Jul 27 – Aug 2, 2022
Vermont Gas Says It’s Reinventing Itself to Help the Climate. Critics Call Its Strategy ‘Greenwashing’; Pro-Life Pregnancy Centers Provide Misleading Information, Critics Charge; Brookfield Celebrates Cartoonist Ed Koren
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Hot Air? Vermont Gas Says It’s Reinventing Itself to Help the Climate. Critics Call Its Strategy ‘Greenwashing.’
To heat her drafty old Vergennes home, Constance Swinton switched from oil to natural gas last year for two main reasons: to save money and…
Obituary: Leo Lalancette, 1925-2022
Essex man met future president John F. Kennedy while serving in navy
Obituary: Virginia “Ginnie” Gude, 2022
South Burlington woman’s home was always open to others, loved entertaining and traveling
In Memoriam: Paul A. (Joe) Dye Jr., 1936-2022
An informal gathering will be held in memory of Paul (Joe) Dye at All Souls Interfaith Gathering, 291 OLD, Bostwick Farm Rd., Shelburne, on Friday,…
Clean: ‘“Overwhelmed With Gratitude’ (7/29/22)
My shoulders were stiff and tense as I hunched over a pile of bills and papers on my work desk. I was four years sober,…
Will Public Safety Worries End Progressive Prosecutor Sarah George’s Sweeping Reforms?
Katie Anderson and JP Coseno were sure they’d caught the moped thief red-handed. The couple spotted Anderson’s commuter bike in Burlington in the bed of…
Soundbites: Burlington’s Beat-Making Exchange Program; the Ramble Returns; New Singles Roundup
You know, whenever I take a break from Soundbites for a few weeks and run some features or interviews, I always get this feeling like…
Tim Brick, ‘Homegrown Remedy’
(Self-released, CD, digital) Is there a genre as riddled with tropes as modern country music? Every type of music has its calling cards, but today’s…
The Brother Brothers, ‘Cover to Cover’
(Compass Records, CD, digital, vinyl) “What do you think about cover songs?” I asked friends after listening to the Brother Brothers’ third album, Cover to…
From the Publisher: Recipe for Success
The research for Melissa Pasanen’s first food story in Seven Days, about Vermont church suppers, started on Saint Patrick’s Day at Our Lady of the…
Photo Essay: Brookfield Celebrates Cartoonist Ed Koren
Ed Koren, Vermont’s second cartoonist laureate, a longtime contributor to the New Yorker (60 freaking years, to be exact), a world-renowned illustrator and author, and…
Sweetwaters to Close and Become New Location of Pascolo Ristorante
Longtime Church Street dining fixture Sweetwaters will close on September 5, and the Farmhouse Group’s Pascolo Ristorante will take over the historic building with a…
Book Review: ‘The Flag, The Cross, and the Station Wagon: A Graying American Looks Back at His Suburban Boyhood and Wonders What the Hell Happened,’ Bill McKibben
As a boy, Bill McKibben was exuberantly fascinated by the American Revolution. His family moved to the iconic town of Lexington, Mass., when he was…
I’m Afraid My Penis Is Small
Dear Reverend, My penis isn’t big at all. I’m about 6.5 inches erect. I can only last about four to five minutes, and it’s been…
Theater Review: ‘Hair,’ Weston Theater Company
With jubilant sincerity, the characters in the big cast of Hair sing of a world that’s new and dazzling to them. Sexual freedom and the…
A Quest for an Illegal Abortion Drives the Timely French Drama ‘Happening’
Audrey Diwan’s film Happening (L’Événement), which won the Golden Lion at the Venice International Film Festival in 2021, hit U.S. theaters in May, about the…
Now Playing in Theaters: July 27-August 2
In addition to Marcel the Shell With Shoes On, here’s what is playing in Northern and Central Vermont movie theaters this week. Listings include new movies, vintage films and a directory of open theaters.
‘More Than an Object’ at the BCA Center Explores New Takes on the Still Life
The words “still life” might call to mind opulent displays of food, flowers, glassware and linens arranged on a table and painted with exacting realism…
Letters to the Editor (7/27/22)
Keep Up the Comic Content Just wanted to reach out to thank you for putting someone on the Vermont comic book beat. We’ve got a…
Free Will Astrology (7/27/22)
LEO (Jul. 23-Aug. 22): It’s always advisable for you Leos to carry on a close personal relationship with mirrors. I’m speaking both literally and metaphorically….
A Former Chef Finds Peace and a New Career in Fly-Fishing
The front room of Jamie and Paula Eisenberg’s Underhill home used to be full of flour and fruit for Poorhouse Pies, the baking business they…
Glory Flower Farm in Charlotte Offers Natural Stem-Sell Therapy
Christy Feiker sat under an open-sided tent in a field bursting with colors. Snapdragons, cosmos, bachelor buttons, marigolds, sunflowers and zinnias dotted the Charlotte meadow,…
Notice of Foreclosure: 4334 Vermont Route 1, Warren
STATE OF VERMONT VERMONT SUPERIOR COURT WASHINGTON UNIT, CIVIL DIVISION DOCKET NO: 142-3-20 WNCV HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR GSAA HOME EQUITY…
Pro-Life Pregnancy Centers in Vermont Provide Misleading Information, Critics Charge
Google “abortion in Vermont,” and a list of locations pops up. You’ll find Planned Parenthood branches in eight towns, from Burlington to Brattleboro. But you’ll…
Three New Restaurants Open in Milton
Milton is having a moment. New options for breakfast, lunch and dinner opened in quick succession this spring and summer, bringing fresh energy to town…
Burlington Entrepreneur’s French Roots Inform WoodFyred Outdoor Ovens
The star of a recent Burlington al fresco dinner was the wood-fired pizza oven built by cohost Richard Gliech from a recycled steel drum. But…
Field Guide to Fancy-Pants Ice Cream, Gelato and Creemees in Burlington
One frozen dessert-lover shares an illustrated list of personal favorites across the Queen City, from Thai tea creemees to turmeric ice cream.
The Magnificent 7: Must See, Must Do, July 25- August 2
Summer is officially here, and there’s no shortage of ways for Vermonters to connect, learn and have a good time. We’ve compiled seven must-do events, including performances by the Chad Hollister Band, Reggie Harris and Rani Arbo & daisy mayhem at this weekend’s Cabot Arts and Music Festival.
New Chef-Owners to Reopen Richmond’s Kitchen Table Bistro as Vermont Fine
Local chefs Chelsea Morgan and Tom D’Angelo will open a new restaurant in the former Kitchen Table Bistro in Richmond with the financial support of…
Stowe Covered Bridge — With Amenities — Hits the Market
James and Mary Connacher have a bridge to sell you — seriously. The Stowe span extends over a stream and a waterfall, has 12-foot trusses…
