Mar 9-15, 2011
The Real Estate Issue: Burlington’s Enterprising South End; Stowe’s HGTV Dream Home; $250K Homes in Vermont
Medical Marijuana Dispensary Bill Headed for Full Senate Vote This Week
The Vermont Senate is poised to “just say yes” to medical marijuana dispensaries. That’s the word from state Sen. Jeanette White (D-Windham), one of three…
Britton’s Ski Movie Could Be Shot in Vermont
If you happened to be reading The Hollywood Reporter on Friday, you know the next step for Len Britton, who unsuccessfully challenged Sen. Patrick Leahy…
NRC to Issue New License to Vermont Yankee
Well, there is joy in Mudville: Despite years of repeated bad news, including cooling water tower collapses, tritium leaks, steam leaks and other mishaps, the…
And the Doyle Survey Says …
With 34 towns reporting and 3587 votes tallied, the 2011 Town Meeting Survey results were released this week by Sen. Bill Doyle (R-Washington). Doyle has…
Thousand Rally to Oppose Mental Health, Disability Program Cuts
More than 1000 people converged on Montpelier Wednesday to oppose proposed cuts to mental health and disability programs. They buttonholed lawmakers and the media in…
Former Vermont Journalist at Center of NPR Scandal
* updated below * A former reporter for the Burlington Free Press — who later went on to a career in grantwriting and fundraising —…
Video: Nectar’s Grilled Cheese Mania
Have you ever made a grilled cheese with an iron? Jason Gelrud, co-owner of Nectar’s assures me he has not. Gelrud takes grilled cheese seriously….
Skiers vs. Snowboarders — Rumble at the Statehouse Edition
I know what you’re thinking: skiers vs. snowboarders? Um, isn’t that a totally dated battle? To that I would answer, yes. Totally. For those of…
Mystery Solved: Vermont’s Gov Was in Caribbean
A tanned and rested Gov. Peter Shumlin today answered the question that had been plaguing politicos for nearly a week: He was vacationing in Dominica….
What Does $250,000 Buy You in Vermont?
With a quarter million (theoretically) to spend, Seven Days goes house hunting
News Quirks
Curses, Foiled Again Matthew Meguiar, 26, handed the teller at an Orlando, Fla., credit union an empty bag and a note demanding money, but the…
Free Will Astrology
ARIES (March 21-April 19): “Dear Mr. Astrologer: Like the god Prometheus, I stole fire from the gods and gave it to people who sometimes make…
Letters to the Editor
St. Michael’s Responds In his Blurt post about the suicide of a St. Michael’s College student, “Another Campus Death Raises Questions About the S-word Taboo”…
Jim Douglas on Twitter? Could He Possibly Be This Bland?
At first glance, everything about the Twitter account @JimDouglasVT looks plausible. The official-looking photo. The Vermont state flag wallpaper. The just-the-facts-ma’am bio (“I just retired…
Glock, Paper, Scissors?
OK, that headline might be a little misleading, but it got your attention, didn’t it? On a day when a mountain of snow is blocking…
Parting Shots: Church Street Shooter Shutters His Street Photography for Good
About a year ago, I wrote this story on the unusual case of Dan Scott, a St. Albans amateur photographer who works a day job…
