Jul 19-25, 2017
In Rural Vermont, the Landline Is Still a Lifeline; ‘Dr. Blacksmith’ Brings Heavy Metal to the Maritime Museum; Because Beer, a Tour of Vermont’s Nanobreweries
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End of the Line? As Vermonters Cut the Cord, Rural Phone Customers Hear Static
Morgan Wade gathered her tool bag, her bug spray and the spare phone she keeps in a clear plastic box and headed down to the…
Middlebury’s Coriander Aims to Please
The herb coriander, also known as cilantro, is polarizing. Some prize the fresh, bright flavor of the leaves, which add a refreshing zing to dishes…
Two Restaurants Now Serving Up CBD-Laced Food
On July 20, Burlington’s Monarch & the Milkweed café made news when it began selling cannabidiol (CBD)-infused truffles. The next day, Green Goddess Café announced…
Obituary: Arthur S. Paré, Shelburne
Arthur S. Paré of Shelburne died Wednesday afternoon, July 19, 2017, at Burlington Health and Rehabilitation Center. He was 85. Born and raised Burlington, he…
Obituary: Bill Klock, 1933-2017, Shelburne
William Henry Klock, a potter, woodworker and teacher, passed away on June 11, 2017, in Truro, Cornwall, England, as the result of a cerebral hemorrhage….
Obituary: Everett Leo Lamson, 1936-2017
“My name is Leo Lamson and I killed the Easter Bunny.” Everett “Leo” Lamson, 81, of Wesley Chapel, Florida, and formerly from the Waterbury, Vermont,…
Seriously: Live Green and Die, Database Danger and Grand Theft Goat-O
In this episode host Bryan Parmelee digs into the future of burials, sorts a troublesome database and checks in with Allie the alpine goat. CREDITS…
The Parmelee Post: Brewers Fest Exit Inspires Burlington’s First Annual Leap Frog Relay
It’s safe to assume that none of the revelers at the Vermont Brewers Festival at Burlington’s Waterfront Park last Saturday knew they would play a…
Soundbites: So Far, So Good
Now that summer is in full bloom, you’ve probably mapped out your seasonal concert agenda. Between local and regional festivals, free concerts in various parks…
Hunter Eddy’s Updated Classic Paintings at the Supreme Court
Hunter Eddy fills the Vermont Supreme Court Gallery with 28 oil paintings and one charcoal drawing that befit the gravitas and grandeur of the location….
They Shoe Horses, Don’t They? A Farrier Tells All
Name: Deanna Stoppler Town: Underhill Job: Farrier Every job has its ups and down, but how many people absolutely love what they do despite the…
Tip Top Café Changes Its Name to Thyme
Eileen McGuckin worked at White River Junction’s Tip Top Café for about five years before buying the place in August 2013. Now, after four years,…
Montpelier Pop-Up Serves Cans ‘n’ Clams
For 30 years as a fine-dining chef, Joe Buley was “itching” to realize a simple idea he couldn’t shake: cans ‘n’ clams. Now he has…
License, Registration and Pronoun: Troopers Take Transgender Training
In between shifts Monday afternoon, 13 Vermont State Police troopers, outfitted in beige and green, tentatively discussed their preferred pronouns. “Bob,” said Sgt. Bob Lucas….
Who Chooses That Annoying Music on Ice Cream Trucks?
If Ivan Pavlov were alive today and conducting his now-famous research on behavioral conditioning, he could ditch the dogs altogether and instead study the saliva-inducing…
Letters to the Editor (7/19/17)
‘Homeless Advocate’? [Re “Walters: Advocate for the Homeless to Challenge Sanders for Senate Seat,” July 7]: If Jon Svitavsky truly plans to challenge Sen. Bernie…
Three and a Half Feet Under: Cemeteries Are Wary of Green Burials
Fred Cheyette plans to be buried in a hayfield next to his house in the town of Orange. His body will be wrapped in a…
‘Dr. Blacksmith’ Lights a Fire at the Maritime Museum
The rhythmic clang of a hammer striking metal echoed through a tool-packed workshop on a recent morning at the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum in Vergennes….
Free Will Astrology (7/19/17)
CANCER (June 21-July 22): I predict that, four weeks from now, you will be enjoying a modest but hearty feeling of accomplishment — on one…
Cambrian Rising: A Massive Project Advances Quietly in the Queen City
If Burlington developer Eric Farrell was nervous before an Act 250 preliminary hearing on July 10, he didn’t show it. The 70-year-old stood on a…
Grace Amber’s Artwork Is Literally Trash
In Rubbish! The Archaeology of Garbage, authors Cullen Murphy and William Rathje write, “Art derived from garbage will surely thrive for as long as garbage…
A Brief Guide to Upcoming Vermont Album Releases
Seven Days frequently receives tips about upcoming local album releases — sometimes well in advance of anything concrete we can report. After following up on…
Battery Street Jeans Brings ‘Girls! Girls! Girls! to Town
What would you think if you saw the phrase “Girls! Girls! Girls!” emblazoned on the side of a building in neon-bright colors? Most likely: strip…
Eat This Week, July 19 to 25, 2017: Wet and Wild
To kick off Vermont Brewers Festival weekend, Foam Brewers hosts its second annual celebration of wild ales. Sample funk-forward suds from an all-star brewery lineup…
Movie Review: Witness the Birth of a New Comedy Star in ‘The Big Sick’
I like to think that, had I moved to LA, as I talked about doing throughout my twenties, and taken even a lackadaisical whack at…
Ask Athena: I Found Gay Porn on My Dad’s Computer
Dear Athena, A few years ago, I used my dad’s computer. I accidentally came across a porn site he’d been to. That’s fine, but it…
Movie Review: ‘War for the Planet of the Apes’ Remains Sneakily Subversive Franchise Fare
With nationalist and nativist movements on the rise outside the theater, there’s something both quaint and refreshing about another Planet of the Apes sequel. Alone…
Album Review: Chad Hollister Band, ‘Stop the World’
(Pacific Records, CD, digital download) Chad Hollister seems like a really nice guy. If there’s one thematic element that connects his ever-growing catalog — which…
Summer Pride Theater Returns to the Chandler
For the next two weekends, Vermont Pride Theater at Chandler will host its seventh annual Summer Pride Theater Festival, featuring plays with LGBTQ+ themes. This…
Album Review: Vazy, ‘The Field’
(Self-released, CD, digital download) Vazy — given name Brad Veysey — has been an integral part of the hip-hop scene in Springfield, Vt., for years….
A Rash of Goat Thefts Has Vermont Farmers Scratching Their Heads
Someone’s been baaaaaad. Vermont authorities and farmers alike are scratching their heads over a recent rash of goat thefts. Amber Connolly found eight of her…
Deaths Prompt Review of Swimming, Safety Programs for New Americans
The last thing Hillary Gombar told Ali Muhina before the 11-year-old boy left her house in Winooski on July 11 was, “Find out from your…
These Two Ladies Created a Site for All Things Literary
Care to hear a Pulitzer Prize winner read from his latest book or a MacArthur “genius” fellow recite her poems? Anyone with a hankering to…
New Exhibit Chronicles Haiti Films of Two Vermont Artist-Activists
Independent curator Margaret Coleman first met longtime Burlington activist and filmmaker Robin Lloyd in December 2015, when they were seated side by side at a…
VNA Provides Day Care to New American Elders
In a sunny room at the Adult Day Program in Colchester, Harka Rai sat hunched over a coloring page. The 81-year-old Bhutanese man had colored…
Fighting the Feds: Vermont Officials Resist Trump Election Commission
Vermont officials are preparing for a battle with President Donald Trump’s election integrity commission. Last month, the panel sought extensive voter data from all secretaries…
More Beer! Tiny Vermont Breweries Off the Beaten Path
Hey, hey, the Vermont Brewers Festival is this weekend. It’s news to exactly no one that in the past few years, Vermont’s beer scene has…
Burlington’s Bangkok Bistro Reopens in New Spot
Five years after Bangkok Bistro closed its restaurant on Burlington’s Church Street, a new version with a tweaked name — Bangkok Bistro in the Alley…
