The Love & Marriage Issue 2017
Musicians Pick First-Dance Tunes; Wedding Wear for the Eco-Conscious; Local Love Brigade: Postal Hugs for Victims of Hate
Eat This Week, February 15 to 21, 2017: Think Globally, Act Locally
This year, Northeast Organic Farming Association of Vermont’s annual winter conference looks outward to frame Vermont’s local food strengths and challenges in a global context….
Obituary: Paul LaBrusciano, 1966-2017
Paul Martin LaBrusciano (Paulie Roots) passed away on February 05, 2017, in Burlington, Vermont. Paul was born on April 21, 1966, in Manhattan, New York….
The Parmelee Post: Dealers’ Jobs Not Threatened by Pot Bill, Says Kingpin
Marijuana dealers across the state breathed a sigh of relief this week when they learned their jobs would not be affected if Vermont’s legalization bill…
In Memoriam: Gary Feingold
February 18, 2017 marks the 69th birthday of a truly extraordinary human being named Gary Feingold. Gary lives on in the hearts and minds of…
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Mt Abe’s Classroom Pets [SIV477]
2/3/17: Mount Abraham Union High School in Bristol has some unusual classroom pets. Ruby the snake is the oldest resident and has been teaching students…
Ag Agency Launches Vermont ‘Listening Tour’
All through February, representatives of the Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets will travel around the state on a “listening tour.” It will land…
Local Love Brigade Sends Cards to Victims of Hate
Ann Bedichek Braden, a Brattleboro-based grassroots organizer, was heartbroken by the result of November’s presidential election. But she hasn’t taken it lying down. In early…
Free Will Astrology (2/8/17)
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): The time is now, Brave Aquarius. Be audacious about improving the big little things in your life. (That’s not a typo….
Calligrapher Laura Di Piazza Makes Letters With Love
Norwich artist Laura Di Piazza was 12 years old when she received her introduction to calligraphy as part of an “inner-city middle school program” in…
The Last Word on ‘Peeing’ During Sex
Dear readers, In the last few weeks I have received an abundance of letters from gals concerned and confused about the difference between peeing and…
The Fleming Museum Installs New Asian Gallery
For the University of Vermont’s Fleming Museum of Art, the permanent Gallery of Asian Art has been years in the making. This month, it finally…
Letters to the Editor (2/8/17)
More on Mosher [Re “In Memoriam: On the Death of Howard Frank Mosher,” February 1; Live Culture: “Howard Frank Mosher’s Imagination of Vermont: A Tribute,”…
Soundbites: Decked Out; Do the Time Warp, Again
Here’s some good news: A new Rough Francis album is on the way. It’s been almost four years since the Burlington rock stars dropped their…
Coming and Going: Vermont Struggles to Grow Its Workforce
Ethan Bechtel sank into a caramel-colored leather chair in his Burlington office. He wore a flannel shirt, jeans and fashionable stubble as he explained why…
Art Review: ‘From Far Away,’ Solo Exhibit by Stephan Schaub, Governor’s Gallery
The 20 works by Stephen Schaub currently on display at the Governor’s Gallery in Montpelier technically constitute a photography exhibit. But only a few of…
Coquette, Three
(Green Mountain Records, digital download) In November 2014, the Seven Days reviewer of Coquette’s sophomore EP, Separatio, begged for more. Now, the quirky central Vermont…
The Trump Effect: Vermont Lawmakers Fear Federal Funding Cuts
A cloud hangs over the Statehouse. It’s a big, orange, angry-looking thing with some oddly sculpted schmutz on top, and it looms in the background…
Stone Bullet, Sons of the Gun
(Self-released, digital download) Barre band Stone Bullet have been honing a specific sound over the past seven years, as if Nirvana and U2 had never…
Rocky Leaves Town
“This is the Shopping Bag. I got a guy here who needs a ride.” The Shopping Bag is a general store in Burlington’s Old North…
Movie Review: ‘Paterson’ Captures the Everyday Joys of Creation
For three decades I’ve been asking why someone can’t make a movie about a writer that portrays the creative process in a remotely credible manner….
Thin Ice Breaks, and a Game Warden Launches a Dangerous Rescue
Vermont Fish and Wildlife game warden Mike Scott said goodbye to his wife and 6-month-old daughter on the morning of January 26 and walked out…
Movie Review: ‘Rings’ Makes It Seem Kinder Not to Rewind
You’re an evil spirit who propagates herself via a creepy short film on a VHS tape. Whoever watches it dies seven days later. Nineteen years…
DIY Wedding? Caitlin Frauton Has Some Advice
From Martin Short’s Franck Eggelhoffer in Father of the Bride to Nathan Lane’s Pepper Saltzman on “Modern Family,” the wedding-coordinator shtick is about as old…
Love & Marriage Issue — 2017
The world is increasingly cray-cray, but people still fall for each other and get hitched. Hope springs eternal — and that’s a good thing. In…
Notes From a Sex-Ed Workshop for Grownups
I vaguely remember my middle school gym teacher unrolling a condom onto a banana. I recall that the school nurse separated the girls and boys…
Vermont Musicians Share the Stories Behind Their Wedding Songs
Getting married involves the biggest decision of your life. No, we don’t mean choosing a spouse. We’re talking about choosing the song that will introduce…
Tall Mall Looms Over Central District Council Race
Burlington City Council candidate Genese Grill seemed more hostess than politician at her campaign kickoff last month in Burlington’s Old North End. She eschewed electoral…
Singer-songwriter Jamell Rogers Gets Real on His Album, Substance Abuse
Burlington-based R&B singer-songwriter/producer Jamell “NYT” Rogers lives his life according to a simple mantra: “Know your truth.” He defines this maxim as having a deep…
Tara Lynn Bridal Designs Eco-Friendly Dresses
When eco-couture designer Tara Lynn Scheidet boasts, “Each dress has a story,” she means it has a fairy tale. Like the one in which bride-to-be…
New Pot Plan: Legalization Lite
On the day of Donald Trump’s presidential inauguration, members of a marijuana advocacy group stood on Dupont Circle in Washington, D.C., handing out free joints….
Mad Luvs 2017
On Seven Days’ Love and Marriage Issue cover this week, we asked readers to draft a letter — Mad Lib-style — to their Valentine. This kind of creative writing requires a pair: One asking for parts of speech, the other dreaming up the answers. If you’re playing solitaire, though, here’s a whiz-bang generator.
Femme Cartoonists Debut The Ladybroad Ledger
A new “funny” has come to town, and it even has a funny name: The Ladybroad Ledger. The inaugural newsprint compilation features 10 artists and…
Local Favorite Sandwiches Stack Up
A sandwich might be the most versatile of meals. It can be breakfast, lunch or dinner; it can range from a delicate tea snack with thinly sliced cucumbers and crustless white bread to a ginormous Dagwood stuffed with all manner of meats, cheeses and condiments. For many Americans, a love affair with sandwiches starts early,…
Sparkles, Lace and Love at a Valentine Workshop
Megan Humphrey loves cards. The walls of her Old North End studio are lined with shelves holding boxes of product from her company, Sweet Basil…
Eat this Week, February 8 to 14, 2017: Beef and Babes
When was the last time you bellied up to a proper steakhouse meal? For one night, Butch + Babe’s chef Narin Phanthakhot and owner Kortnee…
Meat Brings People Together at Beau Butchery + Bar
“Beau” is a borrowed French word. It’s the term for a partner in new, shiny love or in long-term companionship. Or, as a contributor to…
Restaurants and Bars on the Move in Winooski
It’s no secret that in recent years Winooski has been a city on the move. On the food and beverage front, locals have enjoyed the…
Bohemian Bakery Opens Storefront in Montpelier
This week, Annie Bakst and Robert Hunt opened a “European-style” bakery and café in a storefront at 78 Barre Street in Montpelier. It’s the second…
