Mar 7-13, 2018
Vermont Teens Raise Their Voices to Effect Change; White River Junction’s Engine Room on Right Track; Wild Hart Distillery Launches in Shelburne
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We the Young People: Seven Vermont Teens Who Are Making a Difference
Exactly one month after the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., Vermont students across the state plan to walk out…
Seriously: Battle of the Yogis
In this episode, Bryan organizes a yoga competition for a few of his friends.
Memoriam: Benson D. Scotch
1934-2018, Montpelier Benson D. Scotch, 83, died January 29, 2018, after a brief illness. He was born March 17, 1934, in Elizabeth, N.J., to Maurice…
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The Blisses Get Stuck in Vermont [SIV523]
2/3/18: In Governor Phil Scott’s State of the State address in January, he expressed concern about our state’s aging population and shrinking work force. And…
Memoriam: Eric Charbonneau, 1963-2015
Eric H. Charbonneau January 6, 1963-March 10, 2015 It’s been three years since God called upon you. There is not a day that goes by…
Soundbites: Coup de Gras
When March rolls around, I often think of Karl Marx’s famous statement, often paraphrased “Religion is the opiate of the masses.” That’s because two holidays…
Theater Company Island Stage Launches in South Hero
Grand Isle resident Noni Stuart wants to dispel the notion that the commute from Burlington to the Lake Champlain Islands is long. “It’s a really…
Burlington Tech Company Explains Gerrymandering With a Game
A Burlington-based tech company has created a game that aims to be fun and educational. GameTheory, which operates out of the Vermont Center for Emerging…
Karen Mittelman Takes the Lead at Vermont Arts Council
Last summer, the Vermont Arts Council announced that Karen Mittelman would replace Alex Aldrich as executive director. Most recently the director of the Division of…
Vermont’s Psychiatric Bed Crisis Befuddles Policymakers
Vermont Human Services Secretary Al Gobeille has said his top budget priority this year is creating more beds for psychiatric patients. But last week, some…
Movie Review: Jennifer Lawrence Doesn’t Soar in Spy Flick ‘Red Sparrow’
Red Sparrow is many things. Regrettably, a good movie isn’t one of them. It’s also not a timely movie, an innovative, genre-stretching movie, a zeitgeisty…
Movie Review: ‘Death Wish’ Gets Pointlessly Remade With Extra Sadism
You know a movie has problems when the only scene that really holds your attention depicts someone being tortured with a scalpel and brake fluid….
Album Review: Dwight & Nicole, ‘Electric Lights’
(Self-released, CD, digital download) In case you don’t know the backstory behind bluesy rock band Dwight & Nicole, here’s a quick primer: In the early…
A Fictional City Installation Explores Sense of Place
How do you know a place exists? Because you can find it on a map or google it? You see its name emblazoned on a…
The Engine Room is White River Junction’s New Music Hotspot
In recent years, White River Junction has enjoyed the fruits of ongoing revitalization. The former industrial hub in the Upper Valley has seen a spate…
Bikram Yogis in South Burlington Prepare for Competition
Nica Thomas stands in front of a small audience and a long mirror and begins her routine. She stretches fluidly from side to side, forward…
Eat This Week, March 7 to 13, 2018: Whet Your Whistle
However that saying goes about March weather’s lions and lambs, it’s still winter. Warm up with rye libations and plates of grilled heirloom carrot “tartare,”…
Rising Burlington Property Values Knock Assessments Out of Whack
Queen City property values are so undervalued for tax purposes that the State of Vermont is likely to order a citywide property reappraisal — a…
Album Review: Northern Flyer, ‘Northern Flyer’
(Shandor Music, CD, digital download) Bluegrass bands in Vermont pass around members about as often as square dancers swap partners. Notable exceptions exist — Banjo…
Plate’s Sean Patrick Morrison Serves Up California in Vermont
Chef Sean Patrick Morrison Position: Chef at Plate Location: Stowe Age: 34 Restaurant age: Four years Cuisine type: California cuisine, new American Education: New England…
Firing Line: Gun Bills on Fast Track in Vermont
The Vermont legislature adjourned for Town Meeting week on the cusp of passing major legislation on guns. Lawmakers will return on Monday with multiple bills…
Free Will Astrology (3/7/18)
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): According to my assessment of the astrological omens, you’re in a favorable phase to gain more power over your fears. You…
Hackie: Marvin and Waylon Come North
All of the other ferry passengers had the good sense to remain in their heated vehicles, but something drew me out. Informing Marvin, my customer,…
Ask Athena: My Girlfriend Wants Oral but I Feel Self-Conscious
Dear Athena, My girlfriend wants me to go down on her, but I feel self-conscious about doing it. I know she wants me to, since…
Theater Review: ‘Disgraced,’ Northern Stage
There’s no such thing as an American whose identity can’t be shoved into a category. In Disgraced, playwright Ayad Akhtar gathers two Pakistani Americans, an…
Page 32: Short Takes on Five New Vermont Books
Seven Days writers can’t possibly read, much less review, all the books that arrive in a steady stream by post, email and, in one memorable…
How Solid Is the Case Against the Accused School-Shooting Plotter?
Jack Sawyer could have passed for a typical teenager as he walked into Rutland Superior Court last Friday — if not for the chains around…
Letters to the Editor (3/7/18)
Tasteless Headline Your penchant for the witty pun headline backfired in the February 21 802Much titled “No Food for Thought.” It was a shameful, too-clever-by-half…
From Public Health to Spirits: Longtime Colleagues Open Wild Hart Distillery
Craig Stevens and Naomi Clemmons have worked for more than two decades in public health. While the field is rewarding, the longtime friends and colleagues…
Hooker Mountain Farm Distillery Launches Booze CSA
Some farms sell vegetables through community-supported agriculture programs. Other farms supply CSA customers with monthly drops of pastured pork, beef or poultry. In some areas,…
Shinjuku Station Brings Japanese Eats to Old North End
The Old North End has a new restaurant with the March 1 opening of Shinjuku Station Café at 260 North Street in Burlington. The wife-and-husband…
