Aug 10-16, 2016
Is Milton Vt., a Town on the Rise?; a Marble Museum Goes to Hell for ‘Orpheus & Euridice’; Comedian Jen Kirkman on Love, Laughs and Lies She Tells Herself
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Remaking Milton: Rural Town Undergoes a Serious Transformation
There are plenty of jokes about Chittenden County’s northernmost town. How are tornadoes and divorces similar in Milton? Either way, somebody loses a trailer. Why…
In Memoriam: Derek Schueler, 1992-2013
Days have passed and somehow turned into years. But it still feels like yesterday you were filling our hearts with the generosity of your love…
Obituary: Alexandra B. Severance, 1946-2016
Mother, teacher & yogi Radiant, honest & joyful Funny, blunt & worldly Beautiful, simple & elegant Brave in life and in death Loved and cherished…
Obituary: Darshana Bolt, 1985-2016
Darshana Bolt, 31, of Burlington passed away unexpectedly on July 13, 2016. She was born on May 6, 1985, in Glens Falls, N.Y., the youngest…
Obituary: Julianne Holland
Julianne Holland (53) died peacefully in her Middlebury home on Saturday, August 13, surrounded by family and friends. She lived life with integrity, passion and…
Obituary: Randi Albert Calderwood, 1958-2016
Randi Albert Calderwood passed away on August 13, 2016, at his home in East Craftsbury. A memorial was held at Craftsbury Academy, with the Reverend…
Opinion: Judge Rainville’s Soft Racism
This opinion piece was written by Seven Days’ former Poli Psy columnist. Kareem G. Louard was driving under the influence of alcohol and weed. He…
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Girls Ride Out [SIV454]
8/4/16: Girls Ride Out is a monthly bike ride organized by Old Spokes Home and Bike Recycle Vermont. Last Thursday about 25 riders went for…
Soundbites: Charlie-O’s Turns 40; Rev. Ben Donovan Returns
We begin this week paying homage to a place that longtime readers will likely recognize as one of this scribe’s favorite local dive bars. The…
Two Young Journalists Juggle Work and Life Covering Milton
Courtney Lamdin was at the Milton Veterinary Hospital, just home from a badly needed vacation, when a local resident walked up to her and asked,…
Of Moose and Maine
Did you ever long to be wanted? Pulling up to the intersection of Church and Main late at night on the Brewfest weekend, I was…
Suicide Squad
As a boy, I watched “Superman” every day after school. You know, the one played by George Reeves. Whom Ben Affleck played so affectingly in…
Free Will Astrology (8/10/16)
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Let’s assume, for the sake of fun argument, that you do indeed have a guardian angel. Even if you have steadfastly…
Nine Lives
What do you say about a film starring Kevin Spacey as a talking cat? Frankly, the best qualities of this family comedy from director Barry…
New Silo Murals Link Jeffersonville’s Past and Future
Painter Sarah C. Rutherford has changed the face of Jeffersonville — with two gigantic, regal faces that will surely become the town’s defining works of…
Young Couples Find a Healthy Housing Market in Milton
When Cady Goudreau and her fiancé started their search for a first home three years ago, they initially focused on Burlington. But even at the…
Coming Soon: Jericho Market
Richmond Market & Beverage owner Mike Comeau will launch the fifth location of his popular grocery store and beer hub this month. “We’re shooting for…
Minter v. Scott: The Race is On
Waterbury Democrat Sue Minter will face Berlin Republican Phil Scott this November in the race to become Vermont’s 82nd governor. Both candidates faced tough competition…
Taste Test: Stowe’s Picnic Social
I didn’t know which to drink first: the Blackberry Smash — with Jim Beam and Cointreau soaking into pieces of red plum and crushed berries…
Milton, By the Skin of My Teeth
Originally published December 8, 2007. I’ve learned to turn down fares from the obviously and totally hammered. However, the “decline” is a decision that must…
Opera in the Marble Museum: Orpheus and Euridice
If not for its bucolic surroundings, the cavernous small-monuments room at the Vermont Marble Museum in Proctor might be mistaken for an abandoned urban industrial…
Jesse Forest, Lights Out
(Apollo Sounds, CD, digital download) On the cover of his newest album, Lights Out, former Vermonter Jesse Forest sits proudly with his guitar, his signature…
Case Dismissed: Echoes of National Police Issues in a Vermont Courtroom
High-profile killings of law enforcement officers and citizens have roiled the country and intensified the debate about police relations with minorities. And while Vermont has…
I Feel So Lame Still Being a Virgin
Dear Athena, I’m a young gay guy going into my second year of college, and I have a problem. I met a guy and I…
Book Review: Half Wild by Robin MacArthur
“I thought then how she looked like she was of this place, like she was some kind of creature or tree that had grown here.”…
Tatlock, Amoeba & Andromeda
(Self-released, CD, digital download) Tatlock is a Charlotte native and Burlington-based hip-hop artist who first appeared on the scene as one half of the Blind…
Jen Kirkman on Being “Single-Single”
Jen Kirkman has been called “a thinking person’s comedian.” But the scribes at the Onion’s A.V. Club didn’t bestow that superlative on her merely because…
Timeless Quaker-Made Furniture at Rokeby Museum
Through their commitment to dressing plainly and living simply, the Quakers quietly rebuke contemporary America’s blinged-out culture. A corresponding aesthetic of restraint sets Quaker makers…
Vermont Gas Pipeline Foes Vow to Keep Fighting
The setting was drab: a cramped room attached to a warehouse filled with boxes of paper and filing cabinets. And the arguments about drilling technology,…
Art Review: ‘A Journey Across Boundaries,’ Chandler Gallery
All art is, in some way, about line crossing. Even the most placid landscape painting or haphazard snapshot privileges the artist’s hand and imagination over…
Lake House Pub and Grille Ups the Menu Ante
Over the past 80 years, Lake Bomoseen’s Lake House Pub and Grille has passed through many hands. This past May, it opened once again with…
Letters to the Editor (8/10/16)
Tobacco Ads? I am certainly not going to rave. Rant: I am wondering if I am alone in my disappointment with Seven Days for displaying…
Weston Playhouse Upstages Itself
Last weekend, the Weston Playhouse broke ground on its new state-of-the-art theater compound on the Walker Farm in Weston Village. The $10 million capital and…
Developing: Rutland Herald’s Struggles Spill Onto Its Pages
Late Friday afternoon, Rutland Herald owner R. John Mitchell fired news editor Alan Keays for holding accountable one of the community’s most powerful institutions: the…
Milton History Buffs Work to Save Home of Vermont Civil War Hero
Just north of the Milton-Colchester town line, sandwiched between an industrial stretch of Route 7 and a Gardener’s Supply parking lot, sits an old white…
Milton’s Metamorphosis: A Plan in Place for a Real Downtown
With its flat, open land, reliable infrastructure and easy access to Interstate 89, Milton has become a manufacturing hotspot, attracting companies that churn out everything…
Vermont Beer Shepherd Distributes Craft Brews
Vermont’s mounting beer tide is spawning more than just breweries. Eight months ago, Waterbury husband-and-wife team Indy and Mark Ewald launched Vermont Beer Shepherd, a…
Milton Diners Take Comfort Food Seriously
From the side of Route 7, the Milton Diner promises ice cream, fried snacks and a shaded patio in brown clapboard siding. I approach the…
Nomad Coffee Brings Caffeine Caravan to Essex Junction
While traveling out west, Andrew Sepic and Nicole Grinstead enjoyed stumbling on pint-size coffee caravans in unexpected places. “They would do great coffee in the…
