

Cover Story
Long Shot
Bruce Ryan took aim at Montpelier Gun Club pollution – and 16 years later found his target
VT Supreme Court Rules Against Free Press in Open Records Case
Anyone want to guess what shows up on the front page of the Burlington Free Press tomorrow morning? My money is on this morning’s Vermont…
No Jail Time for Former Vermonter in Alleged ‘Leak’ Probe
Thomas Drake, a former Vermonter and celebrated whistleblower charged with mishandling classified national security information, won’t serve time in jail for his communications with a…
Case Closed: Feds Drop Investigation of Burlington Telecom
In a terse, three-sentence statement the U.S. Attorney’s office announced today that it was “closing its investigation into possible violations of federal law by Burlington…
Wanna Help Redesign Burlington’s City Hall Park?
Have you ever walked through Burlington City Hall Park and thought, This place is nice and all, but it could really use some more public…
BTV Man Goes Undercover to Reveal Bachmann Clinic’s Anti-Gay Therapy
Before last Friday, John Becker was just your average guy working for a nonprofit and leading a relatively quiet life in Burlington. Then a story…
Burlington Named One of the “Worst-Dressed Cities in America”
Burlington is many things, but an international center of high fashion it isn’t. Sure, there’s Karl Lagerfeld’s island vacation home, and our state inspired a…
Heart of the Islands Bike Tour [231]
7/9/11: Last Saturday, over 200 people participated in the Heart of the Islands Bike Tour which was organized by Vermont Farm Tours and benefited Local…
Meters Coming to Burlington Cabs in 2012
Come next summer, all Burlington taxi cabs will be required to have meters. But for the next 12 months, figuring out what your cab ride…
Eat, Cruise, Clap
A food writer samples the cruise-ship fare, and entertainment, in her own backyard
News Quirks
Curses, Foiled Again Authorities charged Carl Muggli, 49, with murdering his wife in Ray, Minn., despite his insistence that the 17-foot-tall totem pole the two…
Free Will Astrology
ARIES (March 21-April 19): In the coming days you have permission from the universe to dwell less on what needs to be resisted, protested, flushed…
Crash-Test Medicine
UVM’s new Clinical Simulation Lab employs mannequins that sweat, bleed and breathe
Sacred Site
At All Souls Interfaith Gathering, the faith is inclusive and the views are divine
Parlez-Vous Gaz Métro? Green Mountain Power’s Canadian Owners Win Bidding War for CVPS
GMP’s President and CEO Mary Powell (pictured) will lead the newly-formed company, said Gaz Métro President and CEO Sophie Brochu. “She will assemble a strong…
Editing With Eva
Today I was talking to my friend Kate about this new blogging venture and she suggested I discuss the process of editing. It’s something I…
Letters to the Editor
Correction: Due to a production error, a portion of Lauren Ober’s story “Pride Plays Debut at the Chandler” was missing in last week’s issue. It…






