May 6-12, 2015
How Border Control Agents Keep Watch on the Vast U.S.-Canadian Border; Jeremy Holt’s Comic About Race; A Montréal Chef Meats Hen of the Wood; Nectar’s Awards Guitarist Seth Yacovone; A Once Sleepy Winooski Gets Louder
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Border Patrol Agents Keep a Lonely Watch on a Vast Expanse
Sitting in a pickup truck on the side of a dirt road in Newport, Border Patrol agent Sean Walsh gazed north past a scrubby field…
Obituary: Jeannine “Minky” Sullivan, 1928-2015, Essex Jct.
Jeannine “Minky” Sullivan passed away peacefully May 8, 2015 after a long and beautiful life. She was born November 2, 1928 in St. Chrysostome, Canada….
Obituary: Rodolphe R. Corbiere, 1924-2015, Williston
Rodolphe R. Corbiere, 91, died May 3, 2015 in Vermont Respite House, Williston, after a long battle with congestive heart failure. Rodolphe was known lovingly…
Back Porch Society, Northern Gothic
(Self-released, CD, digital download) Here’s a brief history lesson: In the 1830s, the United States government forcibly removed tens of thousands of Native Americans from…
Letters to the Editor (5/6/15)
Light on Facts The Associated Press erred in citing Norwich as the first town to have all its municipal buildings powered with solar energy [Facing…
King of Nowhere, Becoming
(Self-released, digital download) When last we heard from Jesse French, the Chittenden County native had just released his promising 2011 solo debut, His Sign in…
Mamava Pods Make Breastfeeding Easier
Burlington businesswoman Janet Stambolian was scrolling through Facebook in 2013 when a photo of the first-ever Mamava lactation suite, at Burlington International Airport, caught her…
WTF: What’s With All the Tiny Houses in Burlington?
Tiny spaces may be the 21st century’s hip habitats, but there’s actually nothing new about them. Burlington’s eclectic inventory of buildings includes at least a…
Is It OK to Break Up Via Text?
Dear Athena, I have been casually seeing this woman. Things are OK, but I’m sort of over it, and I’ve met someone else. I want…
Seth Yacovone to Receive Nectar’s Lifetime Achievement Award
Seth Yacovone is nearing the end of his weekly Friday happy hour set at Nectar’s, blazing through Dylan’s “Foot of Pride,” when two strings on…
Clouds of Sils Maria
At the outset of this English-language French production, one is likely to get the feeling of racing toward someplace fabulous. Everything on the screen is…
An Offal Dinner Unites Vermont and Montréal Chefs
Montréal dining is known for its eccentrics. In 1998, the New York Times recognized French Canadian chef Normand Laprise for his “provocative” menus. Since then,…
Work: Redemption Center Manager Richard Bradley
Name: Richard Bradley Town: Winooski Job: Redemption center manager, Sammy’s Quick Stop Richard Bradley, 52, has worked a lot of jobs in his life. He’s…
Soundbites: WW5 Recap; Grand Point North Lineup Announced
Roll Up the Windows Well, that was fun. If you skipped Waking Windows 5 in Winooski last weekend, I have some bad news for you:…
Avengers: Age of Ultron
I’m too old for this shit, and here’s how I know: I’m starting to feel like Pauline Kael did when she complained that Raiders of…
Vermont Singer Erik Kroncke Makes His Way in Opera
Erik Kroncke of Montpelier has the kind of speaking voice you’d expect from a bass singer: so low in pitch it’s impossible to imitate, but…
Most Dangerous Women; A Vermont Theater Collaboration; Carole Vasta Folley’s Work-in-Progress
If you google “dangerous women,” you’ll likely come up with lists of bad babes. That is decidedly not the theme of Most Dangerous Women, a…
On Tap: A Conversation With Alchemist Brewer John Kimmich
In 1994, John Kimmich moved from Pittsburgh, Pa., to Vermont with his sights set on working for Greg Noonan at Burlington’s Vermont Pub & Brewery….
Once Too Quiet, Trendy Winooski Has a New Problem: Noise
Winooski City Manager Katherine Decarreau and her predecessors spent years grappling with big problems. They searched for companies willing to invest in the hulking, abandoned…
Art Review: Thomas Brennan, BCA Center
If someone calls you “photogenic,” you must look great in your selfies. Even so, you are probably not “producing or generating light,” which is another…
Tax Facts: Shumlin Spins Himself in Circles
Gov. Peter Shumlin must think Vermonters are pretty stupid. For the past week, he’s been prattling on to anyone who will listen about legislators’ relentless…
J’Ville Craft Brewery and Liftline Brewing Open
Honora Winery & Vineyard winemaker Janice Stuart has a background in plant science, so vineyard management was a natural professional fit for her. But she…
Vermont Vets’ Home Seeks Funding — and a More Predictable Future
Parked outside a gray clapboard house in Pawlet Village, the green Korean War-era jeep was a dead giveaway. “Come on in,” Steve Leach called out…
Free Will Astrology (5/6/15)
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Here’s one of the best things you can do for your mental and physical health: Withdraw your attention from the life…
North Country Books Opens a New Store in Winooski
Winooski may not be the retail mecca of Chittenden County, but local bibliophiles now have another good reason to shop the Onion City. North Country…
In Presidential Bid, Sanders Relishes a Familiar Role: Underdog
In his first public appearance as a presidential candidate, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) looked liked a man who had something better to do. Standing at…
Author Jeremy Holt Finds Success with Comic Book About Race
Race is a topic that saturates news media, movies, books and the American zeitgeist these days. But back in 2008, publishers wouldn’t bite when Jeremy…
A Norwich Prof Chronicles His Search for Edward Abbey’s Grave
When he died in 1989, environmental writer and activist Edward Abbey left behind a complex legacy. A vociferous proponent of keeping wild spaces wild, Abbey…
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Waking Windows 5 [SIV398]
5/1/15-5/3/15: The fifth annual Waking Windows music festival dominated downtown Winooski over the weekend and attracted about 5,000 people. About 150 bands, DJs and performers…
News Quirks (5/6/15)
Curses, Foiled Again Tony Jerome Torbert Jr., 20, attracted the attention of authorities in Brevard County, Fla., after he posted an ad on craigslist offering…
Yangser Dorjee’s Himalaya Restaurant Opens in Burlington
On the astrologically auspicious day of May 11, Tenzin and Yangchen Dorjee will begin the soft opening of Yangser Dorjee’s Himalaya Restaurant, a sequel to…
Bluebird Tavern Serves Last Dinner
Saturday night dinner was the final service for Bluebird Tavern. “It’s not a complete surprise,” says Nicole Ravlin of People Making Good PR. “It’s certainly…
