Nov 25 – Dec 1, 2009
Waiting for Retailers in Winooski; The Roundabout Ain’t the Only Place to Get the Spins in Winooski; Secretive Religious Sect Settles Lawsuit With Williston Couple
Burlington to Host Public Meeting on Moran Plant Plans
The public is invited to hear a status update from city officials on the Moran Center Project tomorrow night. The 7 p.m. meeting will be…
Sen. Randy Brock to Stay Put: No Run for Lite Guv
UPDATED BELOW (5:55 P.M.) — Sen. Phil Scott (R-Washington) to make “important announcement” Tuesday at 5 p.m. in South Burlington. The GOP contest to succeed…
Vermont Couple Attends State Dinner
While high society gatecrashers nabbed the headlines from last week’s state dinner at the White House, one Vermont couple was among the event’s 400 legitimate…
The End of the World in Our Ordinary Multiplex on a Night Full of Rain
To reward myself for working on Black Friday, I finally saw 2012 this evening. Having watched the trailer, I knew it was going to be…
Miss Manners
The youngest of Emily Post’s heirs talks about civility and the family biz
Leahy Blasts Pres. Obama on Refusal to Sign Landmine Ban Treaty
UPDATED AT 4:45 PM — Obama administration backs away from statement that it won’t sign international landmine treaty (see below). U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy is…
Letters to the Editor
Attitude is Everything This is not an easy letter to write. I am responding to the question posed in the article “Minority Rule” [November 11]…
News Quirks
Curses, Foiled Again A man approached a clerk at a restaurant in Haverhill, Mass., declared he had a gun and demanded money from the register….
Free Will Astrology
Here’s the weekly astrological forecast for November 25 – December 2, 2009. What’s your sign, baby? They’re all here… ARIES (March 21-April 19): One of…
Waiting for Winooski
Four years after the city’s latest downtown development opened for business, where are the retailers?
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“New Moon” at the Majestic [SIV153]
11/19/09: Six theaters were sold out for Thursday’s midnight premiere of The Twilight Saga: New Moon at the Majestic 10 in Williston. A line that…
Seeing the Smaller Picture — Arthouse Cinema at the Catamount Arts Center
When you go to the movies today, you feel less like a guest of the house and more like a sheep in transit. In the…
Judge Puts Down Milton’s “Junkyard Dog”
More bad news for Gil Rhoades, owner of ABC Metals of Milton (pictured). On Friday, Vermont Superior Court Judge Helen Toor ruled that the junkyard…
Secretive Religious Sect Settles Lawsuit with Williston Couple
After a full day of negotiations in Brattleboro, the religious sect Exclusive Brethren agreed yesterday to drop its federal lawsuit against Tim and Sallie Twinam…
