Nov 22-28, 2017
UVM Poetry Prof and Politico Huck Gutman Nears His Last Class; Rochester Considers School Consolidation; Bill McKibben Debuts a Novel, ‘Radio Free Vermont’
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Poetry Professor and Politico Huck Gutman Nears His Last Verse at UVM
Huck Gutman stands before his American poetry class, which fills maybe a quarter of the large, sterile lecture hall in the University of Vermont’s Waterman…
Obituary: Leonard A. Klima, 1924-2017
Leonard A. Klima, 93, Burlington, Vt., and Buffalo, N.Y., peacefully passed away on November 22, 2017. Leonard was born in Buffalo to Stanley and Josephine…
Seriously: Creeps in the Capitol
Writer and comedian Anya Volz interrupts this episode to explain why sexual misconduct in the Vermont State House isn’t surprising, and what we can do as individuals to address the problem.
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Clark Russell’s Studio Tour [SIV512]
11/19/17: Clark Russell has been making metal sculptures since the late ‘80’s, while transforming his downtown Burlington studio and living space into a three dimensional…
Burlington Farmers Market Moves to New Winter Quarters
Last year, the Burlington Farmers Market moved its winter market to the Dudley H. Davis Center on the University of Vermont campus. But some shoppers…
Ask Athena: I’d Like to Try Having an Open Marriage
Dear Athena, I think I’d like to try having an open marriage. My husband and I have been talking about it for some time but…
Street Artist KASSO Paints Black History at Middlebury College
With its picturesque steeples and grand “Little Ivy” campus, Middlebury College is not the first place you’d expect a nationally established street artist to call…
How a Vermont High School Ended Up With Only Two Students
Kimberly Taylor, 16, walks the hallways of Rochester School alone most days clad in sneakers and jeans. The 11th grader is one of just two…
Work: Barry and Maureen Genzlinger Rescue Bats
Names: Barry and Maureen Genzlinger Town: Milton Job: Providing education and rescuing and rehabilitating bats, Vermont Bat Center Bats hibernate in the winter, but not…
A Cambridge Artist Paints Portraits to Benefit Local Charities
In an era defined by screen time, for-profit art making and seemingly unending world turmoil, painter Karen Winslow decided she “just needed to do something…
Album Review: Japhy Ryder, ‘You’re Alright’
(Self-released, digital download) After a five-year hiatus, Burlington’s groove-meisters Japhy Ryder return with their fifth studio album, You’re Alright. If you’re familiar with their extensive…
Eat This Week, November 22 to 28, 2017: Turkey Talk
For the 28th time, Sweetwaters, on Church Street in Burlington, will host anyone who shows up for a Thanksgiving meal with all the fixings. How…
Capitol Offense: Women Speak Out About Harassment in the Statehouse
A longtime Vermont lobbyist recalls urging a powerful senator to support a $1 million appropriation for her cause. “If you want the million dollars, come…
Improvisation Dancers Show How to Get a Move On
Whether or not we think about it, we improvise every day. In speaking, we combine words and grammar to communicate on the fly. When cooking,…
Examining Singer-Songwriter Stephanie Heaghney’s Mystery and Magnetism
When singer-songwriter Stephanie Heaghney agreed to meet up to chat about her music career, I prepared myself to be as awestruck and hypnotized as I…
Free Will Astrology (11/22/17)
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Journalist James A. Fussell defined “thrashing” as “the act of tapping helter-skelter over a computer keyboard in an attempt to find…
Movie Review: ‘Justice League’ Assembles a Crack Team But Loses the Stakes
In the past month, I’ve seen reams of online breast-beating about the titanic struggle between Marvel and DC Comics to control the world of superhero…
Reidun Nuquist Navigates a Century of Long Trail Guides
In November 1944, an American soldier fighting in Europe wrote this in a letter home: I keep a worn out 1935 edition of the Guide…
Album Review: Bardela, ‘Sky’
(Self-released, digital download) In her bio, Bardela rhythm guitarist and vocalist Cooie DeFrancesco describes music as a “lifelong companion and source of comfort.” Alongside her…
A Vermont Design Firm Updates Cannabis Marketing
As the U.S. cannabis industry continues its transition from the counterculture to the retail counter, Vermont businesses are looking for ways to make their own…
Last Supper? The Man Behind the ‘Meals’
Peter Carmolli doesn’t have daily interactions with the 210 customers for whom he cooks. But the 53-year-old executive director of Burlington Meals on Wheels knows…
Sweet Rowen Farmstead’s Paul Lisai Talks Cheese
Cheesemaker: Paul Lisai Age: 33 Position: Founder and owner of Sweet Rowen Farmstead Education: self-designed degree in agroforestry, Sterling College, Craftsbury Common Selected products: cream-top…
Book Review: ‘Radio Free Vermont’ by Bill McKibben
Who knew Bill McKibben could be silly? Yes, that Bill McKibben: the award-winning environmental author and activist, cofounder of the grassroots climate movement 350.org, and…
Vermont Cheeses Win International Awards
Two Vermont cheeses won Super Gold awards at the World Cheese Awards in London on November 18: Cremont, produced by Vermont Creamery in Websterville; and…
Movie Review: ‘Wonder’ Promotes Kindness With Schmaltz
I’m writing this on Saturday, November 18, Owen Wilson’s 49th birthday. Last night was the opening of the touslehaired actor’s latest film — an adaptation…
Repair Cafés Aim to Save Broken Items, Enhance Community
On a recent Saturday, small groups of people huddled inside the Charlotte Town Hall to collectively troubleshoot their neighbors’ problems. But, unlike the questions that…
A Year After Al Franken’s Visit, Vermont Dems React to His Scandal
What a difference a year makes. Last November, former “Saturday Night Live” satirist and U.S. Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) brought his trademark smirk and fundraising…
Bad Hombres Present a Multimedia Celebration of Immigrant Stories
Last year, Jericho-based drummer Chanon Bernstein produced a show with a collective of musicians and artists to celebrate the music of jazz drummer and bebop…
What’s the Deal with the Bennington Potters North Mural?
We get some strange questions for this column from all over Vermont. But one person in particular has expressed more curiosity than anyone else: Steve…
Letters to the Editor (11/22/17)
No Tolerance for DUI [Re Off Message: “State Sen. Debbie Ingram Arrested for DUI in Williston,” October 13]: Since living in Norway a generation ago,…
Soundbites: Thinking Thankfulness
Something has been freaking me out lately: 2017 is almost over, which means we’re entering Vermont’s annual hibernation period. As much as I’m looking forward…
Forgotten Victims? Sentencing Reveals Herring Family’s Pain
Once they notice her name tag, many patients at Central Vermont Medical Center have asked Penni Herring: “Are you related to the one that killed…
Smugglers’ Notch Distillery Produces Gluten-Free Vodka
Smugglers’ Notch Distillery is launching a new product: Gluten Free Organic Vodka made from organic corn. The vodka should be in Vermont state liquor stores…
Three Vermont Chefs Share Thanksgiving Leftover Recipes
It’s hard to argue with a turkey sandwich the day after Thanksgiving. You replace the stuffing with rye bread; then salt, pepper and mayonnaise revive…
Nomad Coffee Moves to the Slopes
In 2016, Nicole Grinstead and Andrew Sepic opened Nomad Coffee in a tiny mobile house on Main Street in Essex Junction, near the busy Five…
