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Roaches and Broken Locks: Mark and Rick Bove’s Growing Empire of Affordable Rentals Vexes Code Enforcers
Rebecca Mamy and Kongwa Shangalume stepped off a plane at Burlington International Airport in February 2019, anxious to settle into their new country. A refugee…
Clean: ‘Full Circle’ (11/8/21)
The air was cool and crisp as I walked out of the lobby of a posh urban hotel in Washington, D.C. I was three years…
Celebration Announcement: Jamie Lewis
Welcome, Jamie Lewis! Jamie Lewis is the new general manager of the Plainfield Co-op. The Plainfield Co-op is pleased to welcome Jamie Lewis as our…
Retirement Announcement: Peter Youngbaer
Farewell, Peter Youngbaer! Thank you for all you have done as general manager to help us survive during such perilous times. Despite dozens of challenges…
Obituary: Claire Lanoie Foster, 1929-2021
Values of faith, family and hard work formed the foundation of a Burlington woman’s life
UVM Medical Center Is Spending Tens of Millions of Dollars on Temporary Travel Nurses
Travel nurses, who move from state to state and work on short-term contracts, are meant to be used as Band-Aids — temporarily filling jobs long…
From the Publisher: Great Minds
It’s a Cinderella startup story: Vermont engineer/entrepreneur Kyle Clark teamed up with Martine Rothblatt, who built Sirius Satellite Radio, to create a company that aims…
How Do I Talk About STDs With a Potential Partner?
Dear Reverend, I have been out of the dating pool for quite a while, so when I recently put a toe back in the water,…
With a New EP and a Forthcoming Album, Dwight + Nicole Are Ready for the Next Step
The wind picked up, ripping through the tall grass and bushes and carrying a hint of the coming winter. Nicole Nelson walked out of the…
‘Fever Dream’ Tells an Unsettling and Timely Tale of Creeping Contamination
Halloween has come and gone, but some of us like to watch creepy movies year-round. Netflix recently released Fever Dream, a Spanish-language film based on…
Book Review: ‘A Distant Grave,’ Sarah Stewart Taylor
There’s a special place in my heart for any book that breaks a reading slump. I had been pushing books aside in favor of scrolling…
Now Playing in Theaters: November 3-9
In addition to The French Dispatch, here’s what is playing in Northern and Central Vermont movie theaters this week. Listings include new movies, vintage films and a directory of open theaters.
Book Review: ‘North,’ Brad Kessler
Brad Kessler’s North is a novel about being rooted in a sense of place — and uprooted. It opens with a May blizzard forecast for…
Writer Dana Walrath and Composer Erik Nielsen Team Up on an Opera About Alzheimer’s Disease
When people think of Alzheimer’s disease, they often think of tragic stories of decline and loss. But South Burlington author Dana Walrath saw a different…
A Former ‘City Girl’ Searches for Some Bovine Buddies in Small-Town Vermont
Shira Habermehl didn’t see many cows growing up in Queens, N.Y., or on Long Island, where her family moved later. Even after she started at…
Louis John Louis, ‘Louis John Louis’
(Self-released, digital) I love a good mystery album. They usually arrive by email in the form of a link to a record the artist invariably…
In Chittenden County, New Apartment Projects Aren’t Keeping Pace With Demand
More than 1,000 new apartments are expected to be ready for occupancy in Chittenden County by the end of 2022. But they probably won’t make…
Coyote Reverie, ‘Imah’
(Self-released, CD, digital) In 2021, the best reason to release a CD as opposed to going digital-only is to offer an extra with the disc….
Letters to the Editor (11/3/21)
Cover Contrast [Re Seven Days cover, October 27: “Rescue Lines: Public health expert Tracy Dolan readies Vermont for Afghan arrivals” and “Scenes From Sears Lane:…
Woodstock’s Union Arena Becomes America’s First Net-Zero Indoor Ice Rink
To an ice hockey team, going “net-zero” sounds like a crushing defeat in which no pucks landed in the opponent’s goal. But for Union Arena…
‘Challenger Seven’ Monument Is Relocated in Montpelier
On January 28, 1986, the 17 students in Roger Crowley’s fifth-grade class at Union Elementary School in Montpelier, along with parents and other visitors, gathered…
Art Review: ‘Unbound,’ BCA Center
With “Unbound,” at Burlington’s BCA Center, curator Heather Ferrell has created a remarkably coherent exhibition of abstract work by Rachel Gross, Rob Hitzig and Kirsten…
Free Will Astrology (11/3/21)
SCORPIO (Oct.23-Nov.21): To encourage young people to come to its shows, the English National Opera has offered a lot of cheap tickets. Here’s another incentive:…
Vermont Prepares to Roll Out COVID-19 Vaccines for Thousands of Kids
Shelburne resident Rachel Smith feels like she’s living under a blanket of stress these days. Everyone in her household is vaccinated except for her 6-year-old…
At Ellison Estate Vineyard, It’s All About Experimentation
Last year, Kendra and Rob Knapik introduced a small flock of sheep to their vineyard in the Lake Champlain Islands. Established in 2018, Ellison Estate…
Couple Shares Love of Food Through Sup con Gusto Takeout Dinners in Richmond
For the April 2014 issue of Met Golfer magazine, 26-year-old Randy Camacho posed in spotless chef whites with a tall toque on his close-shaved head….
Maudite Poutine to Open in Burlington’s Old North End
Maudite Poutine has anchored Burlington’s poutine scene since it launched as a food cart on the Church Street Marketplace in December 2016. Now, co-owners Joe,…
Cloud 9 Caterers Chef Stephen Coggio Trials Taco Concept in Colchester
Stephen Coggio, executive chef of Cloud 9 Caterers, has launched a Colchester pop-up called Qué Rico Taquería as a test for a planned restaurant. For…
Obituary: Sheila J. (Cloutier) Goldrick, 1943-2021
Wife, mother and former American Airlines agent loved travel and life’s simple pleasures
The Magnificent 7: Must See, Must Do, November 3 to 9
The days are getting shorter, but there’s no shortage of ways for Vermonters to connect, learn and have a good time. We’ve compiled seven of this week’s must-do events, including “Borders Inside and Outside: Poets on Crafting Roots (Routes),” a virtual poetry panel presented by Vermont Studio Center.






