Aug 21-27, 2019
Hooked: Vermont Delivers Help for Pregnant Women With Opioid-Use Disorder; Should Burlington, South Burlington and Winooski Schools Consolidate?; Talking Gardening With Champlain Valley Fair Veggie Judges
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How Far Along? How Vermont Delivers Help for Pregnant Women With Opioid-Use Disorder
Stigma is the biggest barrier between pregnant women with opioid-use disorder and prenatal care. The No. 1 fear of those moms-to-be in Vermont? That the Department of Children and Families might take their babies.
The Parmelee Post: Following Burlington Busts, Fatal Weed Overdoses at All-Time Low
Federal law enforcement officials on Wednesday announced that deadly cannabis overdoses are at their lowest levels in the nation’s history. Citing a string of recent…
Obituary: Karin Caldwell, 1952-2019
Starksboro back-to-the-lander was a hardworking ‘free spirit’
Obituary: Gladys Agell, 1930-2019
The life celebration for Gladys Agell will be held on Sunday, September 8, 2019, at 11 a.m. at the Vermont College of Fine Arts in…
The Cannabis Catch-Up: You’ve Been Warned
If you’re a Vermonter who’s had to renew a vehicle registration in the last few weeks, you’ve likely received a warning in the mail from…
St. Albans Brutality Case Shows Limits of Police Accountability Law
The St. Albans City Council summoned Police Chief Gary Taylor last week to explain his handling of a police brutality incident in which a senior…
Should Burlington, South Burlington and Winooski Consolidate Schools?
Three cities, three school districts and $305 million. That’s the rough combined price tag for approved or proposed big-ticket school construction projects in Burlington, South…
Art Review: ‘Made in Vermont,’ Hall Art Foundation
Reading, a one-road town in Windsor County with a population of 666 and mainly farms nearby, happens to host one of the best places in…
Efficiency Vermont’s Mission Could Expand — to Fossil Fuels
When contractors for Efficiency Vermont suggest ways in which homeowners can reduce their energy use, they are focused on lowering electric bills. They outline cash…
Soundbites: What to Do While I’m Out of Town
August Rush You know that Lloyd Bridges bit from Airplane! in which he keeps saying, “Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit smoking,”…
Letters to the Editor (8/21/19)
Firearms Facts [Re Feedback: “Fact-Check, Please”; “Not-So-Great Guns,” August 14]: Yes, fact-check. Recent writers have made quite a few misstatements about guns. I suggest that…
A New Comic Book Explains How Government, Democracy Work
Only one quarter of grown-ass adults can correctly name all three branches of the U.S. government, according to a 2017 study by the Annenberg Public…
Sanders Superfans Rent South Burlington ‘Beds for Bernie’ on Airbnb
Visitors to Vermont can now make a political statement by choosing where to lay their heads. Using Airbnb, Tony and Carolyn Basiliere are proudly renting…
Middlebury New Filmmakers Fest Tackles Health Care, Immigration and Other Issues
Nearly three decades ago, long before she became an award-winning filmmaker, Cindy Meehl was despondent. Her dog, a 6-year-old shar-pei, was dying. On the verge…
Free Will Astrology (8/21/19)
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Yisrael Kristal was a Polish Jew born under the sign of Virgo in 1903. His father was a scholar of the…
Our Lady Peace’s Raine Maida Opens Up About Relationships and Fatherhood
Canadian rockers Our Lady Peace were one of the quintessential bands of the 1990s alternative boom. The group shared qualities with many of its guitar-driven…
‘Good Boys’ Does Its Best to Be ‘Superbad’ but Is Just Bad
So, the truth is, they’re not good boys. Or bad boys. They’re boring, poorly written boys. I don’t mean the three young stars of this…
Matt Saraca and John Townsend, ‘Nineteen Years’
(Self-released, digital) Burlington musicians Matt Saraca and John Townsend play in the ethereal Americana trio Silver Bridget, alongside musical-saw master Johnnie Day Durand. The world…
How Do I Broach the Subject of Manscaping?
Dear Reverend, My partner really likes to put his balls in my mouth, which I’m totally OK with, but every time he does it, I…
In White River Junction, Revenge of Movie Night Fosters Film Community
Ben Peberdy held a VHS tape aloft with a plastic sword stuck through the middle, à la Excalibur. It was August 29, 2017, the date…
Richard Linklater’s Adaptation of the Comic Novel ‘Where’d You Go, Bernadette’ Loses Its Way
Certain literary formats don’t translate well to the screen. Maria Semple’s best-selling 2012 novel Where’d You Go, Bernadette tells the story of one woman’s midlife…
Eric George, ‘Where I Start’
(Self-released, CD, digital) In 2014, Vulture compiled a list of hit songs penned in incredibly short time frames. According to the story, titled “Is Sia…
Eat This Week, August 21 to 27, 2019: Pick and Eat
Longtime Vermont chef Lee Duberman, who currently lives in Mexico, is back in state for a visit and doing a few cooking gigs while she’s…
Book Review: ‘The Not Good Enough Mother,’ by Sharon Lamb
According to the Vermont judiciary, Sharon Lamb is an expert on motherhood. As a psychologist and forensic evaluator, she assesses whether parents are ready —…
Theater Review: ‘Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?,’ Weston Playhouse
In 1962, when Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? premiered, only 2 percent of Americans divorced. Married people stayed married, and married people argued. Edward Albee’s…
Hackie: Walden, Not the Pond
En route to an early Sunday morning pickup, I wondered, How has this town escaped my radar? It’s been hiding in plain sight. When you…
Grilling the Chef: John Patterson Goes Country at the Inn at Shelburne Farms
Chef John Patterson Position: Executive chef, the Inn at Shelburne Farms Location: Shelburne Age: 39 Cuisine type: Contemporary American focused on seasonality and regionality Education:…
Talking Gardening With the Champlain Valley Fair Veggie Judges
I was a county fair kid. Every year growing up, I dragged an extremely reluctant goat around an arena in southwest Colorado, and then sold…
New Owners Take the Reins at Burlington’s Daily Planet
The Daily Planet, which opened in 1982 at 15 Center Street in Burlington, will soon have new owners, co-owner Copey Houghton said. The restaurant is…
Thirst Coconut Water Refreshes Riders on Burlington Bike Path
A new Vermont-based company is bringing coconut water to the Burlington bike path. The storefront window near Local Motion at 1 Steele Street is the…
