Apr 11-17, 2018
Vermont Dairy Farms Devastated by Milk Price Crisis; Comedian Demetri Martin Talks Puzzles and Personal Stuff; Global Roots Film Fest Focuses on Disabilities
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Selling the Herd: A Milk Price Crisis Is Devastating Vermont’s Dairy Farms
For 71 years, Mark Lussier has weathered good times and bad on the northern Vermont dairy farm his French-Canadian father bought in 1938. But when…
Obituary: Susan J. Benoit, 1942-2018
Susan had three sons, Mike, Mark and Matt Szymanski. She lost her older sister, Patricia Damiani on Christmas last year and is survived by her…
The Cannabis Catch-Up: John Boehner Has ‘Evolved,’ Joins Weed Company
We’ve previously documented that former football players, among others, are getting involved in the legal cannabis market. It’s not just ex-athletes, though — it’s also…
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Silloway Maple [SIV528]
4/7/18: Last year the state of Vermont led the nation in maple production, bottling 2 million gallons of the sweet nectar. Silloway Maple is a…
The Octopus Defense: Lawmakers Still Seeking Clarity on Waterways Cleanup
It’s been three weeks since Gov. Phil Scott wrote a letter listing a dozen-odd pieces of legislation he opposes, and his administration is still having…
Global Roots Film Fest Focuses on Disabilities
The annals of cinema history include many films about hit men, but very few about hit men who are paralyzed from the waist down. These…
Free Will Astrology (4/11/18)
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Aries statesman Thomas Jefferson was the third president of the United States. He wrote one of history’s most famous documents, the…
Law and Disorder: Burlington Wipes Archaic Ordinances Off the Books
Burlingtonians who have been hankering to engage in “boisterous conduct in cemeteries” or post “indecent showbills” are in luck. The city is rolling back nine…
A New Washington County State’s Attorney Cleans Up ‘Unprecedented’ Mess
A dance instructor who molested two students might not be sentenced to prison. Ditto for a drug dealer whose customer overdosed and died. The families…
Soundbites: Full Circle; Swell Season
Higher Ground is taking the entirety of April to celebrate its 20th anniversary. As I pointed out two weeks ago, the club is more than…
Mad River Distillers to Change Name of Apple Brandy
Arrêtez! That’s what a French spirits trade group told Mad River Distillers about the name of its apple brandy, according to Mimi Buttenheim, president of…
Sexual Violence Survivors Exhibit Artwork of Healing
Artist Stephanie Kossmann was sexually abused throughout her childhood, was raped by family members in her adolescence and endured non-familial sexual assaults throughout her twenties….
Stowe’s Picnic Social to Close, Change Concept
Stowe’s popular Picnic Social, the outdoorsy, casual restaurant at the Field Guide hotel on Mountain Road, will close on April 15, a representative from the…
Annie Myers Brings Vermont Products to the Big City
It was April 2, but Mother Nature had played a late April Fools’ Day joke on New York City. The snow was coming down hard…
Comedian Demetri Martin Talks Puzzles and Personal Life
Standup comedian Demetri Martin is very funny. This interview is not. But please don’t let the lack of levity stop you from reading — or…
‘Super Troopers:’ Back in Action, and On-Screen
The year is 2018. Donald Trump is president. In the Green Mountain State, inmates have sneaked pictures of pigs onto state police license plates. Pot…
Album Review: The Tsunamibots vs Brand New Luddites, ‘Man vs Machine’
(Sharawaji Records, CD, LP, digital download) A war is brewing in Vermont’s Mad River Valley. No, it’s not a skirmish between skiers and snowboarders. It’s…
Letters to the Editor (4/11/18)
Exchange Is Educational [Re “Can China Help Fill — and Fund — Vermont’s Public Schools?” March 28]: As an educator passionate about developing international opportunities…
Album Review: Doom Service, ‘The Uncanny Doom Service’
(Self-released, CD, digital download) Though its heyday ended in the late 2000s, pop punk hasn’t left pop culture. In August 2016, while the “Dammit” hit…
Movie Review: Only the Silent Survive in the Chilling ‘A Quiet Place’
Don’t look now, but we’re enjoying a new golden age of horror. Not since the 1970s and the revolutionary work of David Cronenberg, Roman Polanski,…
Scarlett Letters: I Really Like This Guy But Not How He Kisses
Dear Scarlett, I have been seeing this guy for a few months and really like him, but I don’t like how he kisses. His tongue…
Eat This Week, April 11 to 17, 2018: ‘Tis the Saison
For its fifth annual celebration of the farmhouse-style ale, Maine’s Allagash Brewing is teaming up with Burlington’s Foam Brewers for a waterfront tasting extravaganza. The…
Chemical Reaction: Senators Want to Make Vermont Polluters Pay
It’s been about two years since Bennington resident Libby Harris learned that her drinking water had been contaminated with perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), a toxic chemical…
Advocates Encourage Vermonters to Complete Advance Directives
Mary Beebe confronted her mortality about three years ago, when her primary care physician handed her an advance directive form during a regular visit. It…
WTF: Why Is the Town of Westford Suing Its Own Residents?
Ordinarily, Mike Lynch of Ferrisburgh doesn’t read Seven Days’ legal notices. But on a recent night, while working on a crossword puzzle in bed, the…
Movie Review: ‘Blockers’ Overcomes a Retro Premise to Bridge the Generation Gap
Three parents team up to stop their daughters from losing their virginity on prom night. It sounds like a comedy premise that got lost in…
Paper Castles Make a Triumphant Return With ‘Acceptionalism’
The idea of American exceptionalism has held a prominent place in public discourse recently. Singer-songwriter Paddy Reagan, front man and creative force behind Burlington indie-rock…
Art Review: ‘Animals on the Brink’ Features Endangered Species
What a difference a day makes. Scientists estimate that every 24 hours, 150 to 200 species of plant, insect, bird and mammal become extinct. Though…
Vermont Plans to Step Up Logging on Public Land Around Camel’s Hump
On a snow-packed logging road near Camel’s Hump last Thursday, Matt Leonard halted a team of Vermont biologists and foresters who manage the vast woodlands…
Grilling the Chef: Jackie Major of Butch + Babe’s
Chef Jackie Major Position: Executive chef Location: Burlington Age: 32 Cuisine type: Neighborhood restaurant featuring new American pub fare with a creative twist Education: Art…
All Aboard for the Champlain Valley Dinner Train
There are plenty of restaurants between Burlington and Middlebury, but none that spans the distance. That will change next month with the launch of the…
