Jan 7-13, 2015
Three Ways Vermonters Can Reduce Their Carbon Footprint — and Dial Back Global Warming — At Home; Solar Helps Power an Energy Makeover in Rutland;
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Getting to Zero: Three ways Vermonters can reduce their carbon footprint — at home
What does it mean for a building to be “net zero”? Simply that “the total energy required to maintain a building cannot exceed what it…
Obituary: Peggy Ann Perry
Peggy Ann Perry, age 85 years, died late Monday afternoon January 12, 2015, in the Northwestern Medical Center. Born in Hyde Park, Vermont on November…
Obituary: Wayne Bruce Machia
Wayne Bruce Machia, age 54 years, died Friday January 9, 2015, in West Swanton following a tragic logging accident. Born in Saint Albans on January…
Obituary: Gertrude Granger Picher, 1914-2015, Winooski
Gertrude Granger Picher, a life-long resident of Winooski, died peacefully on January 11, 2015 at Our Lady of Providence Residence in Winooski shortly after celebrating…
Obituary: Inez Bessie Bird, 1917-2015, Hardwick
Inez Bessie Bird, 97, died peacefully on Thursday, Jan. 8, 2015, at the Greensboro Nursing Home with her loving family by her side. She was…
Retrofitting: Saving Energy (and Environment) in a 1950s House
It’s 15 degrees Fahrenheit the morning that Seven Days stops by the home of Li Ling Young and Nik Ponzio in the Burlington neighborhood behind…
New Districts, Candidates in Landmark Queen City Election
“Fifty-two-card pickup” — that’s how political newcomer Jason L’Ecuyer characterized the upcoming election season in the Queen City. On March 3, every city council and…
Vermont Arts Council Plans ‘Year of the Arts’
When the Vermont legislature last year declared 2015 the Year of the Arts, it wasn’t only because the Vermont Arts Council would be turning 50….
Book Review: Almost Famous Women by Megan Mayhew Bergman
Each of the 13 stories in Shaftsbury writer Megan Mayhew Bergman’s engrossing second collection, Almost Famous Women, begins with a photo or painting of the…
Short Takes on Film: Celebrating Tunbridge, Petitioning Burton
On the morning of September 11, 2001, when news of the destruction of the World Trade Center arrived in tiny Tunbridge, the town’s famous World’s…
Looking Ahead to 2015 Art Exhibits
Enough with remembering the year that was. 2015 is here to stay for a while and, while we can’t predict everything that will happen, we…
On Tap: Zero Gravity Craft Brewery
Paul Sayler founded Zero Gravity Craft Brewery at American Flatbread Burlington Hearth in 2004. Every day of the week, the restaurant offers a rainbow of…
Stowe’s West Branch Gallery Shifts Gears and Keeps on Growing
West Branch Gallery & Sculpture Park has steadily evolved in the past 13-plus years since painter Tari Swenson and sculptor Chris Curtis first held a…
The Interview
First it was just another stoner comedy. Then it was the international provocation that inspired North Korea to hack Sony. Then we weren’t going to…
Abbie Morin, Shadowproof
(Self-released, CD, digital download) In the bio on her website, Abbie Morin describes a shelf in her bedroom filled with small knickknacks and trinkets. Predictably,…
I Am So Embarrassed by My Small Penis Size
Dear Athena, My penis size is 4.5 inches and my duration is short. How can I increase both? Longer and Bigger, Please Dear Athena, My…
Cricket Blue, Cricket Blue
(Self released, CD, digital download) Male-female duos have long held a revered place in pop-music lore. Whether June Carter and Johnny Cash, Gillian Welch and…
Noonie Deli Returns to Burlington
Jonathan Wish of Wow, That’s Good Food! knows a thing or two about opening a restaurant. He’s the man behind Burlington’s Scuffer Steak & Ale…
A Not-So Serious Look at the Year Ahead in Local Music
With 2014 in the books, it is time once again to gaze into the crystal disco ball and see what the year to come has…
Tight Squeeze Coffee Shop Opens in Burlington
On Christmas Eve, partners Lisa Osornio and Matt Gress opened Tight Squeeze Coffee Shop at 125 College Street in Burlington. The shop takes the place…
Homebrewing Competition Gives Local Brewers Big Opportunities
Homebrewing, like any act of creation, involves inspiration and, often, passion. It’s dirty, stinky, pricey and labor intensive, and there are never any guarantees that…
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Sledding Adventure [SIV382]
12/28/14: Tony Telensky, AKA Max Speed, caught the sledding bug in 2008. Since then he has been organizing sledding adventures with family and friends at…
Soundbites: Why Sergei Rules; A Look Ahead at 2015
Happy New Year, music fans! I trust your holidays were happy and healthy! Or one or the other! Or that you at least made it…
Free Will Astrology (1/07/15)
ARIES (March 21-April 19): In his novel Breakfast of Champions, Kurt Vonnegut describes a character, Ned Lingamon, who “had a penis 800 miles long and…
Montpelier Notebook: New Leaders Take Key Posts in 2015
Sailing into unknown waters, are you better off with old salts or a fresh crew navigating the ship? Vermonters are about to find out. As…
News Quirks (1/07/15)
Can We All Get Along? Charges of racism were directed at a clothing store that posted a sign banning Chinese customers. The store is located…
Round Two: A Wild Week in Vermont Politics
Welcome, ladies and gentlemen, to one of the strangest weeks in Vermont’s recent political history. Behold: On Thursday morning, a newly sworn-in legislature will settle…
Ray, a Drop of Golden Sun
I was driving a customer to the Trapp Family Lodge, one beauty of a fare in the heart of the ski season. It was late…
Does the Ultra-efficient Passive House Point the Way to Carbon Neutrality?
Cuddles the cockatiel and Stripe the parakeet sit cozily in their cages on the bedroom windowsills of 12-year-old Charlie Paul, oblivious to the frigid December…
Letters to the Editor (01/07/15)
Single-Payer Long Dead As a long-time opponent of single-payer, I was pleased to see that the governor awoke to the stark economic reality [Off Message,…
Power to the People: Envisioning Rutland as ‘Energy City of the Future’
At first glance, the rows of panels that snake along a hilltop in Rutland look like any of the large solar arrays popping up in…
Vermod: Redesigning the Mobile Home for the 21st Century
The term “mobile home” is a serious misnomer. That they are homes is certain: Figures from the Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity (CVOEO) suggest…
Vermont Crime Lab Struggles to Stay Legit
Vermont’s forensic laboratory missed a December deadline to qualify for a key accreditation, potentially throwing into doubt the admissibility of evidence in hundreds of criminal…
Burlington to Get an Arcade Bar
There’s no door yet at the 2,300-square-foot location abutting Sweetwaters at 191 College Street. But late this spring, passersby will be able to step into…
Taste Test: Parkside Kitchen
Food writers are obsessed with service. We could produce reams on the subjects of niceties, like ambience and how lighting or tableware has the power…
Obituary: Jeannette Mary Tarte
Mrs. Jeannette Mary Tarte, age 92 years, died Friday morning January 2, 2015, in the Franklin County Rehab Center with loving family at her side….
Obituary: Nettie S. Cusson
Nettie S. Cusson age 94, received her wings Sunday, December 28, 2014. Surrounded by her family at the home of her loving granddaughter and caretaker…
