The Cartoon Issue 2016
The 4th Annual Cartoon Issue: New Vermont Laws to Obey; How to Become a New American, a Bernie Sanders Coloring Contest; the Making of Madaila, Pop Band
Obituary: Thomas F. Dacres, 1942-2016
Thomas F. Dacres, Sr. 74, passed away peacefully on July 10th, 2016 at home surrounded by his loving family after a courageous battle with cancer….
Obituary: John Megown Von Bargen, 1945-2016
John Megown Von Bargen, 70, passed away from lung cancer on Monday, July 4, 2016, at 2:50 a.m. at his home surrounded by his family….
Cops’ Feet on the Street Making a Difference in the Old North End
Meet Corp. Krystal Wrinn, who spends eight-hour shifts walking the Burlington streets on foot patrols intended to target street crime and drugs.
WTF: What Would Make Silverware Magnetized?
Seven Days has received many odd reader questions over the years, but this one might be the strangest.
Museum Piece: Inside the Most Important Garage in Vermont Politics
Across the street from Malletts Bay, behind the general store that bears his name, Sen. Dick Mazza owns the most important garage in Vermont politics.
State of the Arts: Cartoon U
Originally published November 17, 2004. The Center for Cartoon Studies won’t see its first students until next fall, but the White River Junction institution is…
Feel the Bern: An Adult Coloring Contest!
Download the coloring page You surely know by now that adult coloring books are a thing. And if you don’t, you need to go to…
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Carpenters Tribute Concert at Wake Robin [SIV450]
6/30/16: Rutland native Sally Olson has been fixated on the music of the ’70s since she was little. For the past two and a half…
The Cartoon Issue, 2016
Telling stories primarily with pictures is a challenge for writers because, you know, we like to use our words. But with the help of 17…
Letters to the Editor (7/6/16)
Marina for Whom? [“Burlington Harbor Marina Gets Council Approval,” June 28] is hardly a win for city residents and taxpayers. First, the lease terms are…
Tea Time at Perennial Pleasures in East Hardwick
In 1970, landscape architect Tom Kane, his wife, Judith, and their children moved to an 1840s brick house in East Hardwick. Ten years later, daughter Rachel Kane started a garden nursery called Perennial Pleasures at the family home.
Middlebury’s Seedsheet Gets the Garden Started
Cam MacKugler wanted access to food grown right at home, but he had a tiny apartment and no space for raised beds. So he invented a way to make gardening a lot easier.
The Legend of Sweet William, Vermont Troubadour
A photo his my email of a vintage record label that reads “Bernie Town Bounce.” With it several 1970’s era looking cartoons of one of the two musicians who recorded it…
Wiener-Dog
If you’re familiar with the twisted, tragic universe that writer-director Todd Solondz has created with eight features over 27 years, you may care to read…
Swiss Army Man
It’s a good year in American art houses for films with premises that sound like they were sourced from a Dadaist Twitter feed. First came…
Over the Rainbow: Mark Daly’s Big Realization
Following the messy breakup of his band Chamberlin, Mark Daly was in a dark place — specifically, a cabin in the woods of Goshen. That’s when the transformation began.
Starting Over: First Steps for Refugees in Vermont
You’re a refugee from a far-off country. You arrive in Vermont. What’s next?
The DuPont Brothers, A Riddle for You
To paraphrase John Cusack’s Rob Gordon in High Fidelity, do we listen to pop music because we’re miserable, or are we miserable because we listen to pop music?
Vermonter Sally Olson Sings in Tribute to Karen Carpenter
Vermonter Sally Olson is carrying on the legacy of singer Karen Carpenter — right down to the vintage dresses and ’70s hairdo.
Art Review: ‘Perseverance: Japanese Traditional Tattoo in a Modern World’
An art exhibit at Middlebury College examines the aesthetic innovation and cultural hybridity of contemporary Japanese tattooing.
Soundbites: The Best VT Albums of 2016 … So Far (Part Two)
Last week, we dug into some of the best local albums released in the first three months of 2016. It was an impressive list running…
Free Will Astrology (7/6/16)
CANCER (June 21-July 22): As I gaze into my crystal ball and invoke a vision of your near future, I find you communing with elemental…
I Want More Sex Than My Husband Does
Dear Athena, My husband and I have been married for almost three years, and we have a very solid relationship. However, even though we hold…
Catholics to Condo$: A Story of Lost Land
This North Avenue plot was once a Catholic orphanage, then Burlington College’s campus. Now, developer Eric Farrell plans to build 672 condos, a private health club, a dog park and gardens on the land.
New Rules: 2016 Laws Affect Drivers, Turnips and Estate Taxes
Many of the 199 laws that Vermont legislators passed this year took effect July 1. Here are some of them.
Loyal to Local: In White River Junction, Dave Briggs Champions the Creative Economy
Dave Briggs has been an engineer, an innkeeper and an arts promoter in White River Junction. Now he’s building the town’s creative economy.
Barre’s Rich Dufresne Builds Sci-Fi Action Figures
Rich Dufresne started out customizing action figures for his kids. Then he started his own company, Imagination Asylum.
Tap 25 Opens in Stowe With Craft Brews and Bites
Over the weekend, the Vermont beer world was abuzz with the news that the Alchemist had opened its new brewery and visitor center in Stowe…
Shacksbury to Open Tasting Room in Vergennes
Shacksbury cidery in Shoreham has gleaned significant praise, both locally and nationally, since cofounders Colin Davis and David Dolginow began pressing apples in 2013. Now…
