Jan 27 – Feb 2, 2010
The Media Issue: A Master’s Degree on Video Game Design? A Burlington Journalists Talks About Climate Change Solutions; Jeffersonville Food Scene Rocks
The Twitter Cover
On January 27, 2010, Seven Days published a cover that parodied Twitter for its Vermont Media Issue. Not everyone got the joke, so we decided…
Democratic Gubernatorial Candidates Woo Labor Leaders
At an all-day forum Sunday, candidates from across the political spectrum made their case before about 50 labor leaders from across Vermont at the annual…
VT Yankee: Closing in on Source of Tritium Leak?
Vermont Yankee continues to focus on a key underground pipe that carries steam away from the nuclear power plant’s turbines to its main reactor stacks…
J.D. Takes His Leave
Editor’s Note: This post comes from Jernigan Pontiac, author of Seven Days’ regular “Hackie” column. — Margot Harrison I read the news today, oh boy….
Montpelier Send-Up for Artist Flo McGarrell
On Saturday, January 30, the good folks at Black Sheep Books radical bookstore in Montpelier will be hosting a memorial for Flo McGarrell, the Newbury,…
How Will You Watch the Olympics?
According to a recent Zogby poll, only 29 percent of Americans in the 18-29-year-old demographic still prefer to watch TV live. The rest would rather…
Gov. Douglas Calls for ‘Time Out’ on Vermont Yankee
Less than week after urging lawmakers to take a vote this session and allow utility regulators to decide Vermont Yankee’s future, Gov. Jim Douglas said…
Entergy Tells Miffed Regulators: “This Company Gets It”
The state’s top utility regulators — the three-member Vermont Public Service Board — took the unusual step today at a hearing of expressing strong displeasure…
Artist Provocateur
Art Review: Wafaa Bilal, “Agent Intellect,” Helen Day Art Center, Stowe, 253-8358. Through April 4.
The 20/20 Challenge: Pico Mountain (Week #7)
One Snowboarder’s Quest to Hit 20 Vermont Resorts in 20 Weeks
News Quirks
Curses, Foiled Again Massachusetts State Police who stopped Francis Viliar, 36, for speeding said he showed troopers a driver’s license that had the name Luis…
Letters to the Editor
Senator Speaks Up I am writing to thank Senator [Peter] Shumlin and his efforts regarding the use of ATVs on state land [“Fair Game,” January…
We’ve Got News For You
How Vermont journalists, activists and entrepreneurs are reinventing “the media”
Brothers in Ink
While others elegize print journalism, Emerson and Angelo Lynn are hot on the presses
Free Will Astrology
Here’s the weekly astrological forecast for January 27 – February 3, 2010. What’s your sign, baby? They’re all here… ARIES (March 21-April 19): Shakespeare got…
Just Tweet It
For many local food businesses, the latest word in marketing is 140 characters long
Himalayan Market Takes a Trek
Side Dishes: Store moves to another Old North End location
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Winter Heat Dance Competition [SIV161]
1/23/10: Dance Teams from across the state of Vermont traveled to South Burlington High School Saturday for the 6th Annual Winter Heat Dance Competition. They…
A Notch Above
Stowe may still get the glory, but creative chefs are heating up the Jeffersonville food scene
Vermont Schools Other States on FairPoint Sale
State and federal lawmakers are using their experience of Verizon’s sale of its landline operations to FairPoint as a way to slow, or deter, sales…
Best Bites: The Palms Restaurant
36 Strongs Avenue, Rutland 773-2367 Where was the first pizza served in Vermont? How about the state’s first television in a public place? The answer…
