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Has Phil Scott Made Vermont More Affordable?
Days before he was sworn in as Vermont’s 82nd governor, Phil Scott considered for a moment the pledge that had defined his rise to power….
Obituary: Allen Palmer, 1930-2020
Coast Guard veteran enjoyed sailing trips, skiing and golfing
Obituary: Lucille Martineau Le Beau, 1937-2020
Former Bixby librarian was an avid reader and traveler
Obituary: John H. Henzel, 1923-2020
World War II veteran remembered for his distinguished service and love of music
The Magnificent 7: Must See, Must Do, October 8 to 14
1. Let Freedom Ring What does democracy sound like? Nine-time Grammy Award-winning trumpeter, composer and bandleader Wynton Marsalis channels notions of freedom and democracy into…
Vermonting: Socially Conscious Art, Shopping and History in Brattleboro
Brattleboro, situated at the nexus of the West and Connecticut rivers in southeastern Vermont, has a unique and dramatic topography. The downtown bears some resemblance…
Free Will Astrology (10/7/20)
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Libran author Ursula K. Le Guin said that we don’t just naturally know how to create our destinies. It takes research…
Bureaucracy, Construction Threaten a Beloved Burlington Skate Spot
On a secluded slice of roadway in Burlington last week, Ava Foster stepped to the edge of a seven-foot-tall quarter-pipe and slid down the ramp…
I Find the Crossing Guard’s Bumper Sticker Offensive
Dear Reverend, The crossing guard who parks in front of my house recently put a Trump/Pence bumper sticker on his car. I find it totally…
An Internship Program Brings Older Vermonters Back Into the Workforce
Melodie Lewis had been unemployed for more than three years before she started a paid internship this summer at the Community of Vermont Elders in…
Letters to the Editor (10/7/20)
Correct Stats? Thank you for reporting on the frightening increase in opioid use and related deaths [“Relapse in Recovery,” September 16]. I was horrified by…
Vermont Filmmaker Josh Melrod Makes an Impressive Debut With ‘Major Arcana’
Our streaming entertainment options are overwhelming — and not always easy to sort through. This week, I preview a Vermont-made film from Barnard director Josh…
Five Newish Books by Vermont Authors
Seven Days writers can’t possibly read, much less review, all the books that arrive in a steady stream by post, email and, in one memorable…
Art Review: ’20/20 Hindsight’ at the Kent Museum
It was a measure of how starved for art Vermonters are that, on a recent Tuesday morning, a steady stream of people showed up to…
Soundbites: Checking In With Buch Spieler Records
At a certain point, I stopped going to record stores intending to walk away with a certain title. I’d love to enter a shop and be handed whatever disc I wanted, no matter how mainstream or obscure. But that’s not the way it works. To be fair, I used to go to a store called…
Will for Short, ‘Crawl Inside’
(self-released, digital) I can’t help being a little bit jealous of today’s queer youth. Artists like Montpelier’s Zak Kline, 21, have likely benefited from growing…
Kevin Lewis, ‘Music Destroyer’
(Self-released, digital) The age of the grand recording studio has largely passed. Gone are the days of bands holing up in some decadent mansion or…
Bottom Line: Essex Cinemas Owner Is Optimistic Despite Pandemic Restrictions
Peter Edelmann has shown many disaster movies since he first opened the Essex Cinemas in October 2001. He never imagined that one day he’d be…
A Middlebury Student Is Tracking the White House COVID-19 Outbreak
Public health officials have long stressed that contact tracing is key to suppressing the coronavirus pandemic, which has made all the more concerning the White…
Info Wars: City of South Burlington Starts ‘Newspaper’ Amid Spat With Local Weekly
City leaders in South Burlington think the local newspaper has stopped doing its job. Other Paper reporters are skipping government meetings, they say, and the…
Gardening for Health Program Grows Connections Between Food and Wellness
The rooftop garden at the University of Vermont Medical Center is an unexpected oasis on top of a concrete and steel structure. On a late…
C’est Ça Hits the Spot With French-Accented Takeout
C’est Ça, 10 N. Winooski Ave., Burlington, 660-9346, radiobean.com. Open Tuesday through Saturday, noon to 8 p.m.






