The Cartoon Issue 2017
Alison Bechdel Revives “Dykes to Watch Out For,” Again; A Cartoonist Finds Her Tribe in the Woods; Late Folksinger Utah Phillips’ Caboose Is on the Move
Obituary: John Barbour, 1948-2017 Underhill
John, 68, of Underhill died unexpectedly on July 8, 2017, while running. John was born August 25, 1948, to James and Sarah Ellen Barbour in…
Obituary: David Powers, 1973-2017
Our dearly loved son, brother, uncle and friend passed this June 27 from complications of Crohn’s disease. As a teenager, David terrorized the city of…
Seriously: The Cartoon Interview
In this week’s episode, host Bryan Parmelee talks with cartoonist Rachel Lindsay about her contribution to Seven Days’ annual cartoon issue and her weekly strip…
The Parmelee Post: Burlington Officials Face Backlash After Repairing Potholes Without Public Input
Burlington officials once again provoked the ire of a divided community Friday at a public meeting to discuss commuter safety concerns. Tensions flared after New…
Walters: Advocate for the Homeless to Challenge Sanders for Senate Seat
If, as expected, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) runs for re-election in 2018, he will face an unlikely challenger for the Democratic nomination: Jon Svitavsky, a…
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Creemee Tour [SIV496]
7/2/17: Burlington finally got some sunny weather Sunday and Eva visited three popular creemee spots to celebrate: Al’s French Frys in South Burlington, the Village…
Cop on the Tweet: Chief’s Social Media Posts Draw Criticism
Before last month, there was nothing out of the ordinary about Logan Huysman’s Facebook page: The 18-year-old South Burlington High School grad posted the usual…
Going Wild With Burlington’s City Naturalist
Burlington is very unusual! If you parachuted into most other parts of Vermont, you would not land in as diverse a patchwork of habitats.
Ask Athena: My Boyfriend Doesn’t Want Me to Masturbate During Sex
Dear Athena, My boyfriend doesn’t want me to masturbate while we are having sex because he says it makes him feel like he’s not doing…
Eat This Week, July 5 to 11, 2017: Dinner With the Flowers
Supper goes back to the field in Wolcott. As the sun sets on July’s first Friday evening, take a seat amid the flowers and vegetables…
Album Review: Lewis Franco & the Missing Cats, ‘With Cousin Joe, Sonny Joe & Grampa Joe’
(Self-released, CD, digital download) Precious few hepcatamounts swing like Lewis Franco. The central Vermont guitarist, songwriter and bandleader has almost single-handedly kept the jump and…
Longtime Director of Rokeby Museum to Step Down
Last summer, Rokeby Museum director Jane Williamson received a crash course in the pitfalls of uniting past and present. After the police killings of Philando…
Movie Review: Action Flick ‘Baby Driver’ Takes Viewers on a Tuneful Ride
What is it about music and moving vehicles? Anyone who’s ever toiled over the perfect road-trip playlist or fantasized about starring in a music video…
Utah Phillips’ Caboose Heads to Train Museum
Utah Phillips was a traveling folk singer in the classic American mold — a genuine hobo.
The Many Musical Stylings of Matt Hagen
Burlington musician Matt Hagen is a busy guy. He is in about a dozen projects and wears a special outfit for each. Help Hagen get ready to rock by cutting out his various ensembles.
Employee or Contractor? Vermont Supreme Court Tackles the Gig Economy
Joe Meccia laid his first tiles in the shower of his family’s Jersey Shore apartment when he was 12. Today, the 64-year-old craftsman lives in…
A Cartoonist Finds Her Tribe “Running With Artemis”
Through the dense woods, a pack of wolves run bearing bows and arrows howling in the name of the Goddess.
The Cartoon Issue
More pictures! Fewer words! That’s the mantra for our annual Cartoon Issue. But in this fifth edition, the pictorial pages are contained in our features…
Writers for Recovery Publishes Second Anthology
Amid the nationwide opiate crisis, said filmmaker and Kingdom County Productions cofounder Bess O’Brien, Writers for Recovery is a “bright spot.” For the past three…
Spectrum Launches a Car-Detailing Biz for Youth
Spectrum’s Jump on Board for Success program helps youth turn their lives around by helping them find and hold stable jobs.
The Best Local Albums of 2017 … So Far (Part 2)
Welcome to Part 2 of our 2017 local albums recap. For those of you who read last week’s installment, feel free to skip the next…
Despite ‘Ick Factor’ and New Fees, Drop-Off Composting Catches On
Flies buzzed, and the pungent odor of rotting food wafted from the compost bins at the Chittenden Solid Waste District drop-off center on Burlington’s Pine…
Album Review: Swale, ‘There’s No One Here’
(Self-released, LP, digital download) The third full-length album from Burlington’s Swale is ominously titled There’s No One Here. It’s blunt, bleak and definitive. The themes…
Hobo’s Café Brings BBQ to Island Pond
Hobo’s Café, a restaurant that specializes in barbecue, opened on Mother’s Day at 18 Cross Street in Island Pond. Canaan native Rob McComiskey returned to…
Green Opportunity: State Seeks Applications for New Pot Dispensary
Sick of working for know-it-all bosses? Ready to hang out your own shingle? The Vermont Department of Public Safety might have the opportunity you’ve been…
‘Dykes to Watch Out For’ Ponders How to Unify a Divided Country
There’s no doubt the social fabric is fraying. But could the warp and weft of reality itself be coming unraveled?
Farm-Raised Kids: 4-H Members Share What They’ve Learned About Animals — and Themselves
Founded more than a century ago, 4-H is the country’s largest youth development organization. Through its clubs, camps, competitions and clinics, the program reaches nearly…
Why Are There Suddenly So Many Rabbits?
Vermont, it seems, is in the midst of a full-blown bunny boom. At least, that’s the unofficial assessment of several Seven Days readers and staff,…
Fast, Cheap and Good? A Closer Look at the Vermont Yankee Deal
The announcement came on Election Day 2016, an ideal moment to bury some bad news. But this news was so good it beggared belief. NorthStar…
Art Review: “Ready. Fire! Aim.” at Hall Art Foundation
Visitors headed to the exhibit called “Ready. Fire! Aim.” at the Hall Art Foundation in Reading should prepare themselves for a fascinating but unsettling experience….
Letters to the Editor (7/5/17)
Coincidence? [Re “Not-So-Green Roof: BTV Airport’s Garage-Top Garden Has Deteriorated,” June 21]: The stuff in this picture appeared two weeks ago at the roof garden….
Movie Review: ‘The House’ Doesn’t Always Win When It’s This Comedy Clunker
I feel a bit bad for Will Ferrell. In a week or so, the comedy legend will turn 50. He made Old School in 2003…
Monkton Pop-Up Dinners Serve Friends and Charities
By the time the duck course rolled around, I’d forgotten how many plates preceded it. But something about the poultry was memorable. It wasn’t so…
Artist Sarah Rosedahl’s Chickens Give a Cluck
Sarah Rosedahl calls herself a recovering engineer. “I don’t say I’m retired, because I’m not totally confident I won’t have to do that again,” she…
Free Will Astrology (7/5/17)
CANCER (June 21-July 22): It’s prime time for you to break through any inhibitions you might have about accessing and expressing your passion. To help…
Eco Bean’s Organic Creemee Is a Superfood
There’s no easy way to say this, but I’m pregnant. And, while I’m not usually into sweets, they say that motherhood — or impending motherhood…
Foam Brewers Expands, Adds Cans and Kegs
Bring on the foam! In Burlington, Foam Brewers is growing. Best known for its complex IPAs and delicate saisons, the brewery has enjoyed fast and…
Honey Road Brings Mediterranean to Burlington
If you crave eastern Mediterranean specialties such as baba ghanoush, braised lamb chops and cocktails spiked with rose water, get ready to visit Honey Road….
