Mar 18-24, 2009
Patent Lawyer, Inventor and Activist Jimmy Leas Keeps Reinventing Himself; VT Blue Cross Chief Walks Away With $7.25 Million; Church Street’s Retail Roulette
Marriage Vote: The Right Side of History
At the end of the day, there was a visible, if not collective, sigh of relief from many Vermont senators after backing a same-sex marriage…
Vermont Senate Passes Same-Sex Marriage, 26-4
The Vermont Senate passed the same-sex marriage bill this afternoon by a margin of 26-4 (3 Republicans and 1 Democrat voted nay). Shay Totten tweeted…
Same-Sex Marriage Debate today in VT Senate
The same-sex marriage bill — called the marriage equality bill — will be debated in the Vermont Senate this afternoon starting around 3 PM. I’ll…
What I Did For Money
Contest alert! We had so much fun sifting through the entries in the Best of the Beasts pet photo contest that we decided to do…
Challengers Outspent Kiss 5-to-1 in Burlington Mayor’s Race
The totals are in, and challengers to incumbent Burlington Mayor Bob Kiss outspent the frugal Progressive by a 5-to-1 margin. Kiss’ spending totals were just…
Same-Sex Marriage Bill Goes to the Senate
The same-sex marriage bill is headed to the Vermont Senate. The Senate Judiciary Committee voted unanimously today — 5 to 0 — to advance the…
Davis to Seek Burlington City Council Presidency
As the Burlington City Council wraps up its work for the year for the session and says goodbye to five members, including current City Council…
Renewable Energy Co-op Launches in Middlebury
On Wednesday night, the ACORN Energy Co-op held an official launch meeting at the Ilsley Public Library in Middlebury. Members of the new co-op, which…
Same-Sex Marriage Hearing: Video
I’m still recovering from the hearing in Montpelier last night. What a scene.I shot this video of the crowd before the testimony began. I wanted…
Listen to the People — Same-Sex Marriage Hearing at the Statehouse
Don Eggert and I are here at the Statehouse for the public hearing on same-sex marriage. We’ll be live blogging tonight. You can follow along…
Dan Bolles Scoops the New York Times!
Soundbites: Dan Bolles Scoops the New York Times!, Lonestar-Studded, Breakfast at Tiffany’s, Pomp & Circumstanz, Bite Torrent
News Quirks
Curses, Foiled Again When an 18-year-old man entered a bank in Camden, Ark., and opened a bag containing $88 in nickels that he wanted to…
Same-Sex Marriage Public Hearing Tonight
This image is a little love note we received on our fax machine this morning. Just in time! The House and Senate Judiciary Committees are…
Letters to the Editor
QUEEN CITY SOLUTIONS I think an ethnic market and marina are both great ideas in “Building a Better Burlington” [March 4]. I’ve watched the sailors…
Free Will Astrology
Here’s the weekly astrological forecast for March 18 – 25, 2009. What’s your sign, baby? They’re all here… ARIES (March 21-April 19): The 1906 earthquake…
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March Meltdown [SIV120]
3/14/09: The Green Mountain Derby Dames take on Syracuse’s Assault City Roller Derby in the GMDD’s third bout.A sold out Expo-crowd deliriously cheered on the…
Splendors in Brief
Art Review: Phillip Robertson, recent prints and paper constructions. Brown Library, Sterling College, Craftsbury. Through April 3.
UVM Springfest Tickets on Sale Today
The super-awesome instrumental hip-hop/electronic band Ratatat is headlining the 2009 edition of UVM’s Springfest, with more bands TBA. Tickets are set to go on sale…
Cement Trucks Roll Thru Burlington
You could hardly hear a thing on Church Street at 3:30 p.m. today. That’s because it was clogged with honking, cement-mixing trucks from S.D. Ireland….
Protesters Rally for Single-Payer Health Coverage
At noon today, more than 150 protesters showed up at the University of Vermont’s Davis Center. The protest, organized by Save Vermont Health Care, coincided…
John McCardell on ‘The Colbert Report’
Comedian Stephen Colbert will meet his match on Thursday when John McCardell makes a guest appearance on “The Colbert Report” at 11:30 p.m. on Comedy…
Vermont Regional Health Forum Comes to Burlington
Governor Jim Douglas and Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick are hosting a forum on health care up at UVM today. The forum itself is invitation-only, and…
Happy St. Patrick’s Day
It’s March 17, St. Patrick’s Day. We’re celebrating here at Seven Days by… eating.This morning, a delivery-person from the Bagel Cafe and Deli on North…
