May 15-21, 2019
Cannabis Issue: Vermont Pot Bill Stalls; Local Colleges Look to Capitalize on the Cannabis Boom; The Emily Post Institute’s Lizzie Post Talks ‘Higher Etiquette’; Patients Turn to Cannabis as an ‘Exit Drug’ From Opioids
Obituary: William “Bill” C. Diaz, 1965-2019
William “Bill” C. Diaz of Burlington, 53, died on April 21 at his home. Bill was widely known in the Burlington area and had friends…
Obituary: Nathan J. Williams, 1983-2019
Nathan J. Williams, age 35, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday April 28, 2019, at his apartment in Bellingham, Wash. He was born to David H….
Obituary: Susan Brody Hasazi, 1947-2019
Susan Brody Hasazi, 72, of South Burlington and Duxbury, Vt., passed away on May 14, 2019. Her death was the result of a degenerative brain…
The Parmelee Post: Scott: Abortion Rights Decisions Should Be Left Between a Governor and His Donors
Gov. Phil Scott, who supports abortion rights, says he will need more time and space to decide if he will support abortion rights. Lawmakers and…
The Cannabis Catch-Up: Better Luck Next Year?
Another legislative session, another disappointment for cannabis advocates. In perhaps a not-so-shocking development, Vermont lawmakers in the House failed to act on S.54, a bill…
Seriously: Statehouse Burnout
In this episode, Bryan chats with his good friend Cannabis to try and figure out what’s happening down at the Vermont Statehouse.
Vermont Rapper/Comedian Omega Jade Finds Catharsis in Humor and Hip-Hop
Omega Jade was in her element, holding court at Burlington’s Light Club Lamp Shop and reminiscing on the long path that brought her to the…
What’s Next for Vermont’s Ailing Medical Marijuana Dispensaries?
Since Vermont legalized growing and possessing cannabis in July 2018, the number of registered medical marijuana patients has dropped off sharply. Now the dispensaries that…
Off Center for the Dramatic Arts Finds a Home: Next Door
Last June, Burlington’s Off Center for the Dramatic Arts got the news that no scrappy arts organization — or anyone, really — wants to hear:…
Advocate Larisa Bolivar Thinks Cannabiz Could Become America’s ‘Model Business’
In 2001, Larisa Bolivar moved from a corporate job near Washington, D.C., to Colorado as a self-described “medical marijuana refugee.” She was using weed to…
Free Will Astrology (5/15/19)
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): I think it’s time for a sacred celebration: a blowout extravaganza filled with reverence and revelry, singing and dancing, sensual delights…
Album Review: Chance McNiff, ‘Baby9ir1’
(Self-released, digital download) On Chance McNiff’s previous albums, the Brattleboro artist has shown himself to be a man of few words. With 2013’s Sequoiahedron and…
How Do I Get My Friends to Stop Mooching My Weed?
Dear Reverend, Since pot has been legal in Vermont, I’ve been growing my own. My stuff is pretty good, and I enjoy sharing it with…
Album Review: Count Hamilton, ‘Too Many Beards’
(Self-released, digital download) From the farthest reaches of outer space come Count Hamilton. They have braved interstellar travel for one reason and one reason alone:…
The Emily Post Institute’s Lizzie Post Talks ‘Higher Etiquette’
Since Emily Post published her first book on etiquette in 1922, her name has been synonymous with manners. Etiquette in Society, in Business, in Politics,…
Senior Living Facility in Shelburne Hosts Medical Marijuana Panel
Julie Pierson, 78, expertly knitted an afghan while she listened to a panel of experts talk about medical marijuana. About 20 of her neighbors, many…
Playing It Safe: 2019 Legislature Poised to Underwhelm
On Monday morning, a new mood could be felt in the Vermont Statehouse. Adjournment seemed imminent, and momentum was building toward departure. Principles that seemed…
Eat This Week, May 15 to 21, 2019: Rolling Eats
It’s time to binge on Season 7 of the ArtsRiot Truck Stop, which starts Friday, May 17, in the heart of the food zone that…
End Game: A New Vermonter’s Guide to Late-Session Legislative Strategy and Shenanigans
The Vermont Statehouse seemed like a bastion of transparency and openness in January. Relaxed legislators chatted amiably with lobbyists, reporters and constituents. Committee room doors…
Montpelier’s New Garage Cultural Center Opens With Female Sculptors
The Garage Cultural Center, Montpelier’s newest arts-and-culture venue, opened with a bang last Friday. Three hundred people were expected at its inaugural event, a sculpture…
Vermont Colleges Look to Capitalize on the Cannabis Boom
The class called Medical Cannabis, an elective offered at the University of Vermont, meets in a low-ceilinged auditorium on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 4:25 p.m….
Letters to the Editor (5/15/19)
Too Much Milk The article “Milking It” [March 13] was interesting on several levels. I know what the life of a dairy farm encompasses, but…
After Weed Legalization, Burlington Police Search Cars Less Often
Driving through Burlington? Don’t worry about hiding your bud. City cops have all but stopped searching cars since possession of a small amount of weed…
South End Arts & Business Association Hires New Director
It seems only right that someone who’s been an artrepreneur on Burlington’s Pine Street for the past 15 years should rise up to helm the…
Meet Champlain Valley Dispensary’s Edibles Expert, Amy Bacon
Amy Bacon cradles a large square slab of gelled strawberry purée and sets it on a machine called a guitar cutter. The cutter has a…
Hackie: Anything With Fins
On the way to Marshfield, my customer, Kevin Branley, was riding shotgun. He had come to Burlington for an appointment with his rheumatologist. I’m aware…
Movie Review: ‘Wild Nights With Emily’ Takes a Sitcom Approach to Poet Emily Dickinson
This may be the weirdest literary biopic ever made. So I sought the assistance of Dan Chiasson in processing its oddities and the liberties taken…
‘Beetlejuice’ Comes Home; New Prize for Vermont Filmmakers
Back in the days when big Hollywood crews still came to Vermont, Tim Burton used the hamlet of East Corinth as the setting for Beetlejuice…
Movie Review: Gender-Swapped Remake ‘The Hustle’ Can’t Con Laughs From the Audience
You know a remake is bad when it tempts you to doubt the merits of the original. Redoing the con-artist caper Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988)…
Soundbites: The Vermont Blues Society Returns
Return of the Hack It’s been just shy of two and a half years since I filed what I thought would be my last Soundbites…
The Cannabis Issue
Like downtrodden fans of the New York Mets, those expecting Vermont to legalize the commercialization of cannabis in 2019 find themselves echoing a sad old…
Patients Turn to Cannabis as an ‘Exit Drug’ From Chronic Opioid Use and Addiction
Carolyn Evans was in her forties the first time she tried rolling a joint. It didn’t go well. “I was all thumbs,” she recalled with…
Birth Announcement: Amani Rose Trail
On May 13, 2019, at Porter Medical Center, Danielle Bruce & Travon Trail welcomed a daughter, Amani Rose Trail….
Vermont’s First Sex-Trafficking Trial Ends in Conviction
Woman after woman took the stand to describe how Brian Folks pulled them into his Burlington drug- and sex-trafficking ring. Some said he used charm….
A Burlington Chef Caters Cannabis Cuisine
Chef Bobby Position: Freelance cannabis chef who also has standard catering gigs this summer Location: Burlington Age: 30 Instagram: @hauteandheady Cuisine type: Varied, including themed…
American and Thai on the Menu at Victoria’s Café
Kae Alexander and her husband, Bill, noticed a strange but fairly regular occurrence at her Vermont Thai Restaurant, which she formerly ran in Milton. Couples…
Jake’s ONE Market to Open in the Fall
In the next month, construction will begin in Burlington’s Old North End to transform a former auto-parts shop into a grocery store. The business at…
Charlotte’s Nordic Farms Hosts a Shrimping Operation
Over the past year, Nordic Farms in Charlotte has transformed itself from a traditional dairy into the home of varied agriculture enterprises under the stewardship…
