The Media Issue 2017
Why Vermont Journalists Want a ‘Shield Law’; Can a Retired Judge Save Southern Vermont Newspapers?; How Will Vermont PBS Spend Its $56 Million Windfall?
Obituary: Theresa “Trish” Ann Morin
Theresa “Trish” Ann Morin passed away peacefully on Monday April 3, 2017. Visiting hours will be on Friday April 7, 2017 from 5:00 to 8:00…
Obituary: Tom Wilkins, 1961-2017
We have lost a good one. Tom Wilkins died peacefully on March 27th 2017. Calm in the center of many a storm, Tom’s gentle, even…
The Parmelee Post: Study Concludes Dog Poo Doesn’t Magically Disappear When Snow Melts
A coalition of Vermont scientists have published the results of an eagerly anticipated study which sought to determine once and for all whether or not…
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Next-Gen Newspaper Publishers Killing it in Killington [SIV484]
3/22/17: In late 2011, Polly Lynn and Jason Mikula took over The Mountain Times, a free weekly newspaper in Killington. Fighting the national trend of…
Lisa Strausser on Wine, Women and What to Drink Now
On a chilly March afternoon, Lisa Strausser loads up a padded, rolling wine case from the back of her Audi in downtown Burlington. “I always…
Can a Retired Judge Save Southern Vermont’s Newspapers?
Kevin Moran could hardly believe his luck last April when he learned that local investors had purchased the group of southern Vermont and western Massachusetts…
Tempest Books Goes Old-School With Movie Rentals
In the era of abandoned movie-rental storefronts, Rick Rayfield has made a bold move. The Fayston resident and former neuroscience professor has managed the Tempest…
Movie Review: Pedro Almodóvar’s 20th Feature, ‘Julieta,’ Goes Off the Rails
“I would like the audience not to be afraid that this movie is not full of humor,” Pedro Almódovar told the New York Times last…
George Clanton on Vaporwave, Rebranding and His Record Label, 100% Electronica
New York City-based electronic pop artist George Clanton has become one of the most prominent figures in the niche genre vaporwave, despite his complicated relationship…
In Morrisville, River Arts Launches AMP Night
A watercolor class, a poetry clinic, a Pilates class set to invigorating tunes: These are among the diverse activities taking place on any given night…
Three Penny Taproom Brings Beer to the Ball Field
If there’s anything more American than apple pie, it might be slugging down a beer while watching a baseball game. This summer, viewers at Vermont…
Dreamland Author Sam Quinones Talks Opiates in Vermont
Two years ago, the United States set the grimmest of records: More than 50,000 Americans died of drug overdoses, 75 of them in Vermont. Opiate…
Otter Creek Brewing’s Mike Gerhart Decamps to Hill Farmstead
After eight years at Otter Creek Brewing, head brewer Mike Gerhart is joining Hill Farmstead Brewery. While at OCB, he modernized the company’s oeuvre, shifting…
Why Does Seven Days Allow Anonymous Commenting?
What’s in a name? Everything, according to some readers who’ve responded to Seven Days stories online. Like many media outlets, Seven Days requires readers to…
Catching Up With “Charlie, Ernie and Lisa in the Morning”
Name: Charlie Papillo, Ernie Farrar, Lisa Nagle Town: Colchester Job: Hosts of “Charlie + Ernie + Lisa in the Morning!” on WVMT 620AM It’s become…
Free Will Astrology (3/29/17)
ARIES (March 21-April 19): The dragon that stole your treasure will return it. Tulips and snapdragons will blossom in a field you thought was a…
Do I Need to Use a Condom With Oral?
Dear Athena, I’m 19 years old and I haven’t had sex yet, nor anything too special! But I’ve been with a really amazing guy for…
Watchdog Whistle: This Vermont News Website Tilts to the Right
Don’t look now, Vermont, but there’s a watchdog behind you to the right. Vermont Watchdog, to use its full name. For the last three-plus years,…
Why Vermont Journalists Want a ‘Shield Law’
Ordinarily, when Rutland Herald reporter Susan Smallheer goes to court, she brings the tools of her trade: a pen, a notebook, and perhaps a camera…
Pianist Beatrice Rana Attracts Fans of Classical, and Italian
The acclaimed Italian pianist Beatrice Rana leads a life of constant international travel. That’s what one might expect of a soloist who won, at the…
Our House Bistro Expands to Plattsburgh
At Our House Bistro in Winooski, the menu features 27 different kinds of macaroni and cheese, including Sugar Shack Mac with maple bacon, fried onion…
Journalism 101? UVM Brainstorms a New Program
The University of Vermont is aiming to start a journalism program — if it can figure out what journalism will be in the coming years…
05401PLUS Magazine Takes Long View of Burlington
Earlier this month, political newcomer Genese Grill attempted to unseat Burlington City Council President Jane Knodell (P-Central District), a University of Vermont economics professor. Back…
Anchor Eva McKend Breaks New Ground on WCAX
For two years, WCAX-TV anchor Eva McKend appeared on air with wavy chestnut-colored tresses. When she delivered the 11 p.m. newscast this past January 13,…
Movie Review: ‘Life’ Offers a Sci-Fi Thrillride on the Space Station
Should you wish to precisely parse the difference between Life and Gravity, a film with which it has a great deal in common, you can…
How Will Vermont PBS Spend its $56 Million Windfall?
It’s not unusual for journalists from other media outlets to stroll through the doors of Vermont PBS. The station’s flagship local news program, “Vermont This…
Art Review: Catherine Jansen, Fleming Museum of Art
The first thing to know about “Catherine Jansen: 1008,” a current exhibition at the University of Vermont’s Fleming Museum of Art, is what that numeral…
Erin Cassels-Brown, Northern Lights, Vol. 1
(Future Fields, digital download) Making the leap from working a day job and playing music on the side to becoming a full-time musician can be…
DailyUV Aims to Reboot News Coverage in the Upper Valley
Watt Alexander is first to admit he’s an unlikely character to try to revolutionize Vermont’s local news scene. For one, he’s never held a job…
Mark LeGrand, Wrong Turn
(Self-released, CD) Mark LeGrand has been sober for close to 30 years. But, even decades later, those bleary nights seem to linger around him. In…
Soundbites: Ryan’s Song
April 3, 2016, was a dark day for the Vermont music community — and the greater community as a whole. It was on this day…
The Media Issue
President Donald Trump has called journalists “among the most dishonest people on Earth” and “the enemy of the people.” His term “fake news” has come…
A Campus Fracas Tests Middlebury College’s Student Journalists
Hundreds of Middlebury College students rose to their feet and began to boo and jeer inside the McCullough Student Center. Will DiGravio stood up, too,…
Letters to the Editor (3/29/17)
Give Bernie a Break Since last November, Sen. Bernie Sanders has had a full plate of national issues challenging our democracy to deal with. I…
On Instagram, Edible Galleries by Vermont Foodies
A pie just out of the oven, its crust golden and streaked with red where the fruit filling has bubbled over. A toddler, hands smeared…
Gamers and Farmers Go Teat-to-Teat at Billings Farm
What if gamers and farmers went toe-to-toe — or teat-to-teat — on an old-fashioned milk-off? Apparently, the idea isn’t as outrageous as it sounds. This…
Eat This Week, March 29 to April 4, 2017: Shackin’ Up
It’s spring — right? Regardless of what Mother Nature has to say about it, Misery Loves Co.’s fourth annual maple season show must go on….
