Jun 22-28, 2022
Three Hotly Contested Vermont Primaries to Watch This Summer; A Vermont Drug Company’s Failure to Maintain Standards Led to Recalls — and Its Demise; A Norwich Researcher Asks What More AI Can Teach Us About Gun Violence
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Open-Seat Season: Three Hotly Contested Vermont Primaries to Watch This Summer
A historic wave of retirements by pandemic-weary lawmakers is washing over Vermont’s legislative landscape, but the churn doesn’t end there. Four of the state’s six…
Vermont Flannel Has a New Operator
An Indiana man with his own line of made-in-America clothing is the new operator of Vermont Flannel. Vermont Flannel’s founders, Mark and Linda Baker, are…
Obituary: Kevin O’Hara, 1965-2022
Colchester man instilled in his daughter a love of dogs and a passion for good food and even better beer
Obituary: Debra L. Warner, 1958-2022
Funeral services are planned for a Georgia, Vt., woman and her beloved dog, Piper
Obituary: Henry Nicholas Muller III, 1938-2022
Former Colby-Sawyer president was highly regarded for his organizational leadership in higher education and his Vermont-history scholarship
Obituary: Joan Campbell-McKee, 1953-2022
An artist, gardener and tremendous cook’s creativity was present in every aspect of her being
Obituary: Angela Schmehl, 1978-2022
Burlington woman showed her love for community by cooking for homeless shelters
Democrats Slam Scott Over Interim Attorney General Appointment
Updated 11:02 p.m. Democrats accused Republican Gov. Phil Scott of partisanship Thursday for his decision to appoint Susanne Young attorney general following T.J. Donovan’s decision…
My Friend Got Pregnant to Fix Her Bad Relationship
Dear Reverend, I have a friend who is in her mid-twenties, and her boyfriend is almost 40. They’ve been together for a while, but they’ve…
Soundbites: Festival of Fools Returns; New Music From Andriana Chobot, Sole Oceanna and More
I took a bit of a sojourn the other night and did what I call the “music creeper” move. I wandered downtown Burlington and popped…
Six Quick-Hit Reviews of Local Albums
Legend has it that the Seven Days music library is massive, occupying seven stories of a secret building in Burlington that only those who have…
Bookstock Literary Festival Returns This Weekend With In-Person Events
Journalist Theo Padnos traveled to Turkey in the fall of 2012 to report on the civil war in Syria. Instead of writing stories about the…
Recent Threats of Violence Renew Conversations About School Safety in Vermont
It was an unsettling finale to a tumultuous school year. On May 17, Montpelier police received a call that a student from Montpelier High School…
A Norwich Researcher Asks What More AI Can Teach Us About Gun Violence
When Natalie Cartwright isn’t teaching, she spends her time trying to predict who will live and who will die from firearm injuries. But she’s not…
Letters to the Editor (6/22/22)
Westford, Whoa I read your Seven Days article “Raising Homes” featuring our town, Westford [June 15]. Many of us in town feel that the construction…
Burlington’s ‘Lost Mural’ Is Restored to Its Original Glory
In 1910, a 24-year-old Lithuanian immigrant and professional sign painter named Ben Zion Black created a vibrant mural in the sanctuary of a synagogue on…
Henry Sheldon Museum Reopens With a New ED and a New Community-Sourced Exhibit
Wendy Butler of New Haven has a collection of about 50 handmade baskets from across the Northeast. A 19th-century Abenaki one is acorn size and…
Now Playing in Theaters: June 22-28
In addition to Elvis, here’s what is playing in Northern and Central Vermont movie theaters this week. Listings include new movies, vintage films and a directory of open theaters.
HANDS Diverse Pantry Serves BIPOC and New American Seniors
Burlington-based Helping and Nurturing Diverse Seniors, aka HANDS, recently received a $3,500 grant from Age Well, northwestern Vermont’s area agency on aging, for a new…
From the Publisher: School of Hard Knocks
A record number of Vermont public officials decided not to seek reelection this year, for myriad reasons, only some of which are knowable. Frankly, I’m…
From Immigrant to ‘Painter Laureate’: Shelburne Museum Pays Homage to 20th-Century Artist Luigi Lucioni
On Saturday, June 25, the Shelburne Museum opens the exhibition “Luigi Lucioni: Modern Light” in its Pizzagalli Center for Art and Education. Anyone who may…
A Tiny Star Evokes Big Emotions in the Charming ‘Marcel the Shell With Shoes On’
Back in the days when online video was still a novelty, a series of short stop-motion-animated mockumentaries called “Marcel the Shell With Shoes On” caused…
A Vermont Drug Company’s Failure to Maintain Standards Led to Recalls — and Its Demise
A Vermont pharmaceutical company with a history of defying safety regulations closed last month amid mounting pressure from federal inspectors who accused it of selling…
Free Will Astrology (6/22/22)
CANCER (Jun. 21-Jul. 22): Author John Banville wrote what might serve as a manifesto for some of us Crabs: “To be concealed, protected, guarded: that…
First Bite: May Day Does Industry Night Right in Burlington’s ONE
Monday is the trickiest night of the week to dine out. It’s traditionally a day off for restaurants, whose employees start their weekends just as…
Three Questions for Only Cannoli’s Sarah Howley
As a teen, Sarah Howley cooked her way through all of the baking recipes in her mom’s copy of Joy of Cooking, filling turkey-size disposable…
Middlebury Sweets Pairs Candy Cornucopia With Hotel Rooms
“We cater to the kid in you,” reads the sign outside a rather unassuming orange motel at 1395 Route 7 in Middlebury. Once inside, visitors…
Vermont’s First Afghan Restaurant, Bamyan Kebab House, Opens in Winooski
Updated June 27. Brothers Awran and Wazirgul Hashimi opened Bamyan Kebab House last Thursday at 65 Winooski Falls Way in the space vacated by Shafer’s…
Japanese Takeout Spot Kaiju Kitchen to Open in St. Albans
Taka and Liz Sato will open their first restaurant, Kaiju Kitchen, for lunch and dinner this summer. The couple has spent May and June giving…
After a Two-Year Pandemic Hiatus, BrattRock Returns
Saturday night saw the triumphant return, after a two-year pandemic hiatus, of BrattRock: the Brattleboro Youth Rock Festival. Since 2016, the event has showcased some…
The Magnificent 7: Must See, Must Do, June 22-28
Summer is upon us, and there’s no shortage of ways for Vermonters to connect, learn and have a good time. We’ve compiled seven must-do events, including Northern Stage’s Side by Side by Sondheim, a musical revue featuring songs by the late, great Broadway composer Stephen Sondheim.
Harpoon Brewery’s Parent Company to Acquire Long Trail Brewing
A big deal is brewing in the New England beer world. Mass. Bay Brewing, the employee-owned parent company of Harpoon Brewery based in Windsor, Vt.,…
