Jan 16-22, 2019
Wellness Issue: Introducing Hooked—Stories and solutions from Vermont’s opioid crisis; A Vermont Brain Bank Aids in PTSD Research; Blissing Out at a NEK Nordic Spa; Herbs for Wintertime SAD
Migrant LGBTQ Leader Faces Deportation After ICE Arrest at Courthouse
A Mexican dairy worker and leader in the immigrant LGBTQ community faces deportation after immigration agents arrested him on New Year’s Eve inside a Middlebury…
Seriously: Eye Screening
In this episode, Ivan the Eyeball talks about dry eye syndrome and what we can do to prevent it.
At a Vermont Brain Bank, Researchers Wrap Their Heads Around PTSD
When Dr. Matthew Friedman finished his residency in psychiatry at Dartmouth-Hitchcock medical center, the only job he could find was as a staff psychiatrist at…
VYOA Concert Inspired by Spirituals and MLK
A year ago, Vermont Youth Orchestra Association music director Benjamin Klemme decided that the group’s winter concert, scheduled for January 20, would honor Dr. Martin…
A Reporter Tries Future Fit and Lives to Write About It
Burlington’s Future Fit isn’t a gym in the traditional sense. It more closely resembles my mental picture of Elon Musk’s home fitness studio: a sleek…
Short Takes: Community Engagement Lab Grants; Contemporary Art at Rokeby Museum; New Podcast ‘VT Untapped’
Sometimes a herd of Vermont art news comes in a rush, like so many rambunctious calves, and we just have to wrangle what we can…
Vermonter Lynn Steyaart Supplies Local ‘CSF’ With Alaskan Salmon
The other night, as Sue Gage of Brandon fulfilled her civic duty at a meeting of the town library board, her husband was home cooking…
The Committee Shuffle: What the House’s New Lineup Reveals About Its Priorities
Democratic leaders of the Vermont legislature unveiled new committee lineups last week, revealing some major clues about their priorities for the new biennium. New chairs…
Nomad Coffee to Offer Weekend Brunch
Nomad Coffee — South End Station, which opened last fall at 208 Flynn Avenue in Burlington, is adding weekend brunch to its service starting on…
Smartphone Use Is Causing Dry Eyes. Should We Be Worried?
Our collective fear about what smartphone and tablet screens might be doing to children is nothing new; it has increased with every dopamine hit from…
In Montpelier, the Hippie Chickpea Brings on the Breakfast
In Montpelier, the Hippie Chickpea, a Middle Eastern café at 41 Elm Street, has expanded its hours to include breakfast. Since January 7, chef-owner Vince…
‘The Intrepid Couple’ Samples Jack and Lydia Clemmons’ African Collection
At the beginning of the 2018 box office hit Black Panther, a young African man stands before a glass case of West African masks and…
Little Morocco Café Is Open in Burlington
Little Morocco Café opened in late December at 294 North Winooski Avenue in Burlington. Specializing in traditional Moroccan meals such as tagines, couscous dishes and…
Free Will Astrology (1/16/19)
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Writing at the Pudding, pop culture commentator Colin Morris reveals the conclusions he drew after analyzing 15,000 pop songs. First, the…
Hooked: Kate O’Neill to Cover the Vermont Opioid Crisis for Seven Days
When Kate O’Neill wrote an obituary for her sister, Madelyn Linsenmeir, she never expected it to be read by millions of people around the world. More than 1,000 readers left comments on the obituary, published on the Seven Days website.
Scarlett Letters: I’m Straight; Why Do Female Sexual Fantasies Turn Me On?
Dear Scarlett, I have a boyfriend and have always dated guys. I have girl friends, but I’m not sexually attracted to them at all, and…
Eat This Week, January 16 to 22, 2019: Natural Women
Eden Specialty Ciders’ Eleanor Leger teams up with Barnard-based author and vigneron Deirdre Heekin of La Garagista Farm + Winery for an afternoon of spirited…
Letters to the Editor (1/16/19)
Eye-Opening Edition I read Seven Days every week, but I am usually far behind in the editions. The “Our Towns” one [December 5] took me…
Movie Review: ‘If Beale Street Could Talk’ Brings James Baldwin Beautifully to the Screen
How is it possible that Barry Jenkins (Moonlight) is the only director ever to have brought a work of fiction by the great James Baldwin…
The Seven Days Wellness Issue, 2019
We’re three weeks into 2019, and you’ve already punted on most of your resolutions to get healthier. Don’t despair! Wellness is a long game, not…
Quick Lit: ‘The Perfect Liar’ by Thomas Christopher Greene
Susannah is #blessed. Her husband, Max, a sexy and wildly successful performance artist, has a teaching gig at the University of Vermont that comes with…
WTF: Why Does the U.S. Export Blood Despite Vermont’s Shortages?
Perhaps you’ve noticed sandwich-board signs posted near Burlington’s American Red Cross blood donation center announcing that Vermont is in the midst of a critical blood…
What’s Left? Young Burlington Progs Forge Ahead Without Jane Knodell
Voters at the Progressive Party caucus had a clear choice, City Councilor Brian Pine (P-Ward 3) told the crowd during the January 6 event in…
Four New Albums from Formerly Local Artists
In 2018, Seven Days reviewed more than 100 albums from local bands and musicians. Given our mission of hyper-local coverage, we frequently have to pass…
Movie Review: ‘On the Basis of Sex’ Offers an Educational — But Not Exciting — Portrait of RBG’s Early Career
If we learned one thing from last year’s documentary RBG, it’s that U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg works her ass off. But a…
Album Review: Katie Trautz, ‘Passage’
(Self-released, CD, digital) Have you seen the meme everyone’s been posting on Facebook this week? For some reason, users have been posting diptychs of themselves…
Soundbites: Nominations, Compilations and Titillation
Given that it’s awards season in the film industry, I thought I’d start this week by tipping my cap to a couple of local artists…
Passhole or Persecuted? Snowboarder Decries Lifetime Ban From Stowe Mountain
On a snowy November day in 2018, snowboarder Georges Dionne headed to Stowe Mountain Resort and ripped four or five runs. Then the fun stopped….
Album Review: The Jobz, ‘DIE’
(What Doth Life, digital download) The Jobz identify as an 802 “supergroup.” Although that description is intended as a self-deprecating joke, there’s also something to…
Soaking Up the Hygge at WilloBurke Boutique Inn + Nordic Spa
I carry a lot of stress in my shoulders. I probably didn’t need a massage therapist to tell me that. But, as he kneaded the…
Housing Advocates Say State Back-Rent Payments Could Halve Eviction Rate
Just before Christmas, Tracy heard a sharp knock on the door of the Chittenden County home she shares with her two young boys. A sheriff’s…
If You’re Feeling Blue, There’s an Herb for That
Nick Cavanaugh can’t get enough lemon balm. During a recent class on winter mood-boosting herbs at Burlington’s Railyard Apothecary, he explained why: “One winter, I…
North Country Cakes Moves Bakery to Morrisville
In the Morrisville storefront that housed Thompson’s Flour Shop for two decades, a new bakery is rising. Thompson’s moved across the road to 7 Main…
