Dec 13-19, 2017
Turning Point Center Fights Addiction With Community and Crafts; Gov. Phil Scott Courts Canadian Business; Women Seek a Place in the Slaughter and Butchery Industry
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Turning Point Center Fights Addiction With Crafts and Community
Burlington’s Turning Point Center is a refuge for Vermonters who are trying to find their way out of drug dependence. In the stairwell leading to the center, a mural depicts a giant hand reaching down to a solitary slouching figure. Just outside the center’s door at the top of the stairs, is another message: “You…
Memoriam: Stephen Andrew Ham-Ellis, 1987-2013
In loving memory of Stephen Andrew Ham-Ellis June 10, 1987-Dec. 27, 2013 “Thinking of you is easy, We do it every day. Missing you is…
The Cannabis Catch-Up: Despite Legalization, Colorado Teen Pot Use Declines
Data, data, data. The cannabis legalization debate almost always comes back to numbers: This survey shows one thing, toxicology results show another and car crash…
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Green Mountain Nutcracker [SIV514]
12/3/17: The 11th Annual Green Mountain Nutcracker will be held at the Barre Opera House the weekend of December 16-17. It’s the Nutcracker with a…
Carina Driscoll Says She’ll Run for Burlington Mayor ‘Her’ Way
When Burlington mayoral candidate Carina Driscoll made her pitch to city Progressives for their endorsement December 6, she conspicuously avoided any mention of her connection…
Ask Athena: I Don’t Want to Be a High-Maintenance Girlfriend
Dear Athena, I love giving blow jobs, but I also love having sex with my boyfriend. The problem is that I can’t have an orgasm…
Roy Wood Jr. on Comedy and ‘The Daily Show’
Fake news was all the rage in 2017 — and we don’t mean the “alternative facts” preached by a certain presidential regime. Satire and parody,…
Courting Canada: Can Gov. Scott Lure Businesses South?
In February, Gov. Phil Scott met with Québec Premier Philippe Couillard in Québec City. In March, he sat down with Ontario’s premier in Toronto. In…
Movie Review: Viewers Will Want to Finish Quickly With ‘Just Getting Started’
There’s a lot to be said for hangout comedies full of likable stars; wooed by their banter, we may forget to care whether the movie…
South Burlington Police K9 Rumble Takes an Early Retirement
A South Burlington police canine is taking early retirement. Rumble is just 8 months old, but his career has been cut short by an elbow…
Eat This Week: December 13 to 19, 2017: Bottoms Up!
Hot glogg and chilled ice cider are ready to be swigged at Boyden Valley Winery & Spirits’ annual winter tasting event. Visitors can sample all…
Bernt Out: Veteran Sanders Aide Calls It a Career
Ten minutes before Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) took the podium at the Champlain Valley Exposition in March 2016, his presidential campaign manager approached his longtime…
Learning the Truth About Santa Claus
Warning: If you’re a parent of kids who are old enough to read but young enough to still think Jolly Old St. Nicholas is coming…
Soundbites: Two Crazy Nights; Full Circle
Christmas Sneer Two weeks ago, I wrote a feature titled “Bah, Humbug: A Curmudgeon’s Guide to Local Holiday Music,” and it’s come to my attention…
Cary Brown Talks Sexual Harassment, Shaming and Change
When the New York Times first reported on sexual harassment allegations against movie mogul Harvey Weinstein in October, it took the nation by storm. Riveting…
Ho-Ho Pomerleau: Vermont Pols Kiss the Ring
It was a festive scene on Sunday at the Hilton Burlington on the waterfront. A small squadron of winter-themed mascots and elves (plus the University…
Work: Ben & Jerry’s Flavor Guru Sarah Fidler
Name: Sarah Fidler Town: South Burlington Job: Flavor guru, Ben & Jerry’s If Sarah Fidler’s parents warned her as a child not to play with…
Vermont Architects Sweep Up AIA Awards
The Vermont Chapter of the American Institute of Architects held its annual awards night last week at the Gate House Lodge at Sugarbush Resort in…
Free Will Astrology (12/13/17)
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): At one point in his career, the mythical Greek hero Hercules was compelled to carry out a series of 12 strenuous…
Elephant Stone’s Rishi Dhir Talks Ancient Texts and Looking Inward
In Buddhism, three states of mind — aka “the three poisons” — represent the roots of all evil: ignorance (moha); anger (dvesha) and greed (raga)….
Le King
What the heck do Los Angelenos talk about all day? I was contemplating this question as I sat idling at the Church Street taxi stand….
Album Review: Molly Millwood, ‘Home’
(Self-released, CD, digital download) Songwriter Molly Millwood holds a PhD in clinical psychology and is an associate professor at Saint Michael’s College. With expertise in…
Middlebury Community Music Center Puts the Town in Tune
When the last family to own the Middlebury Community House donated it to the town in 1932, they stipulated that it serve as a community…
Letters to the Editor (12/13/17)
Former Councilor ‘Disappointed’ [Re “How the Burlington Telecom ‘Debacle’ Divided a City Council,” December 6]: As a former Burlington city councilor, I’ve watched the latest…
Art Review: Ross Sheehan and Rueben Vidrio, Flynndog
From 1954 to 1964, pre-pop artist Robert Rauschenberg invented his own genre: the “Combine,” a collaged, three-dimensional hybrid of painting and sculpture. Vergennes artist Ross…
The Shelburne Museum Is Hooked on Patty Yoder’s Rugs
In the world of rug hooking, Patty Yoder is legendary. The medium, which consists of looping lengths of dyed wool through a base textile, is…
Album Review: Ryan Ober + the Romans, ‘Caveman Blues’
(Self-released, digital download) Ryan Ober rarely seeks the spotlight, so it’s easy to take him for granted. But dating back to his days with alt-rockers…
Movie Review: Woody Allen’s ‘Wonder Wheel’ Hits Uncomfortably Close to Home
If the standards applied to I Love You, Daddy — Louis C.K.’s unfortunately self-referential film — are applied to Woody Allen’s latest, Amazon Studios will…
Cutting the Gender Gap in Vermont’s Meat-Processing Industry
Taped in the window of a truck parked at the Royal Butcher in Braintree, a hand-lettered sign reads: “Experienced meat cutter needed. Starting pay $15/hr.”…
Vegan Knead Bakery to Open in Burlington
In January, when Knead Bakery opens at 294 North Winooski Avenue in Burlington’s Old North End, the menu will feature breakfast and lunch fare such…
Chittenden Emergency Food Shelf Plans Expansion
Last week, the nonprofit Chittenden Emergency Food Shelf, located at 228 North Winooski Avenue in Burlington, received permits to add a second kitchen and new…
