Jul 25-31, 2012
A2VT Introduce African Hip-Hop to Vermont; How Skip Vallee Cornered the Gas Market; Preservationists Lament Fate of Kiley Landscape Design; Vermont’s Olympics Connections
Cover Story
Video: Police Clash With Protesters Outside Governors Conference in Burlington
Police fired pepper balls and sting balls at protesters outside the New England Governors and Eastern Canadian Premiers Conference in Burlington yesterday. Activists from New…
Congressman Allen West, GOP Provocateur, to Hold Vermont Fundraiser
Vermont Republicans can’t seem to get enough of national GOP figures with a propensity to drop — um, there’s no other way to say this…
Adrian Drops Out of Chittenden County Senate Race
With just a month to go before the Democratic primary, Burlington City Councilor Ed Adrian said Friday he’s dropping his bid to represent Chittenden County…
Movies You Missed 49: Jiro Dreams of Sushi
This week in movies you missed: Behold the best sushi you will never get to eat (unless you have a trip to Japan planned) and…
In Currier Case, a Scoop — Then Silence
More than 13 months after Bill and Lorraine Currier disappeared without a trace from their Essex home, a host of law enforcement officials called a…
Green Mountain Compost to Dole Out Compensation for Contaminated Compost
Last night the board of commissioners for the Chittenden Solid Waste District (CSWD) approved a customer-assistance package to provide refunds and some remediation for gardeners…
Activists From Québec’s Innu First Nation To Protest This Weekend’s New England Governors’ Conference in Burlington
SD: Are the Innu people divided over the Plan Nord or are they speaking with one voice on the project?EV: The Innu people are very…
Activists From Québec’s Innu First Nation To Protest This Weekend’s New England Governors’ Conference in Burlington
SD: Are the Innu people divided over the Plan Nord or are they speaking with one voice on the project?EV: The Innu people are very…
Hold the Applause: Sorrell, Sessions and Super PACs in Vermont
Updated below with comment from Sorrell challenger T.J. Donovan Did a campaign finance decision handed down last month by U.S. District Judge William K. Sessions…
Leahy Casts 14,000th Senate Vote
As we reported last month, Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) has served in the Senate for a really, really, seriously long time. So long that when…
Is the Gas Prices Debate About Economics or Politics?
In this week’s issue of Seven Days I wrote about Skip Vallee, the CEO of RL Vallee Inc. — one of Vermont’s largest gas station…
News Quirks
Curses, Foiled Again A 42-year-old woman, who police in Lynn, Mass., reported was being “chased frantically” by a man wielding a large kitchen knife, sought…
Free Will Astrology
ARIES (March 21-April 19): In your personal chart, the planet Uranus symbolizes those special talents you have that are especially useful to other people. Which…
Crumbs
Side Dishes: Don Pedro’s closes; Grand Buffet expands; New pizzeria in Woodstock
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Redneck Lawnmower Racing at the Bradford Fair [276]
7/20/12: It’s Friday night at The Connecticut Valley Fairgrounds in Bradford and the sound of lawn mowers fills the air – but these aren’t your…
Letters to the Editor
Role Reversal? I think Sen. Leahy is the real rock star, with his second cameo in Batman [Fair Game, “Spending Like a Brock Star,” July…
WhistlePig Straight Rye Whiskey Breaks Bad
Who knew that a high-end whiskey crafted in Addison County was the drink of choice for DEA agents? It happened on last Sunday’s episode of…
