Jul 30 – Aug 5, 2014
Checking Out Burlington Rapper Learic; Burlington College Update; Sleuthing Mike Myers in Vermont
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Checking Out Burlington Rapper Learic
Devon Ewalt, aka Learic, is seated at a table at a bustling Burlington café, his long, sturdy frame leaning casually against his chair. A dog-eared…
Obituary: Thelma L. LaRocque, 1923-2014, Winooski
Thelma L. LaRocque, 91, a longtime resident of Winooski died Tuesday, July 29, 2014 surrounded by loving family at the Vermont Respite House in Williston…
Obituary: Malberge Clara Bessery, 1913-2014, South Burlington
Malberge C. Bessery, 100, died on Friday, August 1, 2014, peacefully at home surrounded by her loving family. Mae was born on October 23, 1913,…
Eliam Gabriel Kirby Richter
On June 24, 2014, at Fletcher Allen Health Care, Anne Kirby Richter and Marc Richter welcomed a son, Eliam Gabriel Kirby Richter….
Obituary: Cheryl Hanna, Burlington
Our family is devastated by the untimely death of our beloved Cheryl Hanna, loving wife, mother, daughter, sister, friend and mentor to so many. She…
Obituary: Armand Antonio Marcoux, Jr.
Armand Antonio Marcoux, Jr., (Chicky) 71, passed away peacefully on Tuesday evening July 29, 2014 in Fletcher Allen Health Center with his family by his…
Refugee Advocacy Group Folds After 30-year Run
Long-simmering immigration issues boiled up again recently as tens of thousands of Central American children crossed into the U.S. Some of approximately 57,000 unaccompanied minors…
Tommy Alexander, Basement Soul
(Jenke Records, CD, digital download) For a guy who’s been a central figure in seven or so records with various projects since 2011, and who’s…
Some Make the Case to Keep Burlington Telecom
The local response verged on rejoicing six months ago, when Mayor Miro Weinberger announced at a celebratory press conference that Citibank had agreed to settle…
The Modern Grass Quintet, Bellwether
(Self-released, CD, digital download) On their self-titled 2012 debut, the Modern Grass Quintet introduced local audiences to a new strain of bluegrass whose roots run…
News Quirks (7/30/14)
Curses, Foiled Again Police investigating a burglary in Lakewood, Wash., found a plaque on the front lawn of the home naming Alfred J. Shropshire III,…
A Sampler of Local Verse to Read Far From Home
No more cozying up with your book by the woodstove — it’s summer now, and there are plenty of plein-air places to read! At the…
Four More Vermont Albums You Probably Haven’t Heard
So many records, so little time. Seven Days gets more album submissions than we know what to do with. And given the ease of record…
Bear Pond Celebrates Vermonter’s New Book With a ‘Pop-Up Museum’
Imagine for a second an object out of context. A glass eye. A butterfly mounted in a box embossed with Chinese characters. A Cortland apple….
Soundbites: Previewing the Precipice
On the Edge When you stop and think about it, the number, variety and quality of music festivals that happen every summer in Vermont are…
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A Day in the Islands [SIV363]
7/26/14: The Lake Champlain Islands are a popular summer tourist attraction with 200 miles of shoreline, breathtaking views and many small businesses catering to visitors….
And So It Goes
Are you sitting down? I’m about to coin a new phrase, and I wouldn’t want to knock you over with its culturally observant pithiness. Ready?…
Cheer Up! There’s No Bad News in Shum-Land
At a hastily arranged press conference last Thursday in his Montpelier office, Gov. Peter Shumlin revealed some pretty grim news: State economists had downgraded revenue…
Art Review: Arthur Schaller, Norwich University
Norwich University’s Sullivan Museum and History Center seems an unlikely setting for a show of abstract, colorful collages in the shape of small billboards. Arthur…
Work Profile: Carolyn Carlson, Civil Engineer
Name: Carolyn Carlson Town: Williston Job: Civil engineer Carolyn Carlson is a civil engineer in the structures section of the Vermont Agency of Transportation. That’s…
Letters to the Editor (7/30/14)
Odious America A big thumbs down on Merrill’s Roxy Cinema for exhibiting Dinesh D’Souza’s odious right-wing pseudo-documentary, America: Imagine a World Without Her. This alleged…
Burlington Artist Couple Opens South Gallery
The gallery space at the front of RLPhoto in Burlington has been relatively inactive since the monthly Creative Competitions it once hosted were moved down…
Sandor Katz Demonstrates Fermenting Foods
Sandor Katz was sweating. Hard. Rivulets ran from his forehead, flowing just past his preternaturally blue eyes, finally settling in that famous moustache. He’d been…
Architect William Maclay Champions Net-Zero Building
In the 1970s, architects at the forefront of sustainable design were dreaming up a wildly different way to build the American home — think polyhedra…
New Richmond Marketing Agency and Collective Promotes Artists
The dual mission spelled out in its name isn’t the only unusual thing about the Richmond Food Shelf & Thrift Store. The shop, which purchases…
I Need My Partner to Step It Up a Bit More in Bed
Dear Athena, My partner has had a very restrained sexual past with his only other lover. We have come a long way toward loosening up…
Sushi Station Opens in Quechee
About a year ago, Pattanit Smansook closed her Stowe restaurant, Red Basil Thai Cuisine, and moved to Mendon, where she opened Thai Pan Authentic Thai…
An Artists’ Residency in Stockbridge Takes Shape
An hour and a half southeast of Burlington, in search of a group of millennial artists living off the grid, I stop at a bookstore…
Free Will Astrology (7/30/14)
ARIES (March 21-April 19): If a farmer plants the same crop in the same field year after year, the earth’s nutrients get exhausted. For instance,…
Eileen Day McKusick Applies Science to Sound Therapy
A couple of years ago, Eileen Day McKusick asked her son’s teenage friend to say the first word that came to mind when she said…
Finances Put Burlington College’s Accreditation at Risk
“Start a fire.” That’s the motto at Burlington College. Lately, though, the liberal arts school’s leaders have been busy putting them out. In late June,…
WTF: Is Mike Myers Now a Vermonter?
Is Mike Myers now a Vermonter? If you’ve been hearing a subtle whirring sound around Burlington lately, it’s likely the collective hum of the rumor…
Theater Review: All in the Timing, Dorset Theatre Festival
Dorset Theatre Festival’s production of David Ives’ All in the Timing has a delightfully weightless quality — and not just because one of the six…
Adam’s Berry Farm Takes Root in Charlotte
In early April 2013, Adam Hausmann stood facing 56 acres of field and forest, high on a hill in Charlotte, with more than 5,000 mature…
Obituary: Victoria Pawlaczyk, 1989-2014, Burlington
Victoria Pawlaczyk, 25, went to be with the lord unexpectedly on Monday July 28th, 2014, after a lifelong struggle with diabetes and its complications. Victoria…
La Boca’s Wood Fired Pizzeria Opens in Burlington
Though heavily populated, Burlington’s North Avenue is hardly a culinary corridor. And few restaurateurs have been eager to do something about that. New North End…
Pete’s Greens Opens a Store in Waterbury
Things got a whole lot brighter on Route 100 in Waterbury last Tuesday, when Pete’s Greens Farm Market opened at 2802 Waterbury-Stowe Road. And yes,…
