

Excellent New Advice Column
Sadly, we didn’t think of this idea. I found this while surfing over at the Portland Mercury. They have a new advice column called “Ask…
Food for Thought
Vegetarian, vegan, omnivore… whatever you eat, this column from Nicholas Kristof will give you something to chew on….
Undead Molly Hates Burlington’s Kickball League
So, Burlington has this kickball league. Last month, VPR did a little segment on it. They’ve got a blog. And a Facebook group. And now,…
Airing Our Dirty Dishes
Yesterday, I took this photo of the sink here at the office. Those dishes had been sitting there for God knows how long. At least…
Reeve’s Tale
Book Review: Forward From Here: Leaving Middle Age – and Other Unexpected Adventures
Kids Ahoy
Vermont’s only community waterfront center trains boatloads of young sailors
Free Will Astrology
Here’s the weekly astrological forecast for July 30 – August 6, 2008. What’s your sign, baby? They’re all here… ARIES (March 21-April 19): Work can…
Chaos Theory
Art Review: Rick Hayes, digital photographs and manipulated prints inspired by 9/11. SEABA Gallery, Burlington. Through August 29.
News Quirks
Curses, Foiled Again An armed man wearing a fake beard and mustache and a wig walked into a bank in Fort Worth, Texas, and demanded…
My Kingdom For Some Rock
Soundbites: Northeast Kingdom Music Festival, Champlain Valley Folk Festival, John Fogerty
Crumbs
Side Dishes: Hong’s Chinese Dumplings, Taco Bell, St. Pierre’s Catering, Hen of the Wood
Best bookstore
Borders Books & Music (Burlington) & Bear Pond Books (Montpelier)
Vermont Milk Co. Lays Off Two
News on the street this week is that The Vermont Milk Company, a firm launched in late 2006 by gubernatorial candidate Anthony Pollina, has laid…
The Big Cheese (Awards)
Each summer, the American Cheese Society holds a conference and competition, and awards prizes to the, umm, crème de la crème of dairy products. This…
Intervale Center’s Healthy City [SIV90]
7/17/07 & 7/29/08:When did kale become so cool? Down at Burlington’s Intervale Center, the Healthy City kids are growing vegetables, becoming farmers, volunteering in their…
Happy Belated B-Day Beatrix
Like most American children (I think), I read lots of Beatrix Potter books when I was young. The most famous, of course, is The Tale…
VT Candidate Shut Down by Facebook
Vermont independent gubernatorial candidate Sam Young and Scrabulous have something in common: both have been shut down by the popular social networking site Facebook. Young…
Best women’s casual clothing store
Sweet Lady Jane (Burlington) & Onion River Sports (Montpelier)
Best women’s evening-wear store
Ecco (Burlington) & Salaam Boutique (Montpelier)
Best shoe store
Stella Mae (Burlington) & The Shoe Horn at Onion River (Montpelier)






