Aug 18-24, 2021
Residents Bear the Brunt of Burlington’s First Property Reassessment in 16 Years; Manchester’s VT Fusion Women’s Soccer Team Scores for the Community; Foul Contending Rebels Theatre Cooperative Gives ‘Hamlet’ a Feminist Twist
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Tax Burdened: Residents Bear the Brunt of Burlington’s First Property Reassessment in 16 Years
Sue Schein has fond memories of visiting childhood friends on Caroline Street in Burlington. In the 1950s, the South End neighborhood was home to young…
In Memoriam: Jean Oliver Koch, 1937‑2021
A memorial service will be held on Friday, September 3, 11 a.m., at Our Lady of the Snows in Waitsfield, Vt., with a reception to…
Obituary: Carol Dansky, 1946-2021
Woman found her calling in health care while living in Vermont in the 1970s
In Memoriam: Ann Livingston, 1925-2021
Due to COVID-19 concerns, the Ann Livingston memorial has been changed to livestream only. The service is still scheduled for Saturday, August 28, 2021, at…
I Can’t Seem to Do Anything Until the Absolute Last Minute
Dear Reverend, I am a world-class procrastinator. No matter what the task, work-related or not, I can’t seem to do anything until the absolute last…
Norwich University and Vermont Granite Museum Team Up to Train Stone Carvers
Eighteen thousand people worked in the Barre granite industry at its peak in 1929 — quarrying the rock, carving and shaping the stone, creating the…
From the Publisher: Sounding Off
There are four full pages of letters to the editor in this week’s Seven Days. One is feedback related to Kevin McCallum’s August 4 story…
Climate Crisis Spawns a Push to Ban Logging in the Green Mountain National Forest
Karen Bixler made her way down a steep logging road deep in the Green Mountains last week, a bright rainbow on her floppy hat and…
Soundbites: Clubs Begin Requiring Proof of Vaccination to Enter
I can still recall the shock when I saw the email. Homer Flynn of management and PR firm the Cryptic Corporation wanted to talk with…
Will Keeper, ‘Nosebleeds’
(Anti-Golf, digital) Will Keeper’s music is so enthralling that it’s difficult to know where to begin describing it. It gracefully courses in and out of…
Manchester’s New VT Fusion Women’s Soccer Team Scores for the Community
Sarah and Eric Perry stood on the sidelines of the soccer field, watching their team practice. As balls flew through the air and players’ voices…
WTF: Do Mobile Advertisements Violate Vermont’s Ban on Billboards?
Last month, Heather Batalion of Essex Junction was driving in the Burlington area when she and her husband, Philip, spotted what looked like a large…
Art Review: Shelter Cultivation Project, Karma Bird House Gallery
Of all the ulterior motives one could have for mounting an art show, creating community is a pretty good one. That’s what Shawn Dumont had…
Lillian and the Muses, ‘Lillian and the Muses’
(Self-released, digital) In a 2017 Washington Post book review of Elif Batuman’s The Idiot, critic Elaine Margolin expressed concern about “a growing and upsetting trend…
‘Supernova’ Is a Classy Tearjerker Driven by Star Power
Who wants to see a movie about the private tragedy of dementia while the world is dealing with a pandemic? Not many people, perhaps, yet…
Foul Contending Rebels Theatre Cooperative Gives ‘Hamlet’ a Feminist Twist
Hamlet is one of William Shakespeare’s most famous works. It’s also one of his most misunderstood — and most in need of an update —…
Theater Review: ‘Million Dollar Quartet,’ Northern Stage
Drop a quarter in the jukebox that is Million Dollar Quartet, and nearly two hours of foot-stomping, hip-swinging rock and roll pours off the stage….
“Dreaming of Timbuctoo” in Middlebury Examines the History of Black Land Ownership in the Adirondacks
Many elements of history lie hidden amid family heirlooms. Katherine Butler Jones, a Black woman from Massachusetts, was going through some family documents more than…
Now Playing in Theaters: August 18-24
In addition to the Protégé, here’s what is playing in Northern and Central Vermont movie theaters this week. Listings include new movies, vintage films and a directory of open theaters.
Letters to the Editor (8/18/21)
Wrong Rank [Re “Green Mountain ‘Good Old Boys,'” August 11]: The photo of Adj. Gen. Greg Knight shows him with colonel insignia, not major general….
Free Will Astrology (8/18/21)
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): “If we wait until we are ready, we will be waiting for the rest of our lives,” declared novelist Lemony Snicket….
Increasing Downpours Impede Efforts to Improve Lake Champlain’s Water Quality
Don’t let me ruin your fun at the beach, but there’s yet more bad news about the likely effects of the climate crisis in Vermont….
Vermont’s Cookbook Queen Is Selling Off Her Collection
Vermont’s unofficial cookbook queen is ceding the throne. South Burlington’s Loreen Benner says she is selling off her collection of more than 3,200 cookbooks, signaling…
Peru Meets Cape Cod at Esmeralda’s Earth-Oven Feast in Andover
In his Andover kitchen on a recent Saturday, JuanMa Calderón offered a taste of sauce to fellow chef and friend Nevin Taylor. “Maybe a little…
A Lincoln Family Has a Peachy Summer Job With Paradise Fruit
Mid-August marks a glorious, fleeting time of the year in Vermont: peach season. Last week, local orchards started filling their fruit stands with crates of…
Rainbow Sweets in Marshfield Closes After 44 Years
Since its opening in April 1976, Rainbow Sweets Café & Bakery has served as Marshfield’s community hub: a go-to spot for coffee, conversation, and, most…
Brooklyn Couple Moves to Middlebury to Open Little Seed Coffee Roasters
When it opens this fall at 24 Merchants Row, Middlebury’s Little Seed Coffee Roasters will continue the tradition that started with Carol’s Hungry Mind Café,…
The Magnificent 7: Must See, Must Do, August 18 to 24
It’s peak summer, and there’s no shortage of ways for Vermonters to connect, learn and have a good time. We’ve compiled seven of this week’s must-do events, including a performance by Indian classical music power couple Arun Ramamurthy and Trina Basu at Naulakha in Dummerston.
