Mar 11-18, 2015
Meet Seven Vermont Women in Diverse Careers Who Are Making History Now; The Nonstop Sen. Bill Doyle; Crusade for an Arts Commission; Butch + Babe’s Tantalizing Bites
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Seven Vermont Women to Watch
In the early 1900s, women workers in the U.S. and Europe began organizing to demand better pay, access to education and voting rights. Their movement…
Obituary: Peter Norman Dingman Watson, 1944-2015, Avon, N.Y.
Peter Norman Dingman Watson departed peacefully from this life in his beloved Vermont sugarwoods on March 6, 2015, at age 70. The son of artist…
Obituary: Linda Anne Comeau, 1947-2015, Burlington
Linda (Lynn) Anne (Parrow) Comeau, 67, passed away on March 7, 2015 at the University of Vermont Medical Center, with her loving family by her…
Obituary: Theresa Helen Leggett, 1927-2015, Winooski
Theresa Helen Leggett, 88, died March 13, 2015, at Green Mountain Nursing Home after a brief illness. She was born the daughter of Armand and…
Obituary: John “Jack” P. Flaherty, 1950-2015, North Hero
John “Jack” P. Flaherty passed away unexpectedly at the University of Vermont Medical Center March 10, 2015. Jack was born in Newport, VT on Oct….
Obituary: George E. Wilford, Sr., 1931-2015, Winooski
George E. “Sonny” “Willie” Wilford, Sr. passed away March 10, 2015. He was born March 7, 1931 in Williamstown, Vt to George and Ruth Wilford….
Obituary: Jane (Yandow) Rabidoux, 1928-2015, Burlington
Jane (Yandow) Rabidoux passed away Tuesday March 10, 2015 after a brief illness at the University of Vermont Medical Center in Burlington, VT. She was…
Clock’s Tickin’: Sanders Could Announce Presidential Plans in Weeks
When he began flirting with a presidential run early last year, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) repeatedly said he would make up his mind after the…
Free Will Astrology (3/11/15)
ARIES (March 21-April 19): In the old Superman comics, Mister Mxyztplk was a fiendish imp whose home was in the fifth dimension. He sometimes sneaked…
At UVM, Female Students Step Up to the Debate Plate
As the deputy prime minister delivered an impassioned oration, her colleagues found time to punctuate their furious note taking with periodic outbursts of “Hear, hear!”…
Town Braintap: A Speaker Series for a Curious Community
It’s fitting that one of the most innovative speakers’ series around has the most unusual slogan you’ll ever hear: “Mind candy for the curious. More…
Talking Art With Harlan Mack
If Harlan Mack’s art seems pretty, you’re not looking closely enough. The painter and sculptor’s intricate figures at his current Vermont Studio Center exhibit have…
News Quirks (3/11/15)
Curses, Foiled Again British police investigating the theft of tools and a shower stall from a home-remodeling project in Crawley arrested Ryan Marsh, 18, after…
Theater Review: ‘The Office Plays,’ Moxie and Marabo Productions
Playwright Adam Bock’s two plays The Receptionist and The Thugs were first produced by Manhattan Theatre Club in 2007 and Soho Rep in 2006, respectively….
WTF: While We Were Driving, Part 2
For our last WTF of 2014 back in December, we noted that many of the questions we receive from readers have to do with roads,…
On Tap: Talking With Four Quarters Brewer Brian Eckert
Last week, Winooski’s Four Quarters Brewing looked like the workspace of a mad scientist. Towers of colorful buckets cluttered the floor while lab-style glassware and…
Senior Senator: ‘You Can’t Say No to Bill Doyle’
Last week, Waterbury convened its 224th town meeting. Soon thereafter, Rep. Tom Stevens (D-Waterbury) took the mike. He told the crowd he’d just asked Sen….
The Reservoir Debuts House-Brewed Beers
In 2011, the Alchemist Pub and Brewery closed its waterlogged doors after a brutal bashing from Tropical Storm Irene. That left Waterbury without a proper…
The Leatherbound Books, Tender My Hopes
(Self-released, CD, digital download) I like it. A lot. I know, I know. I’m supposed to come up with a more sophisticated and nuanced way…
Prohibition-Themed Pop-Up Dinner in Montpelier, Stacks Closes
On March 20 at 5:30 p.m., a restaurant will pop up at Chef’s Table in Montpelier for one night only. The Prohibition-themed Amendment 18 is…
Guthrie Galileo, The Ifandbut
(In Space & Time, CD, digital download) Producer and performer Guthrie Galileo got his start at the University of Vermont, but his mix of ambient…
Positive Pie Expands to Barre
Positive Pie has done it again. On February 25, owner Carlo Rovetto opened his fifth Vermont pizzeria, this time in downtown Barre. The chic, 5,000-square-foot…
Four More Local Albums You (Probably) Haven’t Heard
So many records, so little time. Seven Days gets more album submissions than we know what to do with. And, given the ease of record…
Letters to the Editor (3/11/15)
Investigate Assaults Thank you for taking the time to address the important topic of sexual violence on college campuses in your recent article, “Manning Up”…
Work: Kirsten Connor, Flourish Natural Body Care
Name: Kirsten Connor Town: Woodstock Job: Owner, Flourish Natural Body Care For Kirsten Connor, 2011 was the best and worst of times. For years, the…
Soundbites: Waking Windows 5 Lineup Announced
Wakeup Call Last week, we got a glimpse of warmer days ahead in the form of some early announcements for the 2015 Burlington Discover Jazz…
Burlington’s Mayor Wants More Downtown Student Housing
Burlington’s so-called “student ghettos” have plagued the Queen City as long as it’s been a college town. Students drive up rents, making it harder for…
Suicide Prevention Could Unite Both Sides of Gun Battle
The rancorous debate this winter over a bill to strengthen gun regulation in Vermont has overshadowed the quieter efforts of two lawmakers to target gun…
My Boyfriend Spends More Time With His Parents Than Me
Dear Athena, My boyfriend and I live together. I love him, but he’s always spending time at his parents’ house. At first it was about…
Big Heavy World Director Challenges Burlington City Arts
In 2013, Burlington City Arts paid 174 artists more than a quarter million dollars for their creative efforts. That money, which came from a combination…
Sas Carey’s New Documentary Explores Mongolian Rites
Among the many unusual features of Sas Carey’s résumé is the small section about the languages she speaks: English, French, Swedish and “beginning Mongolian.” Sure…
Obituary: Samuel Dinkins Jr., 1947-2014, Burlington, Vt.
Samuel Dinkins Jr., son of Mary Brisbane and the late Samuel Dinkins Sr. was born on June 26, 1947, in Harlem Hospital, New York, N.Y….
Taste Test: Butch & Babe’s
Remember the Asian fusion of the ’80s and ’90s? Of course you do. The often-wonky attempts at combining flavors live on in your Thai chicken…
Hen of the Wood’s Owners to Open Beer Bar in Stowe
The Vermont beer trail will gain an important new stop when the Alchemist Brewery makes its upcoming move to Stowe. But that brewery and tasting…
