Jan 30 – Feb 5, 2019
New UVM Dean Linda Schadler Advocates for Science and Engineering; Burlington Pot Shop Hides in Plain Sight – by City Hall; After Two-Year Renovation, Hood Museum of Art Reopens at Dartmouth College
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STEM Sell: New UVM Dean Linda Schadler Makes a Case for Science and Engineering
Linda Schadler has completed 20 triathlons, summited all 46 high peaks in the Adirondack Mountains and once quarterbacked a coed football team. While she climbed…
The Cannabis Catch-Up: Does This Vermont Weed Bill Stand a Chance?
The Vermont Senate sure acted fast. Just a few weeks into the session, there’s a new bill under consideration to tax and regulate cannabis in…
Historic Blunder? State Halts Repairs to UVM’s Ira Allen Chapel
For 92 years, six wooden columns distinguished the entrance to the University of Vermont’s Ira Allen Chapel, a historic building so iconic that Walmart sells…
Soundbites: Previewing Radio Bean’s New Open Mic Series
Open mic nights are a staple of any thriving music scene. Aside from giving folks who may not have another outlet an opportunity to share…
Eat This Week, January 30 to February 5, 2019: Tastes So Good
St. Albans City Hall goes gourmet during the Franklin County Chamber of Commerce’s annual local food fair. Visitors — with tasting tickets in hand —…
On New Album ‘Gloria Duplex,’ Henry Jamison Considers Toxic Masculinity
When he was a boy in South Burlington, Henry Jamison knew just how to make the perfect machine-gun sound. Like so many other young would-be…
Stitch Session: Shelburne Seniors Knit Hats for Babies With Heart Defects
Members of a weekly knitting and crocheting group gathered Monday at the Arbors at Shelburne, a memory care facility. Five elderly residents sat in a…
Conscious Uncoupling Consultant Hannah Caterino Facilitates Good Endings
Name: Hannah Caterino Town: Burlington Job: Certified conscious uncoupling coach Hannah Caterino was 11 when her parents divorced. Afterward, the two never spoke to each…
New Human Rights Commission Director Bor Yang Has Big Plans
Not long ago, Bor Yang, the new executive director of the Vermont Human Rights Commission, contemplated leaving the state. At the time, Yang was an…
Movie Review: ‘Stan & Ollie’ Casts a Tender Light on the Final Act of Two Comedy Greats’ Careers
At last, a Laurel and Hardy biopic, right? Seriously, is this not the past year’s most improbable project? We’re talking about a comedy act that…
Free Will Astrology (1/30/19)
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Here are your fortune cookie-style horoscopes for the next five months. February: Start a new trend that will serve your noble…
Album Review: Kris Gruen, ‘Coast & Refuge’
(Mother West, CD, digital, vinyl) Sometimes you hear a piece of music and think to yourself, This is destined to be licensed for commercial use….
Theater Review: ‘A Doll’s House, Part 2,’ Vermont Stage
In 1879, Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen created a story ahead of its time in which a woman leaves her husband and children for an independent…
UVM Children’s Hospital Brings Camp to Sick Kids—Virtually
In the winter, South Hero can resemble an abandoned outpost on the moon: a flat, frozen landscape dotted with burger shacks and ice cream stands,…
Theater Review: ‘The Stick Wife,’ Shoebox Theater
The Shoebox Theater production of The Stick Wife is a long, slow simmer of a play. Director Robert Toms lets the story unfold without hurry,…
Letters to the Editor (1/30/19)
With Appreciation [Re Bite Club, “Organic Farming Advocate Enid Wonnacott Dies at 57,” January 21]: Thanks to Seven Days writers for capturing Enid Wonnacott’s commitment…
Scarlett Letters: How Do I Find a Woman to Take My Son’s Virginity?
Dear Scarlett, My son turns 18 today. He is a virgin. Where do I look to find a woman to take it from him? Signed,…
House GOP Leader Pattie McCoy Is Outnumbered but Not Discouraged
Vermont state Rep. Pattie McCoy (R-Poultney) spent her first term as a lawmaker juggling legislative work with her full-time job as Poultney town clerk. To…
Two NEK Friends Pop Up a Food Biz, the Spice Box
Before Val Elliott attended college in New York City, her familiarity with “ethnic” food was limited to that of her Italian heritage and the Greek…
After Two-Year Renovation, the Hood Museum Reopens Its Doors
Dartmouth College has been acquiring art and artifacts since shortly after its founding 250 years ago. Today, those objects number more than 65,000. Gathered at…
Album Review: Kristina Stykos, ‘River of Light’
(Thunder Ridge Records, CD, digital) Since she started churning out recordings on her Thunder Ridge Records imprint in 2005, Kristina Stykos has embraced a unique…
WTF: What’s Up With the Dead Wind Turbine in South Burlington?
Vermont’s license plate motto for the 21st century could be “The Green Energy State.” The state consistently ranks in the top 10 in the country…
Page 32: 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…
Movie Review: The Fishing-Themed Noir Drama ‘Serenity’ Goes Way Overboard
Where exactly is the line between a bad movie and a so-bad-it’s-good movie? Serenity, the new thriller starring Matthew McConaughey’s bare chest, poses many questions,…
Charm Offensive: Team Scott Reaches Out to the Legislature
The November election brought reelection for Republican Gov. Phil Scott and a thorough drubbing for his party. Afterward, one big question remained: How would the…
Cops Bust a Burlington Pot Shop That Hid in Plain Sight
Updated January 29, 2019 at 8:50 p.m. Authorities on Tuesday raided a Church Street business that had been selling marijuana for months in the shadow…
Chef Chelsea Morgan Works Mediterranean Classics at Sorriso
On a recent raw and sleety day, before going to her job as chef at Sorriso Bistro in South Burlington, Chelsea Morgan ran two miles…
Upscale Tequila Bar Over the Wall to Open in Stowe
Humanity has yet to propose a wall separating Mexico and Asia. But if and when that idea goes mainstream (anything can happen, right?), Stowe’s forthcoming…
