Jul 13-19, 2016
BPD Chief Brandon del Pozo Aims to Reform Policing; Democrats and Progressives Vie for Vermont House Seats; Food Trucks Scramble for Parking Places
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Burlington’s Top Cop, Brandon del Pozo, Aims to Rewrite Policing
Driving up North Street in his black SUV the afternoon of July 1, Burlington Police Chief Brandon del Pozo spotted one of his rookie cops…
Obituary: Janine Michelle Mauche DuMond
Janine Michelle Mauche DuMond, 67, passed away unexpectedly on April 15, 2016 at the UVM Medical Center in Burlington, Vermont. She was born in Elmira,…
Obituary: Elaine Landau, 1924-2016
Elaine Landau was born August 11th, 1924 in Brooklyn, New York to Fanny and Max Weitman. Elaine “flew” away peacefully, July 13th, 2016 after a…
Milton Busker, You Are What You Pretend to Be
(Self-released, digital download) Unless you keep a very close ear on the singer-songwriter sets at venues like Radio Bean and the Skinny Pancake, you could…
Sink or Swim, Searching for Sincerity
(Self-released, digital download) Burlington-based hardcore outfit Sink or Swim made their debut in 2013 with a short, brutal EP, Vermont Road Trips. They’ve since returned…
After Lake Fatality, Coast Guard Says Boaters Often Don’t Follow the Rules
On the warm, still evening of June 15, Malletts Bay was full of boaters enjoying Lake Champlain. Then around 6:30 p.m., tragedy struck: Two motorboats…
Theater Review: Dear Elizabeth, Dorset Theatre Festival
Dorset Theatre Festival is presenting the regional premiere of Sarah Ruhl’s 2012 Dear Elizabeth, a play drawing on the 30-year correspondence between poets Elizabeth Bishop…
Taking Stock: Did Wall Street Prepare Lisman to Be Governor?
In her 2009 book documenting the demise of Bear Stearns, financial reporter Kate Kelly described a gathering of the Wall Street firm’s top brass on…
Todd R. Lockwood’s ‘Portraiture Reimagined,’ Champlain College Gallery
Since 2007, Burlington photographer Todd R. Lockwood has used his 1967 Hasselblad to carefully capture the faces of some of his visually compelling friends and…
It’s My Party: A Democratic House Primary Draws Mixed Candidates
When Judy Rosenstreich first won election to the Vermont House in 1972, she ran as a Republican and saw the party as one for liberals…
Page 32: Short Takes on Four 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…
Soundbites: InFestation; GMCF Begins; Madaila Take Main Street
I know, I know. It’s been, like, two solid weeks without any festival news. You’re probably all “Yo, DB. Where’s my festival news, bro?” Relax….
Skydiving Instructor Ole Thomsen
Name: Ole Thomsen Town: West Addison Job: co-owner, Vermont Skydiving Adventures When Ole Thomsen steps out on weekends, he’s setting himself up for quite a…
Vermont Coffee Company Brews Up a Theater
Over the past few years, Exchange Street in Middlebury has become a hub for those who want to imbibe local. Among its occupants are Stonecutter…
Fair Game: Why Bernie Should Run
Originally published October 23, 2013. Among Sen. Bernie Sanders’ most fervent followers, a constant refrain prevails: Why doesn’t he run for president in 2016? Sanders…
How Did Dollar General Stores Take Vermont So Quickly?
They have become a defining feature of Vermont village life, a familiar presence on the modern landscape from Bennington to the Northeast Kingdom. I speak…
Can My Boyfriend Take Viagra Daily?
Dear Athena, I’m a gay man in a long-term relationship with another gay man. I like being anal passive, and he likes being a top….
Snooze Alarm: Vermont Democrats’ Sleepy Gubernatorial Race
Let’s be honest: With less than a month to go before Vermont’s August 9 primary, the race for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination remains a total…
Free Will Astrology (7/13/16)
CANCER (June 21-July 22): If you are smoothly attuned with the cosmic rhythms and finely aligned with your unconscious wisdom, you could wake up one…
Letters to the Editor (7/13/16)
Bridging the Gap The conflict addressed in [“Rowing Pains,” June 29] is not a difficult issue to resolve. It’s all about managing the only competing…
Tour de Stores: The Dorset Union Store Experience
Last month, I asked, “What does the Vermont general store look like in 2016?” That question led to a statewide road trip, chronicled in monthly…
Celebrating Shakespeare With Historic Gardens
A rose by any other name would smell as sweet, but the phrase probably wouldn’t have sounded nearly as good if attempted by another writer….
Two-Wheeler History at the Sheldon Museum
The bicycle history exhibit at Middlebury’s Henry Sheldon Museum of Vermont History — titled “Pedaling Through History: 150 Years of the Bicycle, the Collection of…
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NAACP Protest & Prayer Vigil [SIV451]
7/9/16: More than 100 people gathered at the top of Church Street in downtown Burlington on a rainy Saturday night to protest the recent police…
Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates
So many things about this picture are nearly impossible to believe: that its preposterous storyline is loosely based on actual events; that its writers are…
Book Review: The Killer in Me, by Margot Harrison
Teenage protagonists are unreliable narrators, almost by definition and through no fault of their own. Teens are walking existential crises: From friend feuds to school…
The Secret Life of Pets
It’s no secret that, however madly you love your kids, taking them to kids’ movies can be an act of monumental personal sacrifice. You check…
Can We Talk?
“Sorry, my plane was late,” my customer, Tyler Reynolds, apologized from the shotgun seat. “I hope it didn’t put you out.” We were in my…
Okkervil River’s Will Sheff Stops Trying (And That’s Good)
Prior to writing Away, the forthcoming record from his band Okkervil River, Will Sheff was at a personal and creative crossroads. Okkervil River had essentially…
Tremolo Coffee Shop Pops Up in Montpelier
Tremolo is an Italian term for a musical effect in which a note is repeated at a rapid pace and wavers, or trembles. For Chris…
Vermont Bagel Comes to Colchester
For the past few weeks, passersby have noted signs advertising Vermont Bagel in the storefront next to Bevo Catering at 70 Roosevelt Highway in Colchester….
Parking Problems Hamper Burlington Food Trucks
For the past two summers, Stefano Cicirello parked his Dolce VT food truck on Pine Street, just north of Howard Street, in Burlington’s South End….
