Jul 15-21, 2009
Vermont’s Survivors of Torture Heal by Confronting Their Painful Pasts; A Scientist Listens to Lake Champlain; Frank Gonzales Makes Art With Heart
Gubernatorial Campaign Money Report Redux
As promised, here are some additional thoughts on the campaign finance filings from the three candidates who filed reports for the 2010 governor’s race. After…
Parsing the Purses
Vermont’s candidates for governor filed their official campaign finance reports today in Montpelier, and to no surprise Secretary of State Deb Markowitz had a very…
Ailing Frank McCourt Slated for Book Fest — UPDATED
Burlington Book Festival Director (and my fellow movie critic) Rick Kisonak announced today that Frank McCourt, author of Angela’s Ashes and ‘Tis, will be the…
News Quirks
Curses, Foiled Again FBI investigators identified Terrol Alan Casborn, 32, as the suspect who robbed two banks in Concord, Calif., because of his distinctive tattoo….
Born from Bureaus — “Aurelia’s Oratorio”
You would think that by the end of a 12-day festival of music, dance, theater and culture celebrating Sam D. Champ’s little canoe trip 400…
Shortest Vacation Ever
I can’t compete with Ken Picard’s moment in the L.A. Times (see previous post), but I will share this photo of me and my friend…
Karl and Me
OK, I’m going to wallow in my 15 minutes of digital fame, because no way, no how is my name ever again going to be…
Free Will Astrology
Here’s the weekly astrological forecast for July 15 – 22, 2009. What’s your sign, baby? They’re all here… ARIES (March 21-April 19): I fear you’re…
What Lies Beneath
Art Review: “Secret Stories,” artworks by Sumru Tekin and Giovanna Cecchetti, West Branch Gallery & Sculpture Garden, Stowe. Through August 23.
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The Champlain 400 Parade [137]
7/11/09: The Burlington International Waterfront Festival celebrated 400 years since the arrival of Samuel de Champlain with The Champlain 400 Parade. Despite the pouring rain,…
Lightning in le Bottle
The sights and sounds of The International Festival de Jazz de Montréal
Insert Quad Pun Here
Soundbites: Insert Quad Pun Here, Harvest Time, Bite Torrent, Dept. of Corrections
Letters to the Editor
WAY TO-GO As a food-service packaging specialist with Foley Distributing, responding to [“Getting It to Go — Green?” June 24], I am open to offer…
Booking It
From vengeful geeks to vengeful ghosts, Vermont has good reads this season
Down on the Factory Farm
A new documentary does for food what Sicko did for health care
The One With the Flavor
Concocting new varieties of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream — it’s a living
Best Bites: A&W Drive-In
1557 Route 7, Middlebury 388-2876 If you’re from any other part of the country, the name A&W likely conjures images of weirdly spiced curly fries,…
