May 1-7, 2013
Rewinding Burlington’s Late, Great Waterfront Video; VT Beef Producers Disagree Over What’s Local; Cyber-Grads in Demand; Dan Bolles on Waking Windows 3; Vermont Restaurant Week Diaries
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Final Credits for Burlington’s Waterfront Video
Not long ago, Seth Jarvis taught a playwriting workshop at a local high school. Introducing the Burlington actor and dramatist, a teacher mentioned that he…
In Barre, Native Son Charles Semprebon Leaves a Stone Sculpture Legacy
When Barre businessman Charles Semprebon died in 2009, the 66-year-old left more than $2 million to his city. About half of it — $500,000 each…
News Quirks
Curses, Foiled Again Two car thieves being chased by police holed up in a house in New Haven, Conn., while a dozen officers surrounded the…
Free Will Astrology
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Are you afraid that you lack a crucial skill or aptitude? Do you have a goal that you’re worried might be…
The Fourth Annual Restaurant Week Diaries
Seven Days diners fan out to stuff their faces
Gallery Profile: nido
In both Spanish and Italian, nido means nest. So it’s a fitting name for the cozy Burlington shop where Phiona Milano has sold hand-spun yarn…
An Interview With Saxophonist Colin Stetson
In 2008, bass saxophonist Colin Stetson began an ambitious trilogy of impressionistic records with New History Warfare Vol. 1. That album cycle continued in 2011,…
Seven Bands to Watch at Waking Windows III
The best thing about the Waking Windows Festival in Winooski is its wealth of intriguing underground music. But for casual music fans, that overabundance is…
Theater Review: Good People, Vermont Stage Company
Which is tougher: moving up and out of a poor neighborhood, or staying put to make a hardscrabble life there? For the people in the…
Book Review: The Back Road to Boston by Bill Mares
In 2002, when Bill Mares of Burlington was 61, he decided he could sing a three-hour performance of Bach’s emotionally draining St. Matthew Passion on…
Vermont’s College Grads in Digital Defense Are in Huge Demand
As a kid, Catherine Stamm was always interested in police work and criminal forensics, until she realized she couldn’t stomach “the whole blood thing.” But…
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Rewind: The Last Days of Waterfront Video [308]
4/27/13: After almost 17 years in business, Waterfront Video will close its doors April 30. The age of Netflix and instant streaming has finally brought…
Letters to the Editor
Minimum Order As a short-lived employee of Thibodeau’s Ice Cream, I was glad to see your article [“Small Vermont Retailers Frozen Out by Ben &…
