Oct 15-21, 2008
The Top 10 News Stories the Mainstream Media Ignored This Past Year; South Burlington Divided on Proposed Police Station; Novel Graphics From the Center for Cartoon Studies
Bernie on “Real Time”
Sen. Bernie Sanders likes to kvetch about the corporate media and its “celebrity” approach to covering politics — all drama and no substance. Well, on…
FiveThirtyEight.com: For Political (and Statistical) Junkies
Are you hopelessly captivated by the presidential election, but find the cable news channels way too full of shit to be worth watching 24/7? Well…
CSL Software Solutions
www.csl-us.com 802-861-2500 Burlington, Vermont CSL specializes in software solutions for the pharmaceutical, biotech and animal-health industries. Worldwide, more than 20 major pharma companies rely on…
Chittenden 3-4: Competing Circles
UVMers began the week walking by these flyers side-by-side all over the Davis Center. Big dominating circles seem to be in vogue —looks like Dave…
The Best Careers in the Best State This Saturday at Champlain College!
Fellow students — if finding your dream job after college is important, clear your Saturday schedule! The Vermont 3.0 Career Jam will be at Champlain…
WCAX: Live Gubernatorial Debate
It’s a crisp October night in Vermont, and while you wait for Gov. Sarah Palin to grace the set of Saturday Night Live there is…
Northeast Sports Network
www.neksports.net 802-626-8035 Lyndonville, Vermont The Northeast Sports Network provides coverage of high school and college athletics for all of Vermont and New Hampshire. With 20…
Champlain’s New Emergent Media Lab
Champlain College has moved its Emergent Media Lab to Winooski. It’s been up and running since September in the Champlain Mill. Champlain student and What’s…
Champlain’s Emergent Media Center Acquires +20 Dexterity, +20 Creativity in Game of Life
If you think the biggest social message in video games is to sit around on the couch, eating Doritos and “pwning n00bz,” you need to…
Come to Burlington if You Can Afford to Retire!
Check it out — an article in today’s Wall Street Journal touting Burlington as a retirement destination. The writer mentions the downtown, the waterfront and…
Karl Lagerfeld’s New Vermont Home
I’m not sure how I ended up on the fashion/paparazzi beat, but here we are. Last week, Seven Days Blurted a report from Women’s Wear…
Karl Lagerfeld Update
Last week, we reported a rumor that Karl Lagerfeld bought property in Vermont. One of the people who spoke up in the comment thread cast…
Coaching Center of Vermont
www.coachingcenterofvermont.com 802-654-8787 Winooski, Vermont Today’s innovators are a new generation of professionals who demand more than a paycheck for a job well done — namely,…
United First Financial
www.MathWorks4U.com 802-372-4784 South Hero, Vermont UFirst helps homeowners reach their financial goals. The UFirst Money Merge Account™ System is a one-of-a-kind, powerful, online, money management…
Galen Healthcare Solutions
www.galenhealthcare.com 802-735-1880 Burlington, Vermont The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, signed into law by President Obama on February 17, 2009, is poised to fundamentally alter…
Small “All Fired Up” Update
As you may already know, it seems that the more-than-100-year-old building that housed All Fired Up Tavern in Barre was a total loss, and has…
Shelburne Leaf People
So, as I sit here, attempting to study for my Chinese Philosophy midterm, all I can think about are those roadside scarecrow people along route…
Sweet Granny Mesquite
Not convinced that there are crazy people still out there? I found a story that might change your mind. If God forbid your Grandmother dies,…
99.9 THE BUZZ
www.999thebuzz.com 802-860-2440 Burlington, Vermont The Rock Alternative, 99.9 The BUZZ is a 100,000-watt modern-rock station with a signal that services the Burlington, Vermont, Plattsburgh, New…
Concepts NREC
www.conceptsnrec.com 802-296-2321 White River Junction, Vermont Concepts NREC is an internationally recognized mechanical engineering company specializing in turbomachinery services and products such as “Design and…
FPF Crime Fighters Inspire Legal Action
On September 3, I reported that Burlington residents were using the neighborhood email newsletter service Front Porch Forum — including, in one high-profile case, posting…
Chroma Technology Corp.
www.chroma.com 802-428-2500 Bellows Falls, Vermont Chroma Technology Corp. is an employee-owned company that specializes in the design and manufacture of precision optical filters and coatings…
Vermont Army National Guard
vtguard.com 802-899-4405 Jericho, Vermont The Army National Guard is an elite group of warriors who dedicate a portion of its time to serving the nation….
100th Episode of “Stuck in Vermont”
Back in January of 2007, Eva Sollberger and I met at Speeder & Earl’s on Pine Street to talk about her idea for a video…
“All Fired Up Tavern” on Fire, literally
I was dismayed to learn that All Fired Up Tavern in Barre, which got a snazzy face-lift and an updated menu just one year ago,…
Past Imperfect
Book Review: The Darkness Under the Water and Champlain and the Silent One
Sanders, Economists Differ on Financial Crisis’ Impact
Returning to a theme familiar to Vermonters, Sanders sees the financial crisis as a rich-poor issue. When you deregulate, Sanders said, you allow these financial wheeler-dealers… to play around with trillions of dolllars.
News Quirks
Curses, Foiled Again John Maculloch, 23, showed his driver’s license as proof of age when he was buying a pack of cigarettes at a convenience…
Scene@All Sports Recreation And Fitness Expo
Champlain Valley Fairgrounds, Essex Junction, Saturday & Sunday, Oct. 11 & 12, 11 A.M.
Past Lives, Present Tense
Art Review: “Heads, Hands & Hearts”, B. Amore, sculpture. Gallery in-the-Field, Brandon. Through October 26.
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100th Episode [SIV100]
10/11/08: Eva and friends celebrate 100 episodes of her arts and culture vlog, “Stuck in Vermont.” We examine why it is a good thing to…
Burlington College
www.burlington.edu 802-862-9616 Burlington, Vermont Burlington College is an independent, progressive, liberal arts college, offering two-year Associate and four-year Bachelor of Arts degrees, as well as…
TEKsystems
www.teksystems.com 802-862-2561 Essex, Vermont The nation’s largest IT staffing company, TEKsystems® provides technology staffing and services to help businesses deploy high-caliber IT and communications expertise….
Chittenden 3-4 Election Update
As election day approaches, Vermont’s hottest statehouse race is reaching a hearty boil. Both tickets are stepping up their efforts to court the lucrative UVM…
