Aug 22-27, 2018
Cartoonist Jason Lutes Makes History With ‘Berlin’; Manchester Adapts to Age of Online Shopping; Salvage Supperclub Hosts a Dumpster Dinner
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For Cartoonist Jason Lutes, ‘Berlin’ Marks a Career Milestone
The Inkpot Award sitting on Jason Lutes’ mantel is kind of adorable: The anthropomorphized inkpot-person strikes an attitude, right hand on hip, left holding a…
Seriously: Green Mountain Garbage
In this episode, Bryan tries out a new dining trend and finds some peculiar garbage.
Obituary: Richard A. Haver, 1948-2018
Shoreham Richard (Rick) A. Haver, 70, died at home in Shoreham on August 23, 2018. Near the end, he was lovingly cared for by his…
The Cannabis Catch-Up: A New Milestone in Legitimacy
It’s August 2018. You’re growing cannabis outside your house in rural Vermont. You wake up one morning and find that someone stole your weed plants….
Montpelier Loses Dinner Spots deMena’s and Banchan
It’s been a tough summer for Montpelier’s food scene. The capital city lost a well-loved source of fresh, hand-cut local meats when Beau closed on…
‘Such an Inspiration’: Hallquist Candidacy Resonates Beyond Vermont
Christine Hallquist’s victory in Vermont’s Democratic gubernatorial primary on August 14 made her the first openly transgender person to win a major party nomination for…
Eat This Week, August 22 to 28, 2018: Ice Cream for Dinner
For its 35th birthday, Lake Champlain Chocolates bought itself an ice cream truck. All summer long, the rolling scoop shop has been posting up behind the company’s Pine Street confectionery on Wednesdays for a breezy evening ice cream social. During the summer series’ final two weeks, passersby can stop for lawn games and treat themselves…
Oscar Winners Headline Middlebury New Filmmakers Fest
What do filmmakers Steve James, Peter Davis, Barbara Kopple, David Wasco and Sandy Reynolds-Wasco have in common? Besides having received seven Academy Award nominations and…
Dining in a Dumpster at Waterbury’s Salvage Supperclub
A dumpster can hold 16 people or four and a half tons of trash. The people fit snugly inside if they are seated together at…
From Retail Blues to Bluegrass: Manchester Pivots in the Age of Amazon
When yet another retailer abandoned the Price Chopper plaza in Manchester last year, Michael and Carolina Ellenbogen saw opportunity in the empty storefront. The two…
Renowned Vermont Sculptor Chuck Ginnever Thinks Big
Westminster sculptor Chuck Ginnever, who turns 87 this month, once sat in a New York gallery and watched people look at a 25-foot-long work by…
Hackie: Adopting Reba
John Wordsworth, a Washington, D.C., resident, was going to hike the Long Trail with three friends. He planned on flying into Burlington and taking a…
A Rookie Sailor Crews the Diamond Island Regatta
As I settled into the cockpit of Raven, Wendy Friant’s 1975 Dufour 31 sloop, the boat’s owner and captain issued explicit, no-nonsense instructions. “I’m the…
Retired ER Physician Paul Seward Reflects on His Career
When Paul Seward began his career as an emergency room physician in the 1970s, being called an “ER doc” wasn’t considered a sign of respect….
Free Will Astrology (8/22/18)
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): I think you’ve done enough rehearsals. At this point, the apparent quest for a little extra readiness is beginning to lapse…
Soundbites: A Tribute to Donovan and a New Home for the Nightshade Kitchen
Mad About Saffron Tribute shows: We can’t seem to get enough of ’em … for now. But that could change. There’s only so much rehashing…
Art Review: JoAnne Carson’s ‘Hyper Flora,’ BigTown Gallery
In recent weeks, agrochemical giant Monsanto was dealt a major blow: The Supreme Court of California ordered the company to pay $289 million in damages…
Letters to the Editor (8/22/18)
Gender Identity Is Not the Issue [Re Off Message: “Christine Hallquist, First Transgender Nominee for Governor, to Face Phil Scott,” August 14]: I wish every…
Short Takes on Five New Vermont Books
Seven Days writers can’t possibly read, much less review, all the books that arrive in a steady stream by post, email and, in one memorable…
Hip-Hop Label Equal Eyes Records Makes an Imprint in Burlington
Equal Eyes Records is a Burlington hip-hop label that’s emerged as the local scene hits an all-time peak. The imprint has released six projects in…
Movie Review: Peter Berg’s Military Thriller ‘Mile 22’ Doesn’t Go the Distance
Mark Wahlberg and Peter Berg just may be Hollywood’s reigning It Couple. The relationship between the actor and the action auteur has lasted longer than…
Scarlett Letters: Is It OK to Have Sex During Your Period?
Dear Scarlett, I have been seeing a guy for six months, and we started sleeping with each other about two months ago. I did not…
It’ll Take Four Years to Replace the Drawbridge in North Hero — Twice
It sounds like the height of absurdity: The Vermont Agency of Transportation started work in July on a four-year project to build two new drawbridges…
Album Review: The Dead Shakers, ‘All Circles Vanish’
(Self-released, digital download) Who are the Dead Shakers? Depending on the day, they might be a multitude of talented folks culled from Burlington’s pan-genre music…
Vermont Stage Finds New Home in Renovated Black Box Theatre
Theatergoers, producers and artists can look forward to an “artistically fulfilling” experience when Vermont Stage takes up residence at the Black Box Theatre at the…
Album Review: Eric George, ‘Two Hands, Songs of Resistance’
(Self-released, CD, digital download) August 23 is the birth date of the late songwriter and activist Malvina Reynolds, born in 1900. Reynolds penned popular protest…
‘Bitch Face’ Poet Olivia Gatwood to Read in Burlington
Last winter, the Paris Review published a series of commentaries that attempted to answer the question: What is poetry now? Nestled in the four reports…
Movie Review: ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ Offers a Deliriously Opulent Modern Fairy Tale
I didn’t learn to appreciate romantic comedies until superhero franchises drove them extinct. OK, so that’s a slight exaggeration: Rom-coms still thrive on streaming services,…
School Administrators Get a Crash Course in Spotting Drug Use
Detective Sgt. James Roy of the Colchester Police Department held up a black flip-flop sandal so his audience could see it. Then, like a magician…
Burlington Cops Debunk Viral Video of Man ‘Shooting Up Heroin’
A 24-second video making the rounds online last week appeared to depict a shocking scene. Two Burlington police officers appeared to stand idly by on…
Obituary: Emilie Clare Holmes Stahl, 1927-2018
Tega Cay, South Carolina On Monday, August 13, 2018, Clare Stahl passed away at age 91 in Tega Cay, S.C. She previously resided in Madison,…
Willow’s and Folino’s: The Dough Is Rising at a Former Funeral Parlor
Just when you think earnest entrepreneurs have snapped up every viable inch of Burlington’s downtown to sell used records, dumplings or artisan anything, foodies take…
Pizzeria Ida and Little Morocco Café Coming to the ONE
Hang on to your meatballs, Burlington — there’s another pizzeria coming to town. When Pizzeria Ida opens early this fall behind Pho Hong at 662…
