Jun 20-26, 2018
Special Report on Vermont Nonprofits, Week 1: Executive Compensation, How to Start a Nonprofit, Surprising Nonprofits; Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner in Morrisville; Self-Publishing Urban Fantasy
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How Vermont’s Nonprofit Sector Became a $6.8 Billion Industry
According to IRS filings, the state’s 6,044 nonprofits reported annual revenue of $6.8 billion and assets of $13.2 billion. These public-private hybrids, funded by the wealthy and the state, have become a sort of shadow government.
Seriously: You Serious?
In this episode, Bryan catches up on the state budget stalemate and discusses Seven Days’ new multi-part series. CREDITS Written, filmed and edited by: Bryan…
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Countryman Peony Farm [SIV537]
6/17/18: Dan and Ann Sivori did not intend to become peony farmers. Dan is a former Connecticut State Trooper and Ann worked with the FBI…
Theater Review: ‘Gypsy,’ Stowe Theatre Guild
Studded with classic songs, Gypsy carries audiences back to the days of vaudeville as Rose, a single-minded stage mother, seeks stardom for her daughters. A…
So You Want to Start a Nonprofit? Here’s What It Takes
In Katie Jickling’s do-it-yourself case — no lawyer involved — it took four months, two dozen forms, a handful of phone calls and $400 to turn Girls Empowered, Motivated, Strengthened into a 501c3.
Movie Review: Parents Are the Real Heroes in an Entertaining ‘Incredibles 2’
In 2004, when Pixar’s The Incredibles was a smash hit, superheroes had yet to take over the blockbuster landscape. Like the graphic novel Watchmen, Brad…
Why Are Fraternities and Sororities Exempt from Federal Taxes?
It’s not just animal shelters, churches and food shelves. The host of that kegger you crashed in college might have been a nonprofit.
Movie Review: Heist Flick ‘American Animals’ Plays Brilliantly With Expectations
Something wicked cool this way comes. Bart Layton, the Brit who gave us 2012’s hybrid documentary The Imposter, unveiled his narrative feature debut at the…
Album Review: Bison, ‘Drive Fast, Love Hard’
(Self-released, digital download) We have good news and bad news. The good: Next-big-local-thing Bison have released a four-song EP, and it is a straight home…
Some of Vermont’s Highest-Paid Execs Run Nonprofits
Eighty one Vermont nonprofits paid at least one staff member more than $200,000 in 2016. These high earners include the leaders of Vermont’s top hospitals and colleges.
A Vermont Distance Runner Plans to Tackle the Long Trail for Opioid Abuse Awareness
A West Bolton ultramarathoner is planning to run the Long Trail this summer to raise money for — and awareness about — opioid abuse treatment….
Soundbites: 50 Shades of Night
This weekend marks the return of the Nightshade Festival. Born out of electro-R&B wunderkind Guthrie Galileo’s Nightshade Kitchen — a series of intimate, food-centric house…
Burlington Couple Find Success Self-Publishing Sci-Fi Fantasy
Two years ago, Christine Mancuso was a school psychologist and her husband, Nick Crawford, was a biology researcher at the University of Pennsylvania. Now they…
Letters to the Editor (6/20/18)
Hobo Reunion [Re “The Ballad of Feather River John,” June 13]: Thanks to your entertaining article on my hobo life of yesteryear, Rattlesnake Joe called…
Geoff Gevalt Hands Young Writers Project Reins to Susan Reid
When Geoffrey Gevalt created the Young Writers Project in 2003 as a monthly feature in the Burlington Free Press, he had two goals: to teach…
Free Will Astrology (6/20/18)
CANCER (June 21-July 22): I suggest you ignore the temptation to shop around for new heroes and champions. It would only distract you from your…
Scarlett Letters: Was I Wrong Not to Give in to His Sexual Fantasies?
Dear Scarlett, I am middle-aged and have never been married. I was dating a man for about a year and was convinced that he was…
Album Review: Subversive Intentions, ‘Variations on the Seinfeld Theme’
(Histamine Tapes, cassette, digital download) Subversive Intentions is a one-man experimental noise operation run by Nick Dentico, who currently hails from the Montpelier area. He’s…
Harsh Words: Dueling Rhetoric on the Budget Battle
And so it continues. Leaders in the Vermont House tried to override Gov. Phil Scott’s latest budget veto on Tuesday but fell short of the…
Junior’s Italian in Colchester Closes After a Quarter-Century
In Colchester, Junior’s Italian closed on June 15. In a Facebook post announcing the 25-year-old restaurant’s immediate closure, owner Franke Salese Jr. cited ongoing financial…
Short Takes on Five New Vermont Books
Seven Days writers can’t possibly read, much less review, all the books that arrive in a steady stream by post, email and, in one memorable…
A Local Expert Decodes the New Food Labeling Regs
It’s no secret that many Americans could benefit from eating better. Over the last few decades, the country has seen a steady increase of health…
These Vermont Gubernatorial Candidates Have Roots in the Nonprofit World
Three of the four Democratic candidates in this year’s gubernatorial race are nonprofit leaders.
Liz Cooper & the Stampede Gear Up For Debut LP ‘Window Flowers’
Liz Cooper & the Stampede are on the verge of busting out of the corral to tear off into the wild. With the imminent release…
What’s Up With the Giant Spider by Barrio Bakery?
The sight of a spider makes many humans recoil with fear. Not so much with a particular specimen on Burlington’s Crombie Street, even though it…
Art Review: Rachel Moore, Edgewater Gallery in Stowe
A delicate darkness emanates from “Traces,” Rachel Moore’s solo exhibition at Edgewater Gallery in Stowe. For Moore, who joined Helen Day Art Center as curator…
Eat This Week, June 20 to 26, 2018: Eat Your Heart Out
The Burlington Wine & Food Festival kicked off on Tuesday, June 19. Beyond the marquee Grand Tastings at Waterfront Park this Saturday, June 23, the…
Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner in Morrisville
Between breakfast and lunch last week in Morrisville — or was it Morristown? — I thought I should find out where I was. So I walked into the Morristown municipal offices on Portland Street for the official word. The building’s Morristown designation offered a big hint, but it wasn’t enough. Nearby street signs announced that…
Burlington Drink Entrepreneurs Move, Aptly, Into the Soda Plant
The Soda Plant in Burlington’s South End will return to its original use — as a beverage-production center — in coming months, as several beverage-related…
