Jul 22-28, 2020
Can Anybody Defeat Gov. Phil Scott?; Lite-Gov and Chittenden Senate Races Heat Up; Rachel Moore Brings the Power of Art to Civic Engagement at Helen Day Art Center; A Takeout Cocktail Crawl Around the Winooski Circle
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Running in Circles: Can Anybody Defeat Gov. Phil Scott?
For a moment this spring, Lt. Gov. David Zuckerman considered dropping out of Vermont’s gubernatorial race. “The thought has to cross your mind,” he recalled….
Obituary: Robert A. Cioffi, 1931-2020
St. Albans native helped shape his community through work in real estate, banking and politics
Democratic Lieutenant Governor Candidates Differ on Criminal Justice
Vermont leaders have spent years debating how best to reform the state’s law enforcement and prison systems. Calls for action only increased this spring after…
False Insecurity: State Tries to Sort Out Manchester COVID-19 Testing Snafu
The “wave,” as Dr. Janel Kittredge called it, started with a child’s stomachache. That’s not a typical sign of COVID-19, but the patient also had…
Free Will Astrology (7/22/20)
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): “How can I communicate to wild bunnies that I am their ally?” asked a Twitter blogger named Ghost Girl. That question…
Greaseface, ‘Disposable’
(Self-released, digital) You can’t go wrong with Urian Hackney producing your album. In fact, it’s a privilege to employ his talents. The Rough Francis drummer…
Kingporgie, ‘Mitochondriac’
(Self-released, digital) The video for Ian Morris Greenman’s song “Churchy” shows the Burlington musician in a bedazzled cowboy hat, shirt open, growling out the track…
Will Oldham, Box of Chocolates and the Vermont Ties to Reissued Indie-Rock Gem ‘Fearful Symmetry’
A piano emporium called Absolute Piano sits at 140 Plymouth in Brooklyn. Such boutiques are typical of gentrified, chic districts such as DUMBO (Down Under…
Vermonting: Slippers, Tubing and Beer in the Mad River Valley
Every time I bop down from Burlington to the Mad River Valley for a visit I want to move there, so a daylong dose of…
Letters to the Editor (7/22/20)
Composting Isn’t Funny I am writing in response to Tim Newcomb’s editorial cartoon in the July 8 issue, which inaccurately buys into the misconception that…
Why Do So Many Apple Trees Grow Along Vermont’s Back Roads?
Drive or bike Vermont’s back roads, especially in farm country, and you’re likely to spot an abundance of apple trees growing along untended roadsides and…
Art Review: ‘Mending Fences: New Works by Carol MacDonald,’ Rokeby Museum
If ever the country needed mending — of its political rifts, racial divisions and coronavirus woes — now is the time. Carol MacDonald’s new work,…
I Love My Child’s Mother but Don’t Think We Can Live Together
Dear Reverend, About a year ago, I moved out of the house I was living in with the mother of my child. We were having…
At Helen Day Art Center, Rachel Moore Brings Power of Art to Civic Engagement
As a venue, the Helen Day Art Center in Stowe is easy to overlook. It consists of four rooms above the town library that connect to the elementary school. Yet, over the past decade, the center’s community focus and important exhibitions — often integrating the work of Vermonters with art-world stars such as Louise Bourgeois,…
Page 32: Five Newish Books by Vermonters
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…
Bottom Line: Best in VT Tours & Charter Idles for 2020
Each year, Tinotenda “Tino” Charles Rutanhira challenges himself to take on a new project that pushes him outside of his comfort zone. In 2016, he…
Senate Scramble: Incumbents Face Crush of Challengers in Chittenden District
It’s been 20 years since a state senator lost a bid for reelection in Chittenden County. This year, challengers argue that the turmoil of a…
Obituary: Gordon Stone, 1950-2020
Emmy Award-winning instrumentalist had deep ties to Vermont music community
