Oct 29 – Nov 4, 2008
Election Night Coverage on Blurt; Resorts Ban Employees From Riding Controversial Burton Boards; Grand Isle Preps for Chanel Photo Shoot
Pre-Election Political Video Snacking
“Video Snacking” is a web term that emerged early this year. I first saw it in this January NYT article. It refers to the habit…
Early Voting Lines in Georgia
This is insane! These people in Georgia waited 8-10 hours to vote last week — and they were voting early. What will election day be…
Skiers and Riders Get Ready: Killington Opens Sunday
Yes, you read that right: Killington is opening for skiing and riding on Sunday, making it the first resort in Vermont to open for the…
VT GOP: Symington Violating Campaign Finance Law
Not to be outdone with last-minute charges of campaign finance violations, the Vermont Republican Party has filed a complaint with the attorney general’s office claiming…
Douglas Changes Course on Free Ride Charges
Gov. Jim Douglas started his day Thursday on the Charlie & Ernie Show in Colchester and ended it in Bennington, but the topic of conversation…
Paula and Pamela on Halloween
Our fearless leaders, Pamela and Paula, were kind enough to take a moment out of their busy days to pose for this picture. Happy Halloween!…
Election Night Coverage on Blurt
Ok, so we’re not the AP. Nevertheless, a few of us Seven Days political junkies will be posting election day and night updates to Blurt….
Vermont 3.0 Tech Jam Video
Seven Days videographer Eva Sollberger was at Vermont 3.0 last Saturday, and filed this video report….
Douglas’ Free Ride Rolls On *UPDATED*
Took time to scan a few Vermont news sites this morning after learning that a story “Fair Game” broke two weeks ago was behind yesterday’s…
Quidditch World Cup Video
Seven Days’ staff videographer, Eva Sollberger, attended the Quidditch World Cup last weekend at Middlebury College and filed this report.The video is part of her…
Oh Hot Damn, This is My Jam
So, a week ago my friend introduced me to PandoraJam and since then I have been preaching it like the bible. Most college students are…
Enjoyed Studying Abroad? Considered Fleeing Student Loan Debt Abroad?
With mounting struggles in the finance industry and the declining confidence of the American consumer, debt has never seemed so fashionable! But for some students…
Karl Lagerfeld in Vermont — Videos
Everybody’s getting on the Karl Lagerfeld bandwagon! Video from WCAX — featuring Karl himself! — and a stakeout vid from intrepid reporter Lauren Ober of…
“Ode to a Modern Mariner”
Last month, I wrote a cover story that featured celebrity raft builder Papa Neutrino. An ode to Neutrino just turned up in our snail mail…
Stalking Karl Lagerfeld
Monday morning I had some allergy testing, got a flu shot and received a phone call from one of my editors. Not the usual, “What…
Towering Inferno
An Interview with Brian Viglione and Jack Terricloth of World/Inferno Friendship Society
Classically Awesome
Yo Pros aim to lower the average age, and raise the dress code, of the VSO audience
News Quirks
Curses, Foiled Again Responding to an early morning call that two suspicious men were emptying a clothing store in downtown Springfield, Mass., police had no…
China Syndrome
Art Review: “Made in China,” contemporary Chinese art. Helen Day Art Center, Stowe. Through November 22.
WCAX Poll Shows Pollina Gaining Ground
A new WCAX-TV poll in the Vermont Governor’s race shows Independent Anthony Pollina gaining steam as we head into the final week of the 2008…
Legislative Email Oops
Last week, hoping to drum up attendance at the Vermont 3.0 Creative/Tech Career Jam among policy makers, I emailed dozens upon dozens of Vermont senators…
Resorts Ban Employees from Riding Controversial Burton Boards
Another story on the Burton Snowboards controversy from Lauren Ober, in today’s Burlington Free Press:Smugglers’ Notch announced Saturday at its new employee orientation that resort…
Polls, Predictions and Pundits, Oh My!
Tomorrow, Tuesday October 28, as part of Middlebury’s “Meet the Press” series, Eric Bates, executive editor at Rolling Stone will give a lecture titled “One…
News
City Officials See Promise in Scott’s Burlington Safety Plan
The governor’s 14-point plan takes aim at some big-ticket items. But questions remain about how some of his ideas will be put into practice —and paid for.
