The Auto Issue
The Auto Issue: Are Vermont’s Used Auto Parts Peddlers Benefiting From Hard Times? Vermont Is Not The Worst Place to Sell Cars; New Book on Lake Champlain Makes a Splash
Trio of Quail
Given the state of the economy, my boyfriend James and I elected to celebrate Valentine’s Day at home. Since I had a six-pack of quail…
Jon Stewart to Appear at UVM
Jon Stewart, the salty, satirical host of The Daily Show, will be performing at the Patrick Gym on March 28th at 8 pm. Tickets for…
John McCardell on 60 Minutes
Last night, Middlebury College President Emeritus John McCardell appeared on CBS’ “60 Minutes” in a 13-minute segment on the “drinking age debate.” As we reported…
Wheeler Parents Commit “Random Acts of Art”
Between March 4 and 13, some Burlington parents will sign their kids up for Vermont’s first-ever magnet schools. Both schools are in Burlington’s Old North…
El Anatsui
[Ed. Note: Here’s another post from Seven Days co-editor Pamela Polston.] I was bummed Sunday morning to see that the New York Times Style Magazine…
Skydiver Survives Power Line
[Ed. note: this just in from Seven Days editor Pamela Polston…] Wow. Today at the Brattleboro Winter Carnival, a Massachusetts skydiver crashed onto a power…
Best vintage clothes (retired cat.)
Battery Street Jeans & Battery Street Jeans
Best shoe store outside Chittenden County (retired)
Lenny's Shoe & Apparel & The Shoe Horn
Best place to buy women’s evening wear outside Chittenden County (retired cat.)
Damsels & Salaam Boutique
Best place to buy women’s evening wear inside Chittenden County (retired cat.)
ecco & Ecco Clothes for Women & Men
Best women’s casual clothing outside Chittenden County
Onion River Sports & Onion River Sports
Best women’s casual clothing inside Chittenden County
Sweet Lady Jane & Outdoor Gear Exchange (OGE)
National Education Blogger Covers Middlebury Biomass Plant
Vermont media outlets are issuing positive reports this week on Middlebury College’s new biomass plant. According to a press release on Middlebury’s website, the $12…
Burlington VT vs. Huntington WV
ABC’s “Nightline” aired a segment last night contrasting Burlington with Huntington, West Virginia. Apparently, we’re the healthiest city, and they’re the unhealthiest. So “Nightline” followed…
Downloadable Oscar Ballot
Planning to watch the Academy Awards show Sunday night? Here’s a downloadable Oscar ballot, courtesy of WPTZ. It’s basically a checklist, so that you can…
Warning: Mild Grossness Ahead
In little over a week, I will begin a semester-long study abroad program in Salvador, Brazil. Salvador is Brazil’s third largest city and has earned…
Vermont Democratic Party Chairman Resigns
In an email to state committee members this morning, Vermont’s Democratic Party Chairman Ian Carleton announced that he will step down tomorrow after a three-year…
Take Your Pod and Stuff It
I walked down Church Street tonight and I was completely invisible. A good friend walked right past me without seeing me. She was texting/Twittering/God-knows-whattering on…
Vermont-Connected RNC Protesters Acquitted of Charges
In early September, we reported that a pair of protesters with Vermont connections were arrested in St. Paul, Minnesota, during the Republican National Convention. Turns…
Can Burlington Pull Off an Error-Free Election?
Let’s face it, Burlington has had its share of problems since longtime elections chief Jo LaMarche left the city to take a job as the…
Vermont Yankee on the Hot Seat
The Vermont Legislature isn’t the only place where Entergy Vermont Yankee officials can find themselves on the hot seat. Voters in roughly 40 towns in…
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After School Rocks [SIV116]
2/12/09: After School Rocks this winter at 242 Main where students play and compose music, form bands, and channel their innerrockstars in a 5 week…
Free Will Astrology
Here’s the weekly astrological forecast for February 18 – 25, 2009. What’s your sign, baby? They’re all here… ARIES (March 21-April 19): For a limited…
Vitruvian Post Script
Soundbites: Vitruvian Post Script, Grace Notes, Bite Torrent, Dept. of Corrections
A Driver Rehab Specialist Holds the Key to Getting People Behind the Wheel
For most drivers, getting from point A to point B is as simple as turning a key, putting the vehicle in gear and stepping on…
News Quirks
Curses, Foiled Again A man entered a store in South Portland, Maine, at 2:30 p.m., wielded a knife and demanded money. When the clerk refused,…
Up Against the Walls
Art Review: “Urban Wallscapes,” recent paintings and prints by Phil Herbison, Vermont Supreme Court Lobby, Montpelier. Through March 6.
Old School
One Burlington school still isn’t handicapped-accessible, and parents are tired of it
Letters to the Editor
COMIC RELIEF I want to thank Seven Days for retaining their comics section. It isn’t that I would expect Seven Days to trim or remove…
Are Vermont’s Used Auto Parts Peddlers Benefiting From Hard Times?
Armand Rathe, longtime owner of Rathe’s Salvage, doesn’t have a computer, or much of a filing system, in his Colchester office. But if your ’95…
Burlington is the New Brooklyn
I just wanted to take a moment to give props to the people over at Higher Ground for the fantastic lineup of shows they’ve booked…
Blogging Burlington Politics
No, I’m not talking about what we’re doing here on Blurt. We actually get paid for our reporting. And we’re happy about that.Haik Bedrosian, on…
Yes, Another Mayoral Debate!
Another day, another Burlington mayoral debate — or at least so it seems. This time, four of the five mayoral candidates will take questions from…
Comcast Gets Schooled
Area school boards are coming to the defense of the Regional Educational Technology Network (RETN) in its brewing battle with telecom giant Comcast.The Burlington School…
Not as Sexy as Bob Kiss
The campaign videos keep a’comin’ in Burlington’s mayoral race. Here’s video #2 from Dan Smith’s campaign (and yes, it appears to be from his official…
