Sep 30 – Oct 6, 2009
Homeland Security Wants Eminent Domain Over a Vermont Farm at the Border; Uncle Sam Wants Paintballs? Defense Buys “Arms” From VT; Alice Levitt Deconstructs the Dumpling
Open in Vermont
http://openinvermont.com Open in Vermont is an informal group of local individuals and businesses that work with free and open source software (FOSS), open standards and/or…
CEDO/Burlington Telecom
www.cedoburlington.org 802-865-7187 Burlington, Vermont The Community and Economic Development Office is a department of the City of Burlington. Its staffers work with the community to…
ECHO Lake Aquarium and Science Center
www.echovermont.org 802-864-1848 Burlington, Vermont “Voices For the Lake” is an innovative project at the ECHO Lake Aquarium & Science Center using social media to inspire…
Smashing Pumpkins the Vermont Way
OK, admit it — you’ve always wanted to smash a squash, gouge a gourd, zing a zucchini. Well, this past Sunday in Cambridge, in a…
Almost Time for the VT International Film Festival
If you’re thinking, “The what film festival again?” you shouldn’t. With its move to the Palace 9 last year, the annual VTIFF established itself as…
As the Religious Right “Adopts” Liberals, Why No Vermonters on the List?
This week, the Liberty Counsel — renowned for promulgating such 17th-century ideas as its condemnation of Harry Potter books for promoting the practice of witchcraft…
Lt. Gov. Brian Dubie’s Media Deployment Strategy
After a full day of collecting reaction from politicos and candidates, today I’m taking stock of Republican Lt. Gov. Brian Dubie’s announcement, and more importantly…
Election 2010: Dubie Prepares for Takeoff
Lt. Gov. Brian Dubie’s announcement that he will run for governor ended more than a month of speculation, and for sure there are plenty of…
It’s Official! Lt. Gov. Dubie Running for Governor
UPDATE at 10:30 a.m. with reaction from Vermont GOP Chairman Rob Roper / Also corrected Mark Snelling’s political intentions. He’s running for lieutenant governor. UPDATE…
Look, Ma, No More Pigeon Dung!
Ever wonder what seven tons of pigeon guano looks like? Or smells like? Keep wondering. That’s the amount of pigeon crap that was hauled from…
News Quirks
Curses, Foiled Again Less than two hours after three men robbed a woman in Columbus, Ohio, the victim notified police that one of them showed…
Free Will Astrology
Here’s the weekly astrological forecast for September 30 – October 7, 2009. What’s your sign, baby? They’re all here… ARIES (March 21-April 19): Is the…
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The Vermonter [SIV146]
9/26/09: Eva takes a day trip on Amtrak’s The Vermonter train from Essex Jct to Brattleboro for $12/each way (make reservations ahead of time to…
Thunder Road’s Dylan Smith is on a Fast Track to NASCAR
Racecar driver Dylan Smith is screaming around “Turn Two” at Thunder Road Speedbowl in Barre when his rear end skids, sending him into a wild…
Girl Group
Art Review: “On the Landscape: A Feminine Eye,” paintings by Bunny Harvey, Celia Reisman, Ginger Levant, Frances Wells and Kate Emlen. BigTown Gallery, Rochester. Through October 4.
Letters to the Editor
IN DEFENSE OF TOURTERELLE [Suzanne Podhaizer] is completely off base [“Taste Test,” September 16]. Tourterelle is a wonderful place. Her review was all over the…
NYC Greener Than Vermont? Sure, If Air Pollution and Epic Waste Is Green.
If green is the new black and gay is the new green, then that must make New York City the new gay. Whatever. Anyway, what…
Charlie’s With the Angels
Vermont lost one of its most accomplished and compelling characters when Charlie Houston, 96, died on Sunday at his Ledge Road home in Burlington. A…
Best Bites: 99 Asian Market
242 North Winooski Avenue, Burlington 865-0226It’s not often that I can say a restaurant opening has changed my quality of life, but since 99 Asian…
