me I was wasting…
What Vermont Health Connect Could Learn From the State’s Previous IT Blunders
It takes hard-won votes to change government policy. But these days, changing government practice takes something that seems even harder to find: information technology that…
Guild’s New Commissary Supplies Some of Burlington’s Top Restaurants
In the Meat Forest, five pigs, bisected à la Damien Hirst, swing from short hooks. Steaks that have been aging for 30 days patiently await…
Art Review: “Of Land and Local”
“This is probably like bringing coals to Newcastle,” said Michael Mercil as he introduced his 47-minute barnyard film, “Covenant,” at the Shelburne Farms Coach Barn….
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Lindsay & Sarah Dream Big [SIV326]
9/15/13: Perhaps you saw Vermont dancer Lindsay Richardson when she appeared on Justin Timberlake’s arm during his performance at the 2013 Mtv Video Music Awards?…
Theater Review: The Crucible, Lost Nation Theater
Lost Nation Theater’s production of The Crucible groans under the weight of the classic play. The company has tackled all the difficulties in staging it:…
Theater Review: ‘Art,’ Vermont Stage Company
Vermont Stage Company kicks off its 20th season with a comedy. The title is ‘Art,’ but the play is not about the contemporary painting one…
Meet the Vermont Family Behind One of iTunes’ Most Popular Kids Podcasts
This story first appeared in the October issue of Kids VT, Seven Days’ free monthly parenting publication. Three years ago, Lisabeth Sewell McCann of Charlotte…
Letters to the Editor
Texas Ho! [Re “The Undertaker’s Daughter: Darcie Johnston Wants to Kill Health Care in Vermont,” October 2]: I’m a lifelong subscriber to Blue Cross Blue…
