Jun 8-14, 2011
Vermonters in the Transition Town Movement Address an Uncertain Energy Future; Politicians Consider Redistricting; ViperHouse Reunion at Jazz Fest; New Books for Foodies
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Descending the Peak
Vermonters in the Transition Town movement address an uncertain energy future
Dear Guerilla Gardener Seed Packet Person: A Little Help, Please
The other morning, I was walking my dog when I spotted a weathered poster hanging on a telephone pole. This in itself is unremarkable —…
Federal Case Against Spy Agency Whistleblower May Be Weakening
* Update below: Plea deal has been struck * A former Vermonter charged under the Espionage Act for mishandling classified information may have just caught…
Maker of Woodchuck Hard Cider Sues Ex-Employee for Stealing Trade Secrets
When Leonard J. Ciolek, a national accounts manager for Middlebury-based Green Mountain Beverage (makers of Woodchuck Hard Cider), resigned this March, he wrote that “incredible…
Summer Preview Greatest Hits 2011
June Events July Events August Events Summer in Vermont can be as fleeting and mystifying as a sighting of our elusive lake monster, Champ. One…
Blog Retired
Mistress Maeve’s blog has been retired. But don’t worry! She’s still dispensing advice and taking questions. You can read Mistress Maeve’s column each week at…
7 Places to Swim That Are Not Lake Champlain
As most of you are by now aware, Lake Champlain is sort of fucked. With all the rain and snow melt, the lake breached its…
Free Will Astrology
ARIES (March 21-April 19): You have a poetic license, as well as astrological permission, to be extra cute in the coming week. I mean you…
News Quirks
Curses, Foiled Again A surveillance video showed the man who stole two 24-packs of beer from a convenience store in Lake Wales, Fla., making his…
New YA Books From Vermont, Where Coming of Age Could Mean Tilting at Wind Turbines
Right now, nothing sells in YA lit — or, perhaps, in any section of the bookstore — like sexy, paranormal critters. Girls who tire of…
With Single-Payer on the Horizon, a New Survey Finds Vermont Docs Unhappy About Care System
Ever wonder why your blood pressure goes up at the doctor’s office? It’s not too surprising, given that you spend 45 minutes reading year-old magazines…
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Vermont Hickory Open [226]
6/4/11: The 4th Annual Vermont Hickory Open was held at the Copley Country Club in Morrisville last weekend.Well-dressed attendees took a trip back in time…
WTF: Why are the conifers along the highway so brown?
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot: We just had to ask…
Keeping It Real
Shelburne Farms showcases its new-and-improved original barn and gardens
Entrées and Exits
Side Dishes: A Burlington favorite shutters temporarily; for others it’s permanent
Words to Chew On
Vermont writers meet the summer season with culinary and agricultural books
Letters to the Editor
Where’s the Insight? The situation between Rachel Kahn-Fogel and Michael Schultz is a serious and unfortunate matter [Fair Game, “Dangerous Liaisons,” May 25]. We are…
2011 Count Shows Fewer Homeless in VT — But Some Question the Numbers
As housing advocates converge on Montpelier today for the Governor’s Summit on Housing for the Homeless, newly released data offer a ray of hope for…
