Mar 1-7, 2017
Black Lives Matter-Vermont Rallies for Change; With Town Meeting Day Come Ballot Items Silly to Serious; Hen of the Wood a James Beard Semifinalist, Again
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Black Lives Matter-Vermont Rallies for Change
Ebony Nyoni had a tough message for the large, mostly white crowd gathered at a Winooski bar six days after the presidential election: Distraught people…
In Referendum on Refugees, Rutland Mayor Loses Reelection Bid
Rutland Mayor Chris Louras, who endured months of withering criticism for his plan to bring Syrian refugees to the city, lost his reelection bid on…
Vermonters Find Jobs on Seven Daysâ New and Improved Career Website
Seven Days is excited to announce the launch of its brand-new, mobile-friendly job board for Vermont job seekers and recruiters. The improved digital service helps…
Obituary: Doris Haim, 1935-2017 Colchester
Doris Haim, age 82, passed away Thursday, February 23, 2017. She was born October 20, 1935 in Essex. She is survived by her family: Sean…
The Parmelee Post: Revolutionary Keyboard Turns Anger Into Energy
A Burlington tech startup has introduced a revolutionary new product that it claims has the potential to completely eradicate the use of fossil fuels for…
Wrestlemania: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Youth Wrestling
The Sunday before Valentine’s Day, I crouched at the edge of a padded mat on the floor of the gym at Lake Region Union High…
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Pulling with Bill Sinks, an Arm Wrestling Legend [SIV480]
2/25/17: The World Armwrestling League Vermont Qualifier was held Saturday afternoon at the Village Tavern in North Ferrisburgh. Grimacing faces, flexed muscles and good natured…
Do Stores in Burlington Town Center Have to Recycle?
Susan McMillan of Colchester had a WTF moment recently while trying on shoes at L.L.Bean in the Burlington Town Center mall. After removing two huge…
Gibbs and the Gov: Is Scott’s Chief of Staff Running the Show?
The first item Gov. Phil Scott’s chief of staff showed a visitor to his office last Tuesday morning was the hefty stack of papers on…
Two Wheelers Head to Three Brothers Pizza & Grill for Bike Night
When Donny’s New York Pizza in Winooski closed last fall, it wasn’t just a loss for those looking for pies. It also meant the end…
Town Meeting Day Potluck â From Silly to Serious
Next Tuesday, Vermonters across the state will tromp into voting booths and congregate in school gyms and community auditoriums. Citizens of all stripes will vote…
Got an Unwanted Tattoo? Call Don Baker
Name: Donald Baker Town: South Burlington Job: Laser tattoo removal Donald Baker clearly loves his work. Better known to his friends and clients as “Donny…
Y Close Winooski? Gym Was a Drag on YMCA’s $22 Million Fundraising Goal
Francine Bahati walked briskly toward the front doors of the YMCA in Winooski last Wednesday around 5:30 p.m., athletic bag in hand. The smile on…
Theater Review: Spring Awakening, UVM Department of Theatre
The two most extreme responses to sex â a puritanical no and a hell-yes yes â have one thing in common: They’re both as passionate…
Soundbites: March Gladness
I am not a sports guy. But it’s March, and there’s some kind of special basketball thingamajig that happens this month, and people are excited….
Movie Review: Animation Doesn’t Get Better (or Stranger) Than ‘The Red Turtle’
If you see just one film this year about a desert island castaway who mates and raises a family with a giant crimson tortoise that…
Movie Review: ‘Get Out’ Finds the Scariness in Everyday Life
Writer-director Jordan Peele (of “Key and Peele”) has confirmed that a famous Eddie Murphy bit inspired the title of his directorial debut. In 1982, Murphy…
One-Woman Show Revives Suffragette Legacy
Chances are, when you think of the suffragette movement, the name that comes to mind is Susan B. Anthony or Lucretia Mott. But this weekend…
Not Just for Civil Servants: Montpelier’s ‘Tax Building’ CafĂ©
From the outside, 133 State Street in Montpelier has an imposing façade. Sparkling granite walls soar five stories high. On the upper floors, neoclassical columns…
With Bluebird Fairies, Emily Anderson Inspires Reflection
On a recent Saturday afternoon, in a cozy Howard Street studio bedecked with twinkle lights and fresh flowers, six Burlington locals gathered with artist and…
Arts to Smarts Program Enhances Student Learning
VSA Vermont has a long history of bringing art and arts engagement to Vermonters with disabilities. In recent years, in particular, the success of the…
Film and Fiddle Tunes Highlight Mill-Town Past
When filmmaker H. Lee Waters went to Kannapolis, N.C., in 1941, he probably didn’t guess that the footage he shot there would be screened more…
Free Will Astrology (3/1/17)
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Your immediate future is too good to be true. Or at least that’s what you, with your famous self-doubt, might be…
Burlington-Area New Americans Find Gathering Spaces
On a nippy Sunday evening in mid-January, about 20 people filled the pews of St. Joseph’s Co-Cathedral lower chapel in Burlington as Reverend Lance Harlow…
Budget Surprises: Scott’s Proposal Harbors Some Gems
Much of the attention on Gov. Phil Scott’s budget has centered on his proposal to force public school districts across the state to level-fund their…
Why Won’t My Boyfriend Move Closer to Where I Live?
Dear Athena, My boyfriend lives two and a half hours away but has wanted to live where I live since before we met. He lives…
Loupo, Good Company
(MelodySoul, digital download, vinyl) For years now, young producer Loupo has been the best pinch hitter in Burlington’s hip-hop scene. Give him some room to…
A Backyard Evaporator for DIY Maple Sugaring
Kate Whelley McCabe and Justin McCabe met in a warehouse in Ohio in 2000. They were recent college graduates with hard hats and management jobs,…
The Pilgrims, No Focus
(What Doth Life, digital download) I don’t know what makes a record feel “American.” Perhaps it’s an aesthetics thing â though I’ve always associated it…
Letters to the Editor (3/1/17)
Cover ‘Bum’ A little history about the cover photo for the story “Lucky Bums” [February 22]: The skier is Alan Schoenberger, World Freestyle Ballet Ski…
The Griswoldsâ Chris Whitehall on Nonstop Touring, Hitting Rock Bottom and Moving to the United States
Australian pop band the Griswolds â who take their name from the Griswold family of the cult-classic film National Lampoon’s Vacation â were still in…
Vermont Creamery Expands to Make Even More Cheese
In 2014, when Vermont Creamery built an aged-cheese facility at its Websterville HQ, the company left room for “future expansion,” said community and education coordinator…
Baptiste DevallĂ©’s French Class Is Cooking
It’s a gray Sunday morning when Baptiste DelvallĂ© and I arrive at the home of Pamela Moreau and Tom Buck in Burlington. A wiry, jovial…
Hen of the Wood Lands Another James Beard Nomination. How Do They Do It?
A cast-iron skillet sits on red-hot coals pulled from the nearby wood-fired oven. Chef Jordan Ware, sandy haired with cheeks rosy from the heat, is…
The Butchery Adds Second Location, in Stowe
In 2015, Bridge Street Butchery moved from Waitsfield village to the Mad River Green Shops on Route 100 and dropped “Bridge Street” from its name….
Eat This Week, March 1 to 7, 2017: Moonrise Cocktails
Stonecutter Spirits teams up with Mary’s Restaurant chef-owner Doug Mack and host Laura Mack to regale visitors with a quirky, film-inspired fĂȘte. Start with chicken-and-apple…
