Jul 9-15, 2014
IBM: Does it Have a Future in Vermont?; Burlesque Dancers Hit the Drawing Class; At Zeno, Everyone Is Able; A Play Explores Rural Gay Life
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The Chips Are Down: Does IBM Have a Future in Vermont?
What we’re looking at is a city,” Frank Cioffi says, nodding at a sprawling landscape of industrial buildings, electrical transformers and storage tanks on the…
Obituary: Steven Wayne Thompson
Steven Wayne Thompson, age 62 years, a lifelong resident of the Swanton community died Sunday July 13, 2014, at his Lasnier Road residence. Born in…
Obituary: William J (Bill) Edwards, 1967-2014, Burlington
William J (Bill) Edwards, 47, passed away at Fletcher Allen Health Care on July 8, 2014. He was born in Burlington, VT on January 4,…
Obituary: Allen Micheal Robertson, 1993-2014
Allen Micheal Robertson, a star athlete with a smile that lit up the room, passed away July 9, 2014, in his home. He was 21….
Obituary: Shirley Jane (Brown) Paul, 1931-2014, Weatherford, TX
Shirley J. Paul, 83 of Weatherford, TX, formerly of Burlington/South Burlington, VT passed away peacefully in her sleep on July 8, 2014 due to complications…
Where Have All Vermont’s Line Cooks Gone?
“We used to get bombarded with résumés, and it would be overwhelming,” recalls Crystal Maderia, chef-owner of Kismet in Montpelier. “Now, I don’t get any….
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Independence Day Naturalization Ceremony [SIV360]
7/4/14: Last Friday, 10 people, each from different countries, took an oath of citizenship at the Ethan Allen Homestead Museum in Burlington. Candidates originated from…
Art Review: ‘Rachael’s New York Postcards at 100,’ Rokeby Museum
The Rokeby Museum in Ferrisburgh was once home to several generations of the Robinson family, from the late 18th century until the place became a…
Deliver Us From Evil
Deliver Us From Evil is one Nicolas Cage short of candidacy for camp-classic status. An attempt to out-exorcize The Exorcist that bears the indelible mark…
Benways, No More
The news still hasn’t quite sunk in: Benways Taxi is no more. In the blink of an eye, a full 20 percent of the Burlington…
TURNmusic Puts A Contemporary Spin On Chamber Music
A new kind of chamber concert experience is coming to Burlington and Waterbury this month. With the launch of the TURNmusic series, casual and fanatic…
Arborcide: In Burlington, Vandals Target Trees
When Burlington arborist Warren Spinner came back from vacation last week, his inbox held upsetting news: Vandals had snapped the branches and trunks of four…
Many Elected Prosecutors Facing Challenges in Vermont
Though they hold elected office, Marc Brierre and Alan Franklin could be forgiven for not seeing themselves as politicians. They are the state’s attorneys in…
News Quirks (7/09/14)
Curses, Foiled Again Three Seattle teenagers tried to steal a woman’s car at gunpoint but failed because none of them could operate a manual transmission….
Soundbites: Section Sign Records Debuts
In last week’s column we wrote a quick bit on the debut self-titled record from Pours, the collaboration of ex-Parmaga front man Bryan Parmelee and…
We Get Together Whenever We’re Single — Should We Give It a Go for Real?
Dear Athena, I’m sort of seeing this guy I have dated on and off for years. We always seem to end up together any time…
Short Takes on Film: ‘Walking the Camino’; Iraqi Film; Vermont Movie
A young mother does it to get closer to God, toting her 3-year-old with her. A Canadian widower does it to honor his wife. A…
Mad Taco Leaves Waterbury; New Cooking App; King’s Deli Opens in Burlington
Craving Mexican food in Waterbury? You’ll need to drive. Last month, the Mad Taco closed its location inside the town’s Blackback Pub & Flyshop; the…
Science Writer David Dobbs Talks Genetics and Environment
Science writer David Dobbs is obsessed with orchids, but not because of any love for the plants themselves. Those fickle flowers provide an apt metaphor…
Zeno Mountain Farm Attracts Campers and Volunteers of All Abilities
On Independence Day, the streets of downtown Bristol were lined with bystanders braving a cloudy morning to watch the parade. Gov. Peter Shumlin ambled down…
A Single Pebble Founder Goes to Portland, Ore.
The United States’ first Chinese brewpub opens on July 18. The bad news: It’s in Portland, Ore. The good news: Tuesday night will always be…
Book Review: ‘Cycling in Plato’s Cave’ by David Cavanagh
What jumps to mind when you hear the phrase “bike poetry”? Probably it’s the old refrain “Daisy, Daisy, give me your answer, do…” But bicycles…
A New Life Drawing Class Brings in Burlesque
For about 150 years, burlesque performers have had a tough time convincing critics and patrons that what they do is more than just striptease. Since…
Letters to the Editor (7/09/14)
Who Pays? Brian Garen writes with righteous indignation about the 15 percent increase in the cost of his health insurance under Obamacare [Feedback: “$ame Old…
A Biodiesel Business is Opening in Plainfield
When Jim Malloy and Peter Young started scouting locations for a biodiesel company, they had the perfect spot in mind: Plainfield’s former Red Store, a…
Agent Slacker, Agent Slacker
(Jenke Records, digital download) On their eponymous debut EP, Agent Slacker provide an example of why, according to Huffington Post, Burlington’s Jenke Records is “an…
A Vermont Production of ‘Farm Boys’ Explores Gay Rural Life
In the spring of 1992, Milwaukee writer Will Fellows began interviewing 75 gay men, ages 25 to 84, who’d grown up in farm families throughout…
Kin & Learic, Unusual Subjects
(Self-released, CD, digital download) Late last year at ArtsRiot, the rap duo of Kin & Learic put on a show that totally silenced a room…
Yestermorrow Students and Instructors Build for Public Good
The coinage “yestermorrow” conjures up a magical world outside of time, and in some respects Yestermorrow Design/Build School in Waitsfield actually creates one. Take its…
A Shot at the Sheriff: McLaughlin Faces a Challenge
Chittenden County Sheriff Kevin McLaughlin was practically born in the county jail. No, really. When his dad, Earle “Buzz” McLaughlin, became sheriff in 1955, 3-year-old…
Emerging Architects and Designers Get a Read on the Library
What kind of public library addition, renovation or satellite structure would you design if you had a limit of 2,000 square feet and an unlimited…
Free Will Astrology (7/09/14)
ARIES (March 21-April 19): What are the sources that heal and nourish you? Where do you go to renew yourself? Who are the people and…
Taste Test: Mi Casa Kitchen & Bar
In the dusty, litter-strewn streets of Tijuana, tacos typically come from a stall or stand. A sole tortilla cradles gristly, grilled mystery meat all a-sizzle,…
ArtsRiot’s Truck Stop Heads to Montpelier
This coming Saturday, July 12, Montpelier will get its first food-truck rally. Trucks will converge on the downtown lot at 60 Main Street and serve…
