Jul 6-12, 2011
A New Yorker Fixture and Proud Vermonter, Cartoonist Edward Koren Gets His Due in a 50-Year Retrospective; Pride Week in Randolph; Borders Closes On Church Street; Ice Coffee Survey
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In Toon
A New Yorker fixture and proud Vermonter, cartoonist Edward Koren gets his due in a 50-year retrospective
7 Questions For… Wayne Besen, Gay Rights Activist and “Ex-Gay” Mythbuster
In December of last year, Truth Wins Out — an advocacy organization dedicated to fighting anti-gay religious extremism, debunking the myth of “ex-gay” therapy and…
Some Long Thoughts about Short Videos
Every week I post a fresh video in my “Stuck in Vermont” series. This past week was my 230th video and I have been…
Dough Boy’s Bakery & Coffee Shop To Close
***Updated, below.*** After 40 years in business — 31 of those on Pearl Street — Dough Boy’s Bakery & Coffee Shop will be closing at…
Some Wine With Your Mandolin?
Musicians hitting up South Champlain Street’s Advance Music for a Marshall amp or new set of guitar strings might soon discover another reason to linger:…
No Charges Filed Against Entergy for Misleading Regulators About Vermont Yankee
* Update below: Reaction from Gov. Peter Shumlin * Attorney General Bill Sorrell said Entergy Vermont Yankee personnel repeatedly misled state officials regarding the existence…
Burlington Taxi Drivers Object to Porn Prohibition, City Councilors Say
It’s not every day that one Burlington city councilor tweets another about porn. But last week, Councilor Joan Shannon (D-Ward 5) fired off this titillating…
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Pond Hill Pro Rodeo [230]
7/2/11: Cowboys and cowgirls competed in the Pond Hill Pro Rodeo Saturday night in Castleton. The Pond Hill Ranch is owned and operated by the…
News Quirks
Curses, Foiled Again Camden, N.J., police Sgt. Jeffrey Frett, 40, plotted an early retirement by having his wife meet him while on patrol to shoot…
Free Will Astrology
ARIES (March 21-April 19): It’s my observation that women find it easier than men to tune into their natural rhythms. The menstrual cycle helps cultivate…
WTF: What’s that concrete monstrosity on Route 302 in East Barre?
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot: We just had to ask…
Going to the Mountain
What attracts so many spiritual seekers to the tiny town of Lincoln?
Letters to the Editor
Don’t Forget Photog? As a photographer — albeit an amateur one — I’m interested in seeing the credit for an image or series of images….
Bike Maps Are So Hot
What’s hotter than West Texas pavement in late July? How about the new Burlington bike map. Oh, yes. This smoking hot ticket dropped about two…
Poem Mysteriously Disappears, Then Reappears, at Waitsfield War Memorial
Here’s a weird little tale for Independence Day week, courtesy of a Seven Days reader, about a poem left at an Afghanistan war memorial in…
