The Tech Issue October 2014 (Theme Issue)
The Tech Issue: Paul Heintz on the IBM Deal; Seven Top Techies Talk Shop; A Facebook Addict Tries Vermont’s Alternatives
Obituary: James Daniel Bianca III
James Daniel Bianca III, age 54, a resident of this area since 1998, died Monday afternoon October 27, 2014, at his home on the Robert…
Obituary: Roger J. Benjamin
Roger J. Benjamin, age 84 years, a resident of Meadow Lane died Wednesday afternoon October 22, 2014, in the Northwestern Medical Center with loving family…
Obituary: Peter Devigne Caldwell, 1934-2014, Washington, D.C.
Peter Devigne Caldwell, 80, of Washington, D.C., died October 5, 2014, in New York City, surrounded by love, family, and music. He was preceded in…
Obituary: Brenda Lee Maki, 1960-2014, St. Albans
Brenda Lee Maki, 53 beloved daughter and sister passed away unexpectedly on Saturday October 18, 2014 Brenda was born November 16, 1960 in Leominister Massachussetts….
Obituary: Luella Barbara Viens, 1931-2014, Burlington
Luella Barbara Viens, 83, of Burlington passed away October 16th, 2014, at Birchwood Terrace. Luella was born on July 21st, 1931, in Shelburne, VT, to…
Neighbors Clash Over Apartments, Day Station for Homeless
Nobody was mincing words at a neighborhood meeting last week at the Burlington police station. Lakeview Terrace resident Mannie Lionni told fellow architect Bob Duncan…
Probing Questions Assess Burlington’s Homeless Population
Last Monday, Wayne Latulippe took a break from sawing and stacking wood to greet five strangers who showed up unannounced at his home. After they…
Tight Squeeze Coffee Shop to Open in Burlington
About three weeks ago, just before Burlington’s Daily News coffee shop closed its doors for good, business and life partners Lisa Osornio and Matt Gress…
Feasting at the Au Pied de Cochon Sugar Shack
Envy the pleasingly plump feral cats who haunt the woodpiles and puddles around Cabane à Sucre au Pied de Cochon in Mirabel, Québec. They don’t…
Vermont Native Sam Amidon Talks About Deconstructing Folk
For Sam Amidon, folk music is a malleable art form, despite the genre’s outwardly rigid traditions. On his new album, Lily-O, the Brattleboro native deconstructs…
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Driving Mr. Killacky [SIV373]
10/16/14: John Killacky first fell in love with a pony named Raindrop at the tender age of 8. Years later, as the Executive Director of…
Smooth Antics, Smooth Antics
(Self-released, digital download) At the moment, Kat Wright is Burlington’s reigning soul diva. But increasingly the Indomitable Soul Band front woman has challengers to her…
Chip Flip: IBM’s Departure is Shumlin’s October Surprise
It ain’t Ebola or the Islamic State, but even Vermont’s sleepy gubernatorial race got an “October surprise” this week. After 56 years in the state,…
Jeremy Gilchrist, Causality
(Self-released, CD, digital download) Jeremy Gilchrist has an unusual way with words. At his best, the Winooski-by-way-of-North-Carolina songwriter leaves room for the listener to contemplate…
Crumbs: NECI Grad Wins Pastry Prize; Renee Erickson Coming to Burlington
On October 13, New England Culinary Institute COO and executive chef Jean-Louis Gerin brought NECI grad Sam Benson to represent the United States in Paris…
Men, Women & Children
ZOMG, the internet, right? It’s changing the way humanity thinks, loves, lives! It’s connecting strangers and terrifying middle-class white suburban parents everywhere. In fact, the…
Soundbites: Spark Arts to Bring Burlington a Comedy Club
Have you ever been told something, like, a really big something, and then immediately been sworn to secrecy for an indeterminate amount of time? It’s…
Can Electronic Monitoring Reduce Vermont’s Prison Population?
Tammie LaClair should be in prison. In September, she was arrested and charged with her fourth DUI. Because she was unwilling to post the $2,500…
Should I Be Happy Alone?
Dear Athena, I have had a series of events happen in my life over the last few years that have drained most of my self-confidence…
Film Highlights the Plight of Chinese Web Junkies
A teenage boy sits on a dormitory mattress in a dim room on the outskirts of Beijing, his body shaking with uncontrollable sobs. “What did…
Free Will Astrology (10/22/14)
ARIES (March 21-April 19): The driest place on the planet is the Atacama Desert in northern Chile. It gets about a half inch of rain…
Vermont Gets Its Own Comic Con
Hey, Vermont geeks: Ever wanted to meet a zombie from “The Walking Dead”? What about Mr. McFeely, the mailman from “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood”? Or maybe…
WTF: The Internet of Things?
Many of us are still getting used to the idea of being connected to the internet through our smartphones. But just as we’re coming to…
New Local Horror Short Inspired by Vermont’s ‘Haunted’ Places
One of Vermont’s most enduring legends is the haunting of a 19th-century covered bridge in Stowe. It’s said that a young woman named Emily, distraught…
News Quirks (10/22/14)
Curses, Foiled Again Police got a good look at a burglary suspect who made off with $3,700 in Coral Gables, Fla., even though the man…
VT Kids’ Author Tanya Stone Celebrates Her 100th Book
Young adult and children’s-book author Tanya Lee Stone is a hard woman to get hold of. The 48-year-old South Burlington resident, who recently signed a…
Fall Cocktail Recipes From Burlington’s Burgeoning Scene
In New York City, nary a bar opens without a serious cocktail list — whether the tipples are new twists on classics like the Negroni…
Irene’s Silicon Lining: Has wiring Bethel changed it for good?
The noontime rush at Cockadoodle Pizza Café in Bethel is more like a steady trickle. Two construction workers in reflective neon vests wait in line…
Gallery Profile: ArtisTree Community Arts Center & Gallery
After four years in the Mount Tom Building in Woodstock, ArtisTree Community Arts Center & Gallery has moved to new digs just two miles up…
Meet the People Who Power Vermont’s Growing Tech Sector
Vermont’s tech economy is growing. It isn’t Silicon Valley — yet — but anecdotal evidence suggests an increasing number of local tech companies are calling…
Letters to the Editor (10/22/14)
Born Addicted While Mark Szymanski’s letter [Feedback, “DCF’s Problem,” October 8] was grossly insensitive, he does raise a deeply troubling societal problem that needs more…
An A-Z Guide to Vermont’s Tech Ecosystem
Can’t tell the difference between a coder and a maker? Don’t know the first thing about FIRST robotics? Then this A to Z guide is…
Libertarian Dan Feliciano Makes a Bid for Vermont’s Highest Office
As a political neophyte with scant name recognition, Libertarian gubernatorial candidate Dan Feliciano exceeded expectations when he collected 14 percent of the vote as a…
Tech Issue: Vermont’s Scene Bigger Than Big Blue
The biggest tech story in Vermont this week is that IBM, one of the state’s largest private employers, is selling its microelectronics facility in Essex…
Middlebury’s Marquis Theater Adds a Southwestern Restaurant
In a Netflix-streaming world, it’s a challenge to keep a vintage movie house going. But Bill Shafer and Ben Wells of Middlebury’s Marquis Theatre have…
