Oct 22-28, 2008
Ecotourism Consultant Megan Epler Wood Slows Global Swarming; A Montpelier Software Developer Racks Up “Yes” Votes Overseas.; Are Schools Preparing Students for Vermont’s 21st-Century Tech Jobs?
Vermont 3.0 Wrap-Up
I don’t know about you, but I’m still recovering from Saturday’s Tech Jam at Champlain College. I was there from 8 a.m. until 5:30 p.m….
Will the FCC Help Vermonters Access Broadband?
Here’s the deal: The FCC is deciding whether to open up so-called “TV whitespace” — the spaces between channels in the broadcast spectrum — foropen,…
What to do After VT 3.0? Check out the Film Fest!
Looking for something to do after schmoozing all day at Vermont 3.0? Check out the Vermont International Film Festival, going on all weekend at the…
Vermont International Film Fest Preview
Last summer someone sent me an email with a link to a New York Times piece about indie films people could check out if they…
Video Dispatch from Florida
Vermonter Sam Mayfield took her camera to Florida recently to document the ’08 election for The UpTake, “an emergent citizen-fueled online video-news gathering organizationfocusing on…
“Please Talk to Us”
Just before they repaired to Red Rocks Park for cookies and cider, the protesters who lined Industrial Parkway, in front of Burton Snowboards, turned toward…
Vermont 3.0 Panel Previews
So, we’ve got 13 different panel discussions going on at Saturday’s Vermont 3.0 Creative Technology Career Jam at Champlain College. I’ve been writing blog posts…
Literary Solace for Sox Fans?
On Monday night, I caught the end of Boston Red Sox season at Nectar’s Bar and Lounge in downtown Burlington. Up until the ninth inning,…
Preaching to the . . . unconverted
This week’s Seven Days food section features an interview I did with Russell Roberts, an economics prof from George Mason University in Virginia. Roberts, a…
UVM: Stomach Epidemics and Window Creeps
The past few days have been tumultuous to say the least at the least here at the University of Vermont. Just look at our inboxes….
The Genius of Marco Benevento
Did you happen to catch the Benevento/Russo Duo last week at Higher Ground? Hope you did, because it was fantastic, as Duo shows tend to…
Burton CEO Defends Controversial Boards
The Free Press reports this morning on a statement from Burton CEO Laurent Potdevin.In a statement released to The Burlington Free Press on Wednesday night,…
Attack of the Rural Robots
Advanced Animations exports action figures from Stockbridge to Toyko Disneyland
Burton Critics to Rally at Company’s Headquarters
After failing to get a response from Burton Snowboards, citizens and anti-violence groups intend to express their displeasure with two controversial product lines by taking…
News Quirks
Curses, Foiled Again In debt for drugs he bought, Jahnathan Antonio Cox, 20, offered to pay the money owed and buy more drugs, but then…
Heavy Lifting
Art Review: “Rock Solid,” the eighth annual stone show. Studio Place Arts, Barre. Through November 8.
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James Kochalka [SIV101]
10/16/08: Local artist and rock star James Kochalka has been drawing his daily comic book strip, American Elf, for 10 years this Sunday. American Elf…
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Quidditch World Cup [SIV102]
10/26/08: BROOMS UP! The 2nd Annual Quidditch World Cup was held on the Middlebury College campus this weekend. Teams came from across the country (and…
Panel Preview: Be the CTO
CTO = “Chief Technology Officer.” We were going to call this panel “Be the IT Guy,” but I argued that we should include the geekettes…
Vermont 3.0 Panel Preview: Be the CTO
CTO = “Chief Technology Officer.” We were going to call this panel “Be the IT Guy,” but I argued that we should include the geekettes…
Vermont 3.0 Panel Preview: Writing for the Web
How often do you get a chance to ask a national political pundit about his job and how he got it? Not bloody often. Not…
Board Critics to March on Burton
After failing to get a response from Burton Snowboards, citizens and anti-violence groups intend to express their displeasure with two controversial product lines by taking…
Fairpoint Communications
www.fairpoint.com 802-879-7555 Burlington, Vermont North Carolina-based FairPoint Communications, Inc. is a leading provider of communications services to rural communities. The company offers a wide array…
Allscripts
www.allscripts.com 802-419-2696 South Burlington, Vermont AllscriptsMisys (NASDAQ: MDRX) uses innovation technology to “bring health to health care.” Formed by the merger of Chicago-based Allscripts and…
