Mar 16-22, 2016
Caribbean Cruising With Vermont’s Mellow Yellow; Paul Heintz on the Primary Trail; Female Snowboarders Assess Burton
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Rocking the Boat: A Caribbean Cruise with Vermont’s Mellow Yellow
Earlier this month, my girlfriend, Sarah, and I joined the Burlington band Mellow Yellow on the Norwegian Pearl for the Lebrewski Cruise, a four-day music…
Sail Away: Overlooked at Home, Vermont’s Mellow Yellow are Big at Sea
“One more song! One more song!” The five members of Mellow Yellow wait patiently just offstage at the conclusion of their set as the familiar…
Obituary: Patrick Cavanagh, 1942-2016, Granville, NY
Patrick Cavanagh, 73, of Granville, NY, passed away Saturday, March 12, 2016 at Glens Falls Hospital. Born in Montreal, Quebec on September 29, 1942 he…
Chef Michael Clauss Launches Private Practice
After overseeing its culinary operations for the last year and a half, executive chef Michael Clauss has departed the Bluebird Restaurant Group. But he’s not…
SXSW Day 2: Randomonium
Originally published March 14, 2012. If you ever go to South By Southwest, prepare to wait in line. A lot. For everything. Last night, I…
Soundbites: Scarface in … Barre?
St. Patrick’s Day is this Thursday, March 17. As usual, there’s probably a bunch of bands playing at a bunch of bars in celebration of…
Green Mountain Film Fest Is on a Roll
The box office for Montpelier’s Green Mountain Film Festival opened for business on March 7. By midafternoon on March 8, when executive director Rachelle Murphy…
Not Caleb, Welcome to Vermont
(BLiNDog Records, CD, digital download) In many ways, Burlington singer-songwriter Not Caleb — who is, actually, Caleb Bauscher — has chosen to pick up where…
Sleuthing Around With Sherlock Holmes
Long before Dick Tracy or Marvel’s Jessica Jones, there was Sherlock Holmes. The 19th-century fictional figure has enjoyed a renaissance in recent history, portrayed in…
Alpenglow, Callisto
(Chizu Records, CD, digital download) Middlebury-born Alpenglow relocated to Brooklyn more than a year ago. Since then, they’ve recruited a new producer, jumped onto a…
Mysterious Sculptures Found in Waitsfield Woods
Vermonters know that the woods have a lot to give. Aside from lumber and maple sap, they offer a place to play, a respite for…
Influential Art Teacher Geebo Church Says Goodbye
Swirling golden hay bales and textural blue skies pop against a cadmium-red wall at Champlain College. That color, in the small, second-floor art gallery, was…
My Ex Just Won’t Move On
Dear Athena, My ex and I broke up six months ago, and she won’t move on. What makes the situation worse is that I still…
A Documentary That Defines ‘the Good Life’
Pamela Tanner Boll knows that the central question of her latest documentary, A Small Good Thing, is not a new one. What it means to…
Free Will Astrology (3/16/16)
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): “The greatest illusion is not religion,” says aphorist Michael Lipsey. “It’s waking up in the morning imagining how much you’re going…
A Divided House Judiciary Committee Ponders the Pot Bill
On March 8, as Vermont lawmakers returned from their weeklong town meeting break, the House Judiciary Committee gathered to sort through pending bills. “Rumor is,…
Do You Canoe? Notes From a Paddlers Gathering
What do New Yorker staff writer Ben McGrath, public radio personality Willem Lange, a Dartmouth College ethnobotanist and a musician/canoe builder have in common? All…
WTF: What’s the Story With Those ‘Bring It Back’ Signs?
Never mind gnomes and pink flamingos. This winter’s dearth of snow has revealed something else on many lawns in the Burlington area: green and yellow…
Kyle Kinane on Comedy, Bernie and Mountain Biking
Even if you’ve never seen Kyle Kinane’s standup act, you might find the gruff timbre of his voice oddly familiar. Kinane is the “voice of…
Letters to the Editor (3/16/16)
No Mercy [Re “The Prosecution Never Rests,” March 9]: Finally, a prosecutor — or judge — who is not a social worker in drag. Break…
What’s in the Water? In Some Places, Traces of Lead and Chemicals
Last September, Jon Thornton, chief operator of the Bradford Village Water System, gathered tap water from 10 customers for testing. For the first time in…
Theater Review: Brundibar, Theatre Kavanah and In Tandem Arts
An extraordinary production of the 1938 Czech-Jewish children’s opera Brundibár is taking place this month at Burlington City Hall Auditorium. While the opera tells a…
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Howard Center Curling Challenge [SIV435]
3/12/16: 30 teams competed in the 7th Annual Howard Center Curling Challenge Saturday at Cairns Arena in South Burlington. Members of the Green Mountain Curling…
Theater Review: Dancing Lessons, Vermont Stage
Mark St. Germain’s comedy Dancing Lessons takes a simple romantic arc and makes it memorable with great humor and fascinating characters. The two-person show now…
Montpelier Cops to Seek Help, Not Criminal Charges, for Addicts
Addicts will soon be able to surrender their drugs to Montpelier police without fear of being arrested, charged or interrogated. Instead, officers will give them…
Female Snowboarders Assess the Burton Image
Ask female snowboarders in Vermont what they think of Burton Snowboards these days, and you won’t always feel the love. And, no, women’s beefs with…
10 Cloverfield Lane
Producer J.J. Abrams refers to 10 Cloverfield Lane as a “spiritual successor” to his 2008 hit Cloverfield. What this means in plain English, scrubbed of…
‘Here in Youngstown’: Divisions on Display in Ohio’s Steel Country
On the site of a demolished steel mill by the banks of the Mahoning River, Joe Ciavarella gestured toward the hulking skyline of Youngstown, Ohio,…
Pingala Café Chef Trevor Sullivan on Going Vegan
Chef Trevor Sullivan Age: 28 Restaurant: Pingala Café & Eatery Location: Burlington Restaurant Age: 2 years Cuisine type: vegan Training: none in the culinary field…
Middlebury Chocolates’ Bean-to-Bar Biz
Behind the counter at Middlebury Chocolates, dark nibs from a batch of Tanzanian cocoa beans churn slowly in a refiner. The small contraption, which looks…
Brews News: Stowe Brewers Fest, Switchback Introduces Year-Round IPA
Early-bird tickets go on sale this Thursday, March 17, for the second annual Stowe Brewers Festival. The 21-and-older event is set to take place July…
