Sep 8-14, 2010
Maltex Building Reborn at Art Hop; Online Embarrassments and Cyber Slips; Alice Levitt Catcher Bieber Fever
Foursquare Hopping
As part of Seven Days’ sponsorship of this year’s South End Art Hop Juried Show, we set up a venue on Foursquare for the show…
Press Release: Two-Day Tech Jam Will Showcase Growing Vermont Businesses
For Immediate ReleaseSeptember 13, 2010Contact: Cathy Resmer, Associate Publisher / Web Editor, Seven Daysvt3@sevendaysvt.com, 802-864-5684 x14What: Vermont 3.0 Tech JamWhen: Friday October 15, 10 a.m….
Dubie, Shumlin Square Off in First Debate
* updated below * They stood just inches away from each other inside a cramped AM radio studio for their first, official gubernatorial debate, but…
Johnson State Students to Quiz (Major Party) Statewide Candidates
It’s just one of those political rituals in Vermont: Forums before Johnson State College students hosted by political professor and State Sen. Bill Doyle (R-Washington).That’s…
Alburgh Baker Lands Sweet Gig on “Top Chef”
By now, it’s a safe bet that everyone knows someone who’s been on a reality show. I know three people, one of whom works in…
I Was a Recount Volunteer
*** UPDATE: The Burlington Free Press reports that the totals are in, and Peter Shumlin is the winner of the Democratic gubernatorial primary. ***Last week,…
Fringe Friday: Peter Diamondstone
For week six of “Fringe Friday,” we feature socialist candidate for U.S. Senate Peter Diamondstone, a perennial fringie who, for the first time in three…
Democrats File Complaint Against Dubie Campaign
The Vermont Democratic Party lodged a complaint with the attorney general’s office Thursday alleging the Republican Governors Association and the gubernatorial campaign of Lt. Gov….
Deal Breaker?
Dear Mistress Maeve,I have been with my son’s father for roughly three years. In the beginning, the sex was OK, but now it’s nothing. He…
Gubernatorial Politics in Purgatory
As volunteers gathered in courthouses throughout Vermont to recount the more than 76,000 ballots cast in the Democratic primary for governor, the five Democratic candidates…
Welch Fights Back Against “Natural” Syrup
Rep. Peter Welch is mad. Fuming, even. His ire doesn’t stem from repeated Republican stalemates, Obama’s plummeting poll numbers or the Tea Party’s limited grasp…
Bieber Fever Spikes!
Too old to understand why little girls the world over love Justin Bieber? The 16-year-old is the latest teen idol to create mass hysteria. I…
Graphic Imagery of White River Junction Hate Speech
This week’s print version of the Local Matters story, “White River Junction Neighbors Exchange Hate-Crime Accusations,” didn’t have space to run a cartoon by Brandon…
Free Will Astrology
Here’s the weekly astrological forecast for September 8 – 14, 2010. What’s your sign, baby? They’re all here… ARIES (March 21-April 19): My friend Alana…
News Quirks
Curses, Foiled Again People noticed Dennis Hawkins, 48, when he showed up at a shopping center supermarket wearing a woman’s blonde wig, a sweater with…
Letters to the Editor
It’s a Colorful World Thank you for [“The Diversity Test,” August 25]. Working at UVM for the last seven years, the lack of racial and…
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Vermont Yak Company [SIV191]
8/26/10: Gazing out at a hillside dotted with hulking, furry yaks, it is hard to believe we are still in Vermont. The three families that…
Fast Bikes — 2010 Burlington Criterium
Perhaps one of my favorite events all year in Burlington is the Green Mountain Stage Race Dealer.com Criterium. This is when hundreds of cyclists with…
