Aug 19-24, 2015
Bhutanese and Tibetans in Vermont Are Looking for Spaces to Call Their Own; How Dealer.com Supports the Arts; Incentives for Addicts Work; Says UVM Researcher; Vermont Fruits You’ve Never Heard Of; Revisiting a 1987 Tax Tiff
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Bhutanese and Tibetans in Vermont Seek Own Community Centers
On Sunday mornings at the Burlington Friends Meeting House, a small gathering of Vermont Quakers communes in silence with God. This has been a familiar…
Obituary: Jeffrey A Lesage, 1955-2015 Winooski, VT
Jeffrey A Lesage, 60, died suddenly at his home in North Fort Myers, FL on August 18, 2015. Jeff was born in Winooski on January…
We are turning 20!
Friday, Sept. 11, 5:30-11:30 p.m. Behind the Maltex Building (431 Pine St, Burlington) $5 donation benefits SEABA Featuring: Waylon Speed “Operation Prince” with Craig Mitchell…
Obituary: Marguerite Tipson, Georgia, VT
Marguerite Tipson, 86, of Winooski, Vermont went to be with her Lord and Savior on August 16, 2015 after a short illness. Marguerite was born…
Obituary: Grace (Bergevin) Rivers, 1930-2015 Winooski, VT
Grace (Bergevin) Rivers, 85, of Winooski passed away Monday August 17, 2015. Grace was born on June 19, 1930 to Joseph and Eva (Francis) Bergevin….
A UVM Researcher Aims to Help Addicts
A cocaine addict stops smoking crack and attends counseling sessions. As a reward, his drug-treatment counselor gives him gift certificates to local stores. A patient…
Under Fire: A Cop Who Shot a Suspect Faces Criminal Charges
Last November, the Windsor Police Department chalked up what seemed like a victory in its local war on drugs. Two officers had set up a…
Counting the Losses When Barns Burn
On the evening of Sunday, August 2, Dawn and Dan Boucher wrapped up dinner in their home at the edge of the Boucher Family Farm…
Willa Mamet and Paul Miller, Let Somebody Love You
(Self-released, CD, digital download) Vermont expat Willa Mamet and Green Mountain guitarist Paul Miller have known each other since she was a little girl and…
Blissing Out in the ‘Life Vessel’
When it comes to alternative medicine, I place myself squarely in the camp of scientific-evidence-based skeptics. Over the years, I’ve tried acupuncture and visited a…
Kristina Stykos, Horse Thief
(Thunder Ridge Records, CD, digital download) Contrary to what L.L.Bean might have you believe, rural life is not all horse-drawn sleighs, crackling fires and double-knit…
Sofia’s Deli Opens in Burlington; UVM Offers Craft Beer Biz Program
Sofia’s Pizzeria has returned to St. Paul Street in Burlington. Well, sort of. Owner Omer Alicic is slinging his pies and calzones once again, but…
Free Will Astrology (08/19/15)
ARIES (March 21-April 19): You’d probably prefer to stay in the romantic, carefree state of mind. But from what I can tell, you’re ripe for…
Infinitely Polar Bear
Infinitely Polar Bear is a modest but worthwhile film that brings us back to a semi-forgotten, not-so-innocent era — America in the 1970s, when kids…
Kiwi on Tour
At the top of Church Street, two pairs of 20-foot-tall inflatable men danced for two days and nights as I considered them from the vantage…
Q&A With Beach House’s Victoria Legrand
Depression Cherry, the fifth and latest record from indie-rock duo Beach House, is as notable for its swirling synth atmospherics and haunting vocals as for…
Paramount Theatre and Castleton University Collaborate on Project 240
It’s been incubating for nine months, and this week Rutland’s Paramount Theatre and Castleton University are happy to announce the birth of … Project 240!…
Soundbites: Manhattan Takes Burlington
Manhattan, Straight Up If you’ve been paying close attention the last couple of years, you might have noticed that I have an affinity for Manhattan…
Picnicking With the ‘Big Lady’
At the Waterfront Shelter last Sunday, a few dozen picnickers and onlookers turned out for the phenomenon that was “Big Lady!” The 35-foot-high inflated woman,…
I’ve Given My Girlfriend an STD
Dear Athena, I’ve slept with a bunch of women recently. I was pretty heartbroken after a breakup and went a little crazy having lots of…
Shelburne Museum Puts 19th-Century Craftsmanship on Display
Some galleries in Vermont are known for showcasing innovative work by contemporary artists. But a current show at the historic Shelburne Museum demonstrates that some…
Dealer.com Shows Commitment to Local Artists
Mary Lacy’s clothing, hair and hands are polka-dotted with paint — a minor matter for a muralist. Lately, though, that speckling has been more tenacious…
The End of the Tour
In the three decades-plus I’ve been lucky enough to get paid to watch movies, I’ve watched a lot of them about artists, and most of…
An NYC Muralist Brings His Paints to Burlington
Heads up, walls of Burlington. Several area businesses will be getting an exterior makeover this week, as University of Vermont-born organization Art on Board returns…
Gallery Profile: Bundy Modern, Waitsfield
In the 1960s, when Waitsfield was a haven for New York City transplants keen on fox hunts and polo matches, an architect and resident named…
Letters to the Editor (8/19/15)
Dog Park Is Working In [“Fetching and Kvetching: A Dog Park Annoys Some of Its Neighbors,” July 29] a neighbor is quoted saying, “People go…
Shap Talk: Can Vermont’s House Speaker Become Governor?
In the nearly five years since Arthur and Theresa Breault closed their beloved department store in downtown Morrisville, a coalition of nonprofits and government organizations…
What a 1987 Tax Battle Says About Bernie Sanders
Burlington Mayor Bernie Sanders didn’t attend the June 1987 press conference that opened with a bombshell. Assessor Rosaire Longe did his bidding, announcing that the…
Vermont Farms Grow Some Surprising Fruits
When David Fried started Elmore Roots Nursery in 1981, he contacted a local extension agent to find out what fruit he could grow. The agent…
To Save Paradise, a New Vermont Law Calls for Better Parking Lots
Most people who walk by the parking lot next to the state office building at 133 State Street in Montpelier are unlikely to notice anything…
Obituary: Arlene M. Cunningham, 1927-2015 Burlington, VT
Arlene Cunningham, passed away on Monday, August 17th, 2015 surrounded by much love in her home. Arlene was born on July 11th, 1927 to the…
A Mesoamerican Market Hits Waitsfield
Only Moretown can call Waitsfield south of the border, but that isn’t stopping Kingsbury Market Garden and Vermont Bean Crafters from hosting a caliente new…
Hen of the Wood Owners Open Beer Bar in Stowe
After a dry run last weekend, beer bar Doc Ponds opened in the former Vermont Ale House space in Stowe on Monday, August 17. It’s…
