Oct 31 – Nov 6, 2018
State’s Attorney Sarah George Campaigns for Reform; Burlington Farmers Market Seeks a New Home; Organic Agriculture Leader Enid Wonnacott Steps Down; How Entertainment Media Influences Political Views
Obituary: Reta Jones Bean, 1938-2018
Burlington Reta Jones Bean of Burlington, Vt., passed away on Sunday, November 4, 2018, with the comfort of her family by her side. Reta was…
Vermont Is One of Two U.S. States That Let Incarcerated Citizens Vote
Kassie Tibbott spent several weeks this fall visiting five Vermont state prisons with the goal of getting local inmates to vote. The recent Vermont Law…
Erika Senft Miller’s ‘AutoBiography’: A Performance About Car Culture
Burlington artist Erika Senft Miller was born in Marktoberdorf, Germany. The small Bavarian town lies near Neuschwanstein, the famous castle built by King Ludwig II,…
Running Unopposed, State’s Attorney Sarah George Campaigns for Reform
Chittenden County State’s Attorney Sarah George wants Vermont to establish supervised heroin-injection sites. She has signed off on expunging more than 100 criminal records, many…
A New Graphic Novel Considers: What If Houdini Were a Spy?
What if Harry Houdini were not just the world’s greatest magician but a master of actual magic? What if he used his supernatural powers to…
Uprooted: Burlington Farmers Market Seeks a New Home
Starksboro farmer Hank Bissell set up shop on October 20 on the same corner of Burlington’s City Hall Park that he’s occupied every warm-weather Saturday…
Soundbites: Madaila — Where Do We Go From Here?
Several weeks ago, news broke that Burlington psych-pop band Madaila are going on indefinite hiatus. The band enjoyed a meteoric rise throughout the last several…
Bach’s ‘Magnificat’ Offers Balm for a Troubled Time
After an all-Johann Sebastian Bach concert given by the Montpelier music series Capital City Concerts last year, director and flutist Karen Kevra and her guest…
DJ Taka Is Burlington’s King of Disco
When Lee Anderson opened the Light Club Lamp Shop in 2014, he didn’t intend for it to be a music venue. Instead, he envisioned the…
Hackie: Call Harry
Tony de Rosa sat beside me in my taxi as we drove south on Interstate 89 en route to his home in Lyndonville. An appointment…
Exploring Mt. Philo With Historian Judy Chaves
Walking up Mount Philo in Charlotte is a trip into the past. If you go with historian Judy Chaves, you can look back 50 or…
Interracial Adoptees Find Support in a Group at UVM
Francesca Carasi-Schwartz loved the summer blockbuster Crazy Rich Asians so much that she watched it three times. The experiences of protagonist Rachel Chu resonated with…
Free Will Astrology (10/31/18)
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): “Penetralia” is a word that means the innermost or most private parts, the most secret and mysterious places. It’s derived from…
‘Energizer Bunny’: As He Campaigns for Reelection, Sanders Preps for a Second Presidential Run
On a sunny Sunday in mid-October, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) reflected on just how much the national policy debate has shifted in recent years. “I…
Letters to the Editor (10/31/18)
Wonderful Idea for Library [Re Off Message: “‘Howe’ Now: UVM Drops ‘Bailey’ From Library Name Over Eugenics Ties,” October 26; Off Message: “Committee: Remove ‘Bailey’…
Liberian Women Find Strength Together in ‘Eclipsed’
A play opening at Dartmouth College this Friday features five women. But it’s not exactly in the Steel Magnolias vein. In fact, Eclipsed touts a…
Movie Review: ‘The Old Man & the Gun’ Gives Robert Redford a Fond But Forgettable Farewell
A more fitting title for this might have been My Work Is Done Here. Robert Redford has announced that this is his final appearance in…
A Very Long Shot: Janssen Willhoit’s One-Man Campaign
The campaign for Vermont attorney general has turned out to be a very friendly affair. Incumbent Democrat T.J. Donovan and his challenger, state Rep. Janssen…
Movie Review: Star-Studded Oddball Western ‘The Sisters Brothers’ Grows on You
Sometimes the movies I read about in online cinephile forums never reach Vermont’s multiplexes, or they might surface for a week and disappear. Such is…
Phnom Penh Sandwich Station Comes to White River Junction
Life in White River Junction is about to get just a bit spicier. After months of preparation, Lay Yi and Sarin Tin plan to open…
Scarlett Letters: My Husband Has Anger Management Issues
Dear Scarlett, I have been married to my husband for more than 10 years. He’s always had issues with controlling his anger, but lately it…
Grace Experience Stars in ‘The Turn of the Screw’
Grace Experience does not have an average name, nor does she spend her weekday nights doing average things. For example: At 8 p.m. on a…
Album Review: Hank & Dad™, ‘Music for Delis’
(Self-released, digital) Just as all great television series reach their epic finales, conceptual pop outfit Hank & Dad™ just released its final album, Music for…
Eat This Week, October 31 to November 6, 2018: Kevin’s Famous Foods
Celebrity chef Kevin Des Chenes teams up with Vermont Wine Merchants on a four-course wine dinner. During cocktail hour, guests will snack on lobster-corn fritters….
Album Review: Wool See, ‘Ewe Gross’
(Heaven Noise Recordings, digital, vinyl) Wool See is a one-man band consisting of rapper/producer IAME, who recently settled in Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom. He made his…
Kismet’s Brothy Bread Pudding Is What You’re Craving Now
I like to call these first few weeks of November the “Halloween hangover.” The forested hillsides fade to tree-bark gray, their outlines barely visible in…
New Book Examines How Entertainment Media Shapes Beliefs
When you binge-watch 14 episodes of “Game of Thrones,” the HBO show is doing more than just imparting the epic fantasy saga of Jon Snow,…
Longtime Organic Ag Leader Enid Wonnacott Steps Down
Enid Wonnacott has tallied many accomplishments over 30-plus years as executive director of the Northeast Organic Farming Association of Vermont. In 1987, her 10-hour-per-week job…
Mara and Spencer Welton Sell Half Pint Farm
A small farm that holds a big place in the Burlington food scene will soon change hands when Mara and Spencer Welton, founders and owners…
