Aug 3-9, 2016
Why Voting for Governor in the Primary Matters; Announcer Peter Graves Goes to the Games; Beyond the Burger: A Vermont Snack Bar Survey. Also: the 2016 Daysies Winners!
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Seven Reasons Why Vermont’s Next Governor Matters
Rep. Mitzi Johnson (D-South Hero) was making phone calls to voters last month when one of them, asked about the Vermont lieutenant governor’s race, proudly…
Obituary: Albert Perrelli
Albert Joseph Perrelli of South Burlington, passed away peacefully at Vermont Respite House on July 29th at the age of 97, ten months almost to…
Artists Tap Into the Importance of Water
Water: You drink it, but have you tasted it? You touch it, but have you felt it? You look at it, but have you really…
Theater Review: The Way of the World, Dorset Theatre Festival
Plays can succeed on the strength of a single element, such as one actor’s sparkling performance, or on the merits of the text. Dorset Theatre…
Free Will Astrology (8/3/16)
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): You’re not doing a baby chick a favor by helping it hatch. For the sake of its well-being, the bird needs…
Theater Review: Julius Caesar, Vermont Shakespeare Festival
A political leader is both a person and a symbol. Observers will fill that vessel with meaning, often projecting their own highest hopes or greatest…
How Do I Get This Guy to Back Off?
Hey Athena, I recently went on a trip with many of my friends to Washington, D.C. My boyfriend couldn’t come with me, unfortunately. One of…
Art Review: ‘Exposed,’ Helen Day Art Center
Sixteen artists and one poet contribute to this year’s “Exposed” exhibit, presented by the Helen Day Art Center and patrons/collectors Petra and Stephen Levin. As…
Letters to the Editor (8/3/16)
Time Out? [Re Fair Game: “Cashing In,” July 20]: Perhaps a step in the direction of fairer elections would be term limits at all levels…
Jinxbox, Unmuttered
(Self-released, digital download) Unmuttered, the debut from Middlebury’s Jinxbox, captures a spirited, out-of-the-box quality. The indie trio’s first record displays subtle lyricism, deftly arranged synthesizers…
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Festival of Fools [SIV453]
7/29/16: The Ninth Annual Festival of Fools transformed downtown Burlington last weekend. Jugglers, musicians, comedians, buskers and circus artists brought their performances to Church Street,…
Maiden Vermont, The January Project
(Self-released, digital download) Sibling duo Maiden Vermont cover familiar territory for fans of indie folk on their debut EP, The January Project. It’s hard to…
Vermont Cops Target ‘Facilitators’ Who Let Dealers Use Their Homes
Just three blocks from the hip bars and restaurants in Winooski’s resurgent downtown, a neighborhood displays signs of poverty and neglect. Many homes northeast of…
Could a New Deadline Bring Down the Moran Plant?
A man walking on the bike path called out to a gaggle of camera-toting reporters waiting outside the Moran Plant. “Are they tearing it down?”…
Opiate-Addiction Implant Offers an Option to Those in Recovery
Dr. Ed Haak gripped his surgical instruments and pushed four tiny rods into the flesh of his “patient” — a hunk of raw pork. The…
Captain Fantastic
In the indie drama Captain Fantastic, countercultural guru Ben Cash (Viggo Mortensen) orders his six kids never to use the word “interesting.” It’s weak and…
Soundbites: On Envy, Otter Creek’s 25th and Jerryfest
Before we dig into the news of the week, I’d like to begin with a flashback. Actually, a flashback to a flashback. If you’re a…
Presenting the 2016 Seven Dandelions
The 2016 Daysies award winners have been announced this week — see the magazine inserted in this issue. Once again, Seven Days readers have let…
Hanging With the Robots at Rutland Maker Faire
Drones were flying and bots were battling on Merchants Row when my family and I arrived in Rutland last weekend. We’d come for the Mini…
Barre’s Morse Block Deli Gets a Makeover
When Dustin Smith opened the Morse Block Deli in Barre two years ago, he hoped to capitalize on the extensive building improvements and new Vermont…
Walking Wounded With Vigilant Guard Disaster Drill
Last week I found myself sprawled beside a wrecked gasoline tanker, my arms and head covered in third-degree burns, blood dripping down my nose and…
Blowing in the Wind: A Dunne Debacle Over Renewable Siting
No more than two hours after Gov. Peter Shumlin announced in June 2015 that he would not seek reelection, Bill McKibben sent me an unsolicited…
Mike Bald’s Mission to Eradicate Invasive Plants
Mike Bald tries not to use war terminology to describe his work of invasive plant removal. It’s a resolution made difficult by the sheer magnitude…
Opera Preview: ‘The Diaries of Adam and Eve’
How would the first two human beings have understood the world? In Extracts From Adam’s Diary (1904) and Eve’s Diary (1906), Mark Twain imagined an…
Why Is There a House in the Middle of the Winooski River?
Regular visitors to Wrightsville Reservoir in Montpelier may have spotted a long-abandoned house situated in a most precarious location: on a tiny island in the…
Home Plate Brings Comfort Food to Waitsfield
Ashley and Matt Woods and Don Wenner didn’t choose the name Home Plate for their Waitsfield restaurant because they’re baseball fans, although all three of…
Ten Bends Beer Opens Brewery and Tasting Room
Ten Bends Beer, a one-barrel microbrewery from Mike Scarlata and Jason Powell, debuted with 2,500 poured samples this weekend at the Stowe Brewers Festival. For…
Beyond the Burger: Surveying Vermont’s Summer Snack Bars
Every culture has its fried-food tradition. In the American South, families gather for buttermilk fried chicken, fish fry and crisped okra; in Japan, street stands…
