Apr 30 – May 6, 2014
The Vermont Statehouse Is Crawling With Lobbyists, What Does That Mean for Our Democracy?; Vermonters Face Waste Regulations; Seven Bands to Watch at Waking Windows 4; Restaurant Week Reviews
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The Vermont Statehouse is Crawling With Lobbyists; What Does That Mean For Our Democracy?
Most days, it’s tough to make it 15 feet in the nation’s smallest statehouse without bumping into one of its most curious denizens: the Vermont…
Obituary: Isabelle (Barbara) Hall Fiske Calhoun, 1919-2014, Rochester
Isabelle (Barbara) Fiske Calhoun, 94, painter, cartoonist, and cocreator of Quarry Hill Creative Center (Community), died April 28, 2014, at Brookside Nursing Home in White…
Obituary: Michael J. Thomas
Michael J. Thomas, 60, a resident of Swanton and the Franklin County area for most of his lifetime, passed away unexpectedly Tuesday, May 1, 2014…
Obituary: Paul A. Airoldi
Paul A. Airoldi, 44, a lifelong resident of this community, passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, April 30, 2014. Born in St. Albans January 9, 1970, Paul…
Greenwich Mean Time
“You know where I live, right?” Tom asked, plopping into the shotgun seat. “Sure do,” I replied. “At the Brickyard.” Tom was a guy I’d…
News Quirks (4/30/14)
Curses, Foiled Again Authorities in Orange County, Calif., identified Franc Cano, 27, and Steven Dean Gordon, 45, as suspected serial killers because the two paroled…
Wayne E. Beam
The entire family of Wayne Beam would like to thank everyone for their support during our recent loss, especially the Tinker family, Minor Funeral Home,…
Theater Review: The Quarry
For actors and audience alike, a play’s premiere can be an invitation to strike out into new terrain. In offering the world premiere of Greg…
Art Review: Judith Vivell
It’s a brave contemporary artist who sets out to render large-scale likenesses of exotic and glamorous birds. The work will inevitably be compared with that…
I Really Like This Girl But the Sexual Chemistry Is Off
Dear Athena, I’m sort of new to dating. I just came out of the closet a few years ago, and I haven’t really had a…
Randal Pierce Scores Brother’s Play The Quarry
One of the first observations that Vermont Stage Company audiences surely make when the lights come up on The Quarry is that there’s a guy…
Mandatory Composting: Coming Soon to a Trash Can Near You
Hold on to your apple cores, Vermonters: Starting this summer, the state is making big changes in the way it manages food waste. Two years…
Pilobolus is ‘Still Moving,’ 40 Years Later
In 1971, a group of athletes with no prior dance experience launched the now-acclaimed modern dance company Pilobolus on the grassy, manicured fields of Dartmouth…
Obituary: Marjorie I. (Griffith) Wood, 1925-2014, Milton
Marjorie Wood of Milton, VT passed away on Thursday May 1, 2014 in St. Albans, VT. Marge was born in Olean, NY in 1925, The…
The Quiet Ones
Rarely has a movie been less aptly titled than The Quiet Ones, a horror flick where roughly 85 percent of the scares consist of loud…
Nat Baldwin Talks Bass, Basketball and His New Album, In the Hollows
On his new record, Nat Baldwin wanted to find consistency. Written while the Dirty Projectors bassist was training for a marathon at his home in…
The Other Woman
Everybody makes mistakes. Take Nick Cassavetes. It’s not his fault that John Cassavetes, the father of independent filmmaking, was his father, too. Given that he…
Bow Thayer and Perfect Trainwreck, Eden: Live at the Chandler
(Self-released, CD, digital download) It’s sort of hard to fathom why Eden: Live at the Chandler by Bow Thayer and Perfect Trainwreck exists on its…
Seven Bands to Watch at Waking Windows 4
Now in its fourth year, Waking Windows has become one of Vermont’s premier music festivals and quite possibly the state’s coolest. Curated by the taste…
Cam Will, Winter Left Its Lights On
(Self-released, vinyl, digital download) Cameron Boyd doesn’t have a backstory typical of most local musicians. The New Jersey native was a child actor whose primary…
Alleged Winooski Heroin Dealer Says Cops Exaggerated Her Role
Yes, she sells heroin. Deirdre Hey doesn’t deny it, has no plans to stop and is willing — even eager — to explain why. Sitting…
Obituary: Paul McRae Routly, 1926-2014, Rockville, MD
Paul McRae Routly — husband, astrophysicist, teacher, father, friend and life of the party — passed away on Friday, May 2, after 88 years on…
Short Takes on Film: ‘The Den’; “Makin’ Friends With Ryan Miller”
Native Vermonter Zachary Donohue is getting buzz among fright fans for his new horror flick The Den, released theatrically by IFC Midnight in March and…
Letters to the Editor (4/30/14)
Mind Your Own Business [Re Feedback: “The Fag Rag,” March 12 and “Ad Is Appalling,” April 2]: I cannot understand why people like Brian King…
Vermont Folklife Center and Filmmaker Mira Niagolova Portray ‘New Neighbors’
Vermont isn’t quite a melting pot, but its cultural and ethnic profile has significantly broadened in recent decades, particularly in the Burlington area. The efforts…
Going Locavore at Waking Windows 4
After months of anticipation, we’re finally on the verge of what I’ve referred to more than a few times as the coolest music festival in…
Obituary: Margaret Theresa (McKenna) Fraga, 1915-2014, South Burlington
Margaret Theresa (McKenna) Fraga passed away May 3, 2014, at Fletcher Allen Health Care in Burlington. Vt. She was born June 6, 1915, in New…
Belted Cow Closes; McGillicuddy’s and Café CMAC Open
“We had to make hard decisions to decide if we can go into May,” says John Delpha, chef and co-owner of the Belted Cow Bistro…
Too Cool for School Consolidation? A Final Fight as the Legislature Wraps Up
With a week and a half to go before adjournment, the Vermont legislature is doing what it normally does this time of year: all the…
Free Will Astrology (4/30/14)
ARIES (March 21-April 19): “Dear Astrologer: We Aries people have an intense fire burning inside us. It’s an honor and a privilege. We’re lucky to…
UVM’s Complex Systems Symposium Lives Up To Its Name
We’re living in a data-rich world. Many of the devices and tools we use daily collect information about us — think smartphones, Fitbits and web…
Pascolo Ristorante Opens on Church Street
The Farmhouse Group’s fifth restaurant, Pascolo Ristorante, opens at 83 Church Street on Friday, May 2. It’s no big news that the basement restaurant will…
Seven Days Eats Vermont, and Writes About It
Vermont Restaurant Week celebrates its fifth year of prix-fixe partying this week. But don’t gift us with wood. The Seven Days staff celebrated in good…
