Aug 2-8, 2023
The Vermont Summer Bucket List; A Conservative Legal Group Has Filed a Flurry of Lawsuits in Vermont; Seven Sweet Summery Spots for Frozen Treats; A Theft at Radio Bean
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Wish I Were Here: The Vermont Summer Bucket List
There’s no getting around it: 2023 has been a cruel summer — hat tip to Bananarama. Even before historic flooding washed out a good chunk…
All-Star Vermont Musicians Channel Bob Dylan for Flood Relief at the Flynn
An all-star cast of Vermont musicians is coming together to aid local farmers affected by the July floods. And they’re paying tribute to the music…
Vermont Board of Education Launches Search for New Top Education Official
The State Board of Education has launched a search for Vermont’s next top education official, almost five months after former Vermont education secretary Dan French…
Westfield-Based Butterworks Farm and Dairy Products Business for Sale
Butterworks Farm, the pioneering Westfield farm with a line of regionally distributed organic dairy products, is for sale, according to co-owner Christine Lazor. Her parents,…
Burlington Has Surpassed Last Year’s OD Tally — and It’s Only August
The number of overdoses that Burlington police responded to this year has already surpassed last year’s total, city data show, as the drug crisis continues…
Town Of Huntington Notice Of Development Review Board
Zoom Meeting* Applications under review for August 15, 2023 – 7pm The Huntington Development Review Board (DRB) will meet via Zoom to conduct the following…
Free Will Astrology (8/2/23)
LEO (Jul. 23-Aug.22): In 1811, Leo scientist Amedeo Avogadro (1776-1856) formulated a previously unknown principle about the properties of molecules. Unfortunately, his revolutionary idea wasn’t…
Aurora Robson Turns a Ubiquitous Material Into Unique Artworks in ‘Human Nature Walk’
In the classic film The Graduate, young Ben Braddock (Dustin Hoffman) receives a succinct career tip from an older businessman: “Just one word … plastics.”…
State of Vermont Superior Court Probate Division Chittenden Unit Docket No.: 23-PR-03616
In re Estate of Betty Brown Notice To Creditors To the creditors of: Betty Brown, late of Winooski, Vermont I have been appointed to administer…
Soundbites: A Theft at Radio Bean
I’m sure I’m not the only one guilty of this, but whenever something bad happens to people or places I love, I immediately access some…
My New Guy Spits. A Lot.
Dear Reverend, I’ve been casually dating this guy for about six months. We recently started seeing more of each other and I’ve noticed a habit…
On the Beat: Festival of Fools Kicks Off and Luke Awtry Keeps an Eye on the Scene
It’s that time of year when Burlington abandons reason and gives in to total foolishness. No, I’m not a Fox News anchor* getting angry about…
Q&A: Meet a Married Couple Who Are Wild for Barbie
Peter Harrigan grew up playing with his sister’s Barbie dolls. As an adult, he let go of doll playtime. That is until 1993, when his…
Mad, ‘Mad’
(Self-released, digital) There’s been an understandable dearth of fun in contemporary music in the past decade or so. The world ain’t doing so great, and…
Queer Theater Company Between the Willows Makes Its Debut
Ry Poulin and Nicole Dirmaier are making up for lost time. Three years ago, they were Essex High School seniors with major roles in the…
Theater Review: ‘Over the River and Through the Woods,’ Saint Michael’s Playhouse
An Italian American family, served up with all the food clichés you can eat, is portrayed with warmth and wit in Joe DiPietro’s Over the…
A Guilford Mom Deters Car Break-Ins With Cooked Noodles
When Gregory Urban woke up last Friday, he found himself in a pasta maze: Nearly every door handle of his Guilford home was covered in…
A Conservative Legal Group Finds Plenty to Litigate in Vermont
Alliance Defending Freedom’s name conjures an image of patriotic superheroes clad in stars and stripes, ready to smack down anyone who tramples on their rights….
Debate About ATVs on Public Roads Creates Acrimony in a Small Town
A recent selectboard meeting in the town of Washington ended not with a bang of the gavel but with an angry f-bomb shouted from a…
Letters to the Editor (8/2/23)
Water Woes [Re “Water Flows Again in Marshfield, and a State Official Apologizes,” July 20, online]: My thanks to Seven Days and Anne Wallace Allen…
Christopher Nolan’s ‘Oppenheimer’ Delves Into the Contradictions of the ‘Father of the Atomic Bomb’
I’m glad I didn’t make a double feature of Barbie and Oppenheimer. While the box office synergy that appears to have lifted both movies is…
Now Playing in Theaters: August 2-8
In addition to Sound of Freedom, 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.
From the Publisher: Best of Montpelier
Like almost every downtown Montpelier storefront that was inundated in last month’s flood, Bear Pond Books is closed until further notice. Approximately 3,000 sodden books…
Eben Schumacher, ‘Restless Days’
(Self-released, CD, digital) Exploring contrasting themes across a record might seem like a risky endeavor, but one local musician has taken on the task with…
Five Artists Play With Form in ‘Art Is Candy’ at the Phoenix
At the Phoenix, a gallery and music hall in Waterbury, the graphic quality of the current exhibition suits the sleek new venue. Each of the…
Vermont 211 Struggled to Keep Up With a Deluge of Flood Calls
For weeks, Vermont officials have been urging residents to call 211 to report damage from this month’s historic flooding. The hotline is crucial for both…
Young Venezuelan Chef Launches Arepa Truck in Burlington
Juan Mejias has a tattoo of his native city, Caracas, Venezuela, on his right inner forearm. But the 25-year-old does not anticipate returning to the…
Seven Sweet Summery Spots for Frozen Treats
No one ever said ice cream was just for summer, but hot days do seem to call for cold treats. Thanks to continued innovation from…
Switchback Brewing to Build Larger Burlington Taproom
On August 1 Switchback Brewing was scheduled to present plans to Burlington’s Development Review Board for a relocated and expanded taproom and restaurant in the…
Mad Rose Cocktail Lounge Opens in Rutland
Brooke Lipman, who has owned Center Street Alley bar in Rutland for more than a decade, added a second downtown bar with the late June…
Entrées and Exits: Onsen Ramen in Essex Junction Closes Temporarily: Tomgirl Kitchen Opens Outpost in Stowe; Kismet Closes Permanently in Montpelier
After closing Onsen Ramen in Essex Junction for vacation in July, husband-and-wife co-owners Neil and Perry Farr reluctantly decided to keep the restaurant closed until…
The Magnificent 7: Must See, Must Do, August 2-8
Summer is here, and there’s no shortage of ways for Vermonters to connect, learn and have a good time. We’ve compiled seven must-do events, including a special performance of Bach’s Cello Suite No. 5 in C Minor by Peter Sanders to kickoff the Central Vermont Chamber Music Festival’s 31st season.
Obituary: Ann Harold McCullough Leary, 1937-2023
Mother of eight children was active in the community and had many friends
Obituary: Joyce Freundlich, 1935-2023
Voracious reader and curious soul was the quintessential lifelong learner
Did Your Garden Flood? Here’s What to Know
Just as Vermont’s home gardeners were gearing up to harvest their much-anticipated July bounty — tomatoes, peppers and zucchini — a historic deluge hit the…
