Jul 8-14, 2009
Burlington Bar and Restaurant Owners Claim the City’s Liquor Control is Too Controlling; A French Finale to the Quad Steps into VT History; Getting Down With VT Carvers
It Rained on Our Parade
At about 5 p.m. today, a novel assortment of people crammed themselves into the Edmunds Middle School gym. There were people wearing silver streamers and…
Wampum Belts and French Champagne
Today, I had the good fortune of attending a reception at Shelburne Museum with loads of fancy dignitary types. I am not a fancy dignitary,…
Following Suit
This Friday morning Seven Days intern Mike DiBiasio and I went down to theBurlington Waterfront and found ourselves following a small herd of men insuits….
Bettye: Breathtaking! Buddy? You Tell Me…
Quick quiz: Which of these things would you be doing during an indoor concert to show your respect to an amazing artist who is singing…
French Flicks at the Roxy — Worth a Trip?
You may have noticed Burlington Waterfront Festival producer Jay Craven’s write-up of four French films playing as part of the festival in today’s Free Press….
Sotomayor’s Supreme Debut
US Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) is gearing up for Monday’s start of Judge Sonia Sotomayor’s confirmation hearings. And, thanks to digital tech, many local viewers…
Dispensing the News
It may be sunny, but these are dismal days in Vermont’s media. Today The Eagle Times, based in Claremont, N.H., is closing down and its…
Whole Foods in SoBu?
For some as yet inexplicable reason, the World Wide Web was all abuzz today with 140-character news blips of a Whole Foods Market taking up…
All About Cheese
Here’s a follow-up on the “Cheese Nun”: Mother Noella Marcellino followed in the footsteps of Samuel de Champlain on Wednesday morning, paying homage to the…
News Quirks
Curses, Foiled Again A man wielding an ice pick entered Black Diamond Equipment in Salt Lake County, Utah, and demanded cash and precious metals. The…
Steve & Aimee
It’s official: Due to relentless rain, the Waterfront is too soggy to support a concert even if–if!–the sun comes out today. Steve Earle and Aimee…
Tony, Tony, Tony!
So, I may have to redo that Facebook quiz on the “Top Five Concerts I’ve Ever Seen,” because Tony Bennett just killed at the Flynn…
Serving the Public?
Burlington bar and restaurant owners claim the city’s liquor control too controlling.
Free Will Astrology
Here’s the weekly astrological forecast for July 8 – 15, 2009. What’s your sign, baby? They’re all here… ARIES (March 21-April 19): Miracle of miracles:…
Letters to the Editor
LONG, LOST BROTHER Mike Ives wrote a story about Rusty Gould, a homeless man whose bike was hit by a car, and the community rallied…
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Lake Champlain Walleye Assoc. [SIV136]
7/4/09: Lake Champlain Walleye Association and Vermont Fish & Wildlife have been working for decades to increase the population of walleyes in the lake and…
Sisterhood of the Wheel
Girls master their bikes — and their issues — in the Dirt Divas program
Cloth Encounters
“Elizabeth Billings: The Ties That Bind,” ikat weavings and embroidered text. Fleming Museum, UVM, Burlington. Through October 4.
Fare Shot
Community Kitchen opens the food-service field — and NECI — to more Vermonters
Quad-radical Equations
Soundbites: Quad-radical Equations, In the Pines, Bite Torrent, RIP, Hamdi Akar
