Aug 1-6, 2018
The 2018 Readers’ Poll Results Are In! See the Daysies Magazine for All the Best; Seven Days Staffers Pick Even More Booty; Festival of Fools Takes to the Streets; What to Do About Aging Burlington High School?
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Seven Days Staffers Pick Even More Vermont ‘Bests’
Fair and impartial reporting is the rule here at Seven Days. But, just this once, we’ve decided it’s OK to play favorites. As we prepared…
The Parmelee Post: Burlington Enforces ‘E. Coli-Only’ Swim Times at Beaches
The Queen City is taking measures to allow more families the chance to spend some quality time in Lake Champlain this summer. As of August…
The Cannabis Catch-Up: Weed and Taxes
Big news out of Nevada this week: The state’s tax revenue from legal cannabis sales far exceeded expectations to the tune of 25 percent. Once…
Soundbites: Gestalt, We Hardly Knew Thee; Fools Rush In
Burlington indie-rock band Gestalt are packing up and moving to Seattle. The band is also gearing up for the release of its debut LP, which,…
Three State’s Attorneys Face Scrutiny Ahead of Tough Primaries
The Green Mountain State’s 14 county prosecutors are the most powerful politicians voters have never heard of, according to James Lyall, executive director of the…
Art Review: Sarah Tortora’s Tantalizing Sculpture, Red Mill Gallery
At the risk of sounding goofy, we could say that one of art’s greatest capacities is to reference so much with so little — sometimes…
Album Review: Cold Clod, ‘Breaks Up’
(Dead Definition, cassette, digital download) Breaks Up, the latest release from Brattleboro’s Cold Clod, is a hazy dreamscape of progressive, ambient folk. Ben Currotto, the…
Jewish Food Expert Joan Nathan Talks Recipes and Memories
Thirty minutes before the July 24 lunch in honor of celebrated Jewish food expert Joan Nathan, more than a dozen dishes from her latest cookbook…
Album Review: John LaRouche, ‘Cerulean’
(Laughing Eagle Music, CD, digital download) John LaRouche is a Montpelier-area musician with a rare set of skills: He plays chromatic harmonica. To be specific,…
Eat This Week, August 1 to 7, 2018: In Good Taste
In honor of all things fun and edible, the forces behind Mad River Food Hub and Mad River Taste Place have organized an eight-day foodie…
Honorable Mentions: Unofficial Awards for Vermont’s Music Scene
This week, Seven Days unveils the winners of the Daysies, our annual readers’ poll on everything from ice cream to pet grooming to mortgage brokers….
Free Will Astrology (8/1/18)
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): “Sometimes, I feel the past and the future pressing so hard on either side that there’s no room for the present…
Festival of Fools Highlights Women, Music, Veteran and Newbie Street Performers
After hanging upside down in a full split, Nicole Dagesse shimmies up the aerial fabric to “stand” 12 feet off the ground. With the cloth…
Jasper Hill Farm Scores Double Cheese Win
Mateo Kehler, cofounder of Jasper Hill Farm in Greensboro, was flying to Portland, Ore., last Friday night when one of his cheeses — Harbison —…
Scarlett Letters: I’m Bugged When Sexual Pleasure Isn’t Mutual
Dear Scarlett, I know it’s normal to have a hard time orgasming during penetration, but it bugs me because it makes me feel like sex…
Book Review: ‘The Underneath’ by Melanie Finn
The opening scene of The Underneath, by Northeast King-dom writer Melanie Finn, establishes the sense of menace that tinges this whole unputdownable novel. A journalist…
More Murals Adorn Queen City Walls
Last week, Seven Days reported on the continuing controversy surrounding the “Everyone Loves a Parade!” mural just off of Burlington’s Church Street Marketplace. The task…
Meet the 14-Year-Old Running for Vermont Governor
Ethan Sonneborn has never run for elected office before — assuming you don’t count his stint on Bristol Elementary School’s student council. He’s never been…
A Shelburne Teen Tackles Straws, Artificial Intelligence and College Applications
Seventeen-year-old Milo Cress of Shelburne has spent his summer fielding interview requests from National Public Radio and the New York Times for his role in…
Theater Review: ‘The Taming of the Shrew,’ Vermont Shakespeare Festival
A contemporary audience comes to The Taming of the Shrew virtually daring the play not to offend. The title alone infuriates, with its pejorative category…
Movie Review: The Performances Shine in Uneven Biopic ‘Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot’
Gus Van Sant started making movies around the time I started reviewing them, so I’ve followed his entire career. Three decades in, I know exactly…
St. Johnsbury Athenaeum Celebrates the Return of Its Bierstadt
In recent years, visitors who came to the St. Johnsbury Athenaeum to see “The Domes of the Yosemite” by Albert Bierstadt (1830-1902) might have noticed…
Charlotte Car Enthusiast Adds Road-Legal Tank to His Collection
That tank you might have seen cruising through Charlotte over the weekend was not a mirage. Rather, the 1974 British CVRT Sabre was Derek Chace’s…
Kestrel Coffee Roasters Opens in South Burlington
South Burlington will have a new coffee roaster this week when Kestrel Coffee Roasters, at 30 Community Drive in Technology Park, roasts its first batch…
Green Christine? Hallquist’s Record on Renewable Energy
Christine Hallquist has made fighting climate change a focal point of her campaign for governor. The former utility executive turned Democratic politician touts her commitment…
Letters to the Editor (8/1/18)
Still Supporting Women A recent article by Paul Heintz about the future of Vermont philanthropy [“Giving It Up,” July 18] stated that the Lintilhac Foundation…
Movie Review: The Satirical ‘Sorry to Bother You’ Takes Flight When It Goes Off the Rails
The word “freewheeling” could have been invented to describe Sorry to Bother You, the first film written and directed by the Coup front man Boots…
Burlington Considers Upgrading Its High School — for $70 Million
When it opened in 1964, Burlington High School was hailed as a state-of-the-art edifice. Fifty-four years later, the prevailing view has changed, and not just…
What to Do About Vermont’s Poison Parsnip Problem?
Drive the roads of Vermont from early spring through late summer, and you’ll probably notice an abundance of yellow-flowered weeds growing as tall as five…
In Race for Governor, Sen. John Rodgers Stands His Ground
With less than two weeks remaining before the August 14 primary, Democratic gubernatorial candidate John Rodgers is not scrambling for votes. He’s moving stones and…
Mexican Mezcal Is Making Inroads in Vermont
Megan Maher takes a sip of clear liquor from a plastic condiment cup. “I don’t know if it’s in my head, but it tastes a…
Sail Up to the Pickled Perch, Now Open in Colchester
Hungry boaters and others seeking sustenance on Malletts Bay in Colchester can now sit down for a meal at the Pickled Perch. The restaurant opened in the former Bayview Bar and Grill location at 97 Blakely Road on Saturday. The restaurant’s owners include general manager and pastry chef Elizabeth Keller, chef Kevin Sokal — most recently…
