Sep 6-12, 2017
Thom Lauzon Is Barre’s Mayor and Biggest Developer; 25 Years of the South End Art Hop; ’90s Rap-Rockers Dysfunkshun Reunite for a Night
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Thom Lauzon Is Barre’s Mayor — and Its Biggest Developer. Is That a Problem?
Barre Mayor Thom Lauzon steered his BMW behind a vacant store on North Main Street, then hopped out and grumbled: “I hate empty buildings. I’d…
The Parmelee Post: Notable Entries Into the Burlington Flag Redesign Contest
Less than a week after it announced a competition to redesign the city’s 30-year-old emblem, a spokesperson from Burlington City Arts said the organization has…
Obituary: Carl Peter Hannus, 1946-2017
Carl Peter Hannus, fondly known as “Pete,” passed away peacefully on September 2, 2017, with his two daughters at his side. Peter was born and…
Obituary: Kenneth Irwin Gross, 1938-2017
Kenneth Irwin Gross, professor emeritus at the University of Vermont and founder of the nationally recognized Vermont Mathematics Initiative, died on Sunday, September 10. Ken…
Seriously: The Merry Mayor of Barre’s Berries
In this episode Bryan looks at some choice quotes from one of Vermont’s most self-satisfied mayors.
Obituary: Jasen Morin, 1974-2017
Jasen J. Morin, 42, passed away suddenly and unexpectedly at home on Monday, September 4, 2017. A celebration of Jasen’s life and friends will be…
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Reuben Jackson Talks Jazz, Poetry & Race [SIV503]
8/28/17: Reuben Jackson is passionate about many art forms. Last week marked his fifth year hosting Vermont Public Radio’s “Friday Night Jazz.” Reuben is a…
Free Will Astrology (9/6/17)
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Will a routine trip to carry out an errand take you on a detour to the suburbs of the promised land?…
Letters to the Editor (9/6/17)
‘Other’ Wise [Re “Newcomers by the Numbers,” August 23]: Understanding the complexities of resettlement, both structurally and personally, is an important part of the overall…
Ask Athena: My Boyfriend Is a Misogynist
Dear Athena, My boyfriend and I have been together for a year. Sometimes he goes away for a month here or there, usually to visit…
UVM Doctoral Student Wins James Beard Grant
In August, University of Vermont graduate student Alisha Utter, 26, will receive a $20,000 grant from the James Beard Foundation National Scholars Program. She’s the…
Hackie: Awoken and Woke
Awoken, I glanced over at my alarm clocks. I use two because one would put me in a fitful sleep, fretful over the possibility of…
Middlebury’s Haymaker Bun Puts Out the Pastries
When people run into Caroline Corrente, they often ask her about her buns. Some want to know how big they are. Others want to know…
Composer Matt LaRocca’s Crossover Appeal
At first glance, composer, violist and guitar player Matt LaRocca could be mistaken for a brewmaster. Maybe it’s the scruffy beard, loose plaid shirt and…
Tricks of the Tray: How School Food Programs Nourish Students, Buy Local and Try to Break Even
Vermont is a national leader in the movement to serve kids fresh, nutritious and locally sourced food in K-12 schools. To see how it’s earned…
Toscano Café and Bistro Is for Sale
Toscano Café and Bistro, at 27 Bridge Street in Richmond, is for sale, co-owner Jon Fath said last week. He and his wife, Lucie Bolduc-Fath,…
Soundbites: A Jazzier Jazz Fest
San Francisco’s Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival stacks its lineups with more than just banjo pickers. The Newport Folk Festival in Rhode Island is populated with…
Movie Review: ‘The Trip to Spain’ Offers a Third Round of Great Grub and Gab
Whenever I read that Michael Winterbottom has a new installment in his Trip series on the way, I immediately do two things: 1. contact my…
Vermont’s ‘Most Beautiful’ Prison Has an Uncertain Future
A garden sprouted rows of cabbage and carrots on a sunny day last month. Two silos stood tall next to a softball field. Red barns…
Movie Review: Viewers Won’t Catch ‘Tulip Fever’ Watching This Silly Historical Piece
According to some economists, the housing bubble of the aughts has nothing on the “tulip mania” of the 17th century. In seedy taverns outside the…
Artist Profile: Painter Frank DeAngelis
Burlington artist Frank DeAngelis has been many things: plumber, punk music zine-ster, anarchist, rock climber, environmental activist, business owner. Only last April did he add…
Not College Bound? Try Welding School
John Birkett clipped a jumper-cable-like clamp to a steel stand at his knees, cranked open a tank of argon gas, lowered his face mask and…
Eat This Week: September 6 to 12, 2017: Say Cheese (and Wine!)
Wish you knew how to describe the difference between Bourgogne and Beaujolais, Morgon and Anjou Blanc? Let the palate-savvy oenophiles at Dedalus give you the…
WWJD? A Jane Austen Weekend in Vermont
The Governor’s House in Hyde Park was built in 1893 by Vermont’s 43rd governor, Carroll S. Page, to resemble a house erected more than a…
Bern Return: Sanders’ New Hampshire Homecoming
During a televised interview last Thursday, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) lambasted CNN’s Chris Cuomo for asking about the 2020 presidential race. “People are sick and…
Album Review: Emma Cook & Questionable Company, ‘Take It Home’
(CD, digital download) In 2016, Burlington’s bluesy, pop-rock band Questionable Company added singer-songwriter Emma Cook’s name to their official title — and rightly so. Not…
Burlington’s Politically Charged Band Dysfunkshun Reunite for Their 25th Anniversary
A year ago, Richard Bailey wasn’t thinking about reuniting Dysfunkshun. The ’90s-era rap-rock hybrid known for staunchly antifascist, antidiscrimination messaging had been dormant for years….
Album Review: Benn Rymon, ‘A Long Time’
(Self-released, CD, digital download) Plattsburgh, N.Y.-based producer and MC Benn Rymon has been working with beats and raps for more than a decade. Yet his…
25 Years of the South End Art Hop
In 1993, Burlington’s South End could have been better described as gritty than up-and-coming. Pine Street was lined with postindustrial warehouses and a smattering of…
Paw Patrol: Vermont Volunteers Fetch Displaced Animals in Houston
About a dozen Vermont do-gooders are down in Houston helping displaced dogs. The crew from All Breed Rescue in Williston and Oh my DOG kennel…
Handcuffed: Vermont Pols Consider Who Pays for Policing
Waterbury Sports co-owner Chuck Hughson likes knowing the names of the police officers who patrol the streets where he lives and works. He finds comfort…
With Teacher Contracts in Play, ‘Comparables’ Are Under Scrutiny
Burlington teachers strummed guitars, banged on bongos and sang “We Shall Overcome” as they waited last Thursday night to see if their protracted contract talks…
At the Hop, Greek Theater Addresses Ferguson
The Hopkins Center for the Arts at Dartmouth College opens its new performing arts season with an ancient Greek tragedy. Theater of War Productions presents…
WBTV-LP Goes Live for the Art Hop
Revelers along the Pine Street corridor in Burlington this weekend might want to bring along transistor radios. No, not to sneakily catch a few innings…
Art Hop Eats: A Diner’s Guide
Christopher Chaisson stood in a hole on Burlington’s Pine Street last week working on the steel-reinforced concrete base of a sculpture. He talked to Seven…
Allium to Open in Former Arvad’s Grill Spot
Just two months after they purchased Arvad’s Grill in Waterbury with plans to upgrade its look and fare, owners Jason Palmer and David Hubbard have…
