The Tech Issue October 2016 (Theme Issue)
Champlain College Games Sexual Assault; A Commercial Pilot Test-Drives the F-35; Trying on Virtual Reality
The Parmelee Post: Champlain College Alumni Develop Augmented Virtual Reality
A game-design collective consisting of Champlain College alumni have developed what tech industry insiders are already calling a whole new class of virtual reality gaming….
On Campuses, Vermont Candidates Pitch Locavore Politics
Carolynn van Arsdale faced a dilemma. Should she vote back home in Connecticut via absentee ballot? Or should the University of Vermont freshman register in…
A Civilian Pilot Test-Drives the F-35
On August 25, four Vermont Air National Guard officers gathered in a planning room at the South Burlington base to war-game a hypothetical mission —…
Sundae Month Collective Changes the Game
The candy-colored landscape and light electronic music belie the message that you, “a lonely spaceport sanidrone,” receive when you sign up to play: “One day,…
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Teen Bards in the Borderlands [SIV463]
10/15/16: Visitors to the third annual Borderlands were led on a theatrical adventure through a scenic patch of woods in Shelburne. Along the walk, costumed…
Chef Brad’s Crazy Side to Open in Quechee
Fans of the fluorescent food truck Chef Brad’s Crazy Side will soon be able to find chef Brad Pirkey’s “crazy side” in a new location…
The Tech Issue — 2016
The cover of this year’s Tech Issue shows a person wearing a virtual reality headset. What’s visible through those goggles? It’s impossible to say. Chances…
Bringing the World to Vermont International Film Fest
Orly Yadin smiles when she talks about movies. So does Seth Jarvis, her right-hand man. The executive director and outreach coordinator, respectively, are two of…
Who’s on Your Vermont 2016 Ballot?
Wondering what your ballot will look like when you head to the polls on November 8? Get a preview of your personalized Election Day ballot, plus info on the candidates, right here.
Letters to Editor (10/19/16)
Wild Things Readers got fired up about last week’s news story “Hunting Foes Want to Snare Seats on Vermont’s Fish & Wildlife Board,” about whether…
Waterbury Center to Get New Eatery in a Barn
When Ari Fishman leased a barn at 179 Guptil Road in Waterbury Center — formerly home to Tanglewoods Restaurant & Bar — he envisioned opening…
Ninjas and Doctors: Trying Out Virtual Reality
I am a ninja. The blades of my twin katana are a steely, shimmering blur of elegant death. I slice through my adversaries with blinding…
ME2/Orchestra Expands Its Mission
Six years ago, Ronald Braunstein landed in Vermont as the new conductor of the Vermont Youth Orchestra. Previously he had appeared with orchestras around the…
Road Warriors: Republicans Attack Minter’s Irene Record, But Will It Backfire?
In the 2008 presidential election, then-senator Joe Biden famously said of former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani: “There’s only three things he mentions in…
Soundbites: 242 Main Announces Last Show
Well, damn. We knew this day would come eventually. But, like any sad news, even when it’s inevitable and we’ve been given time to prepare…
Farmers to You Connects Growers With Customers
Gregory Georgaklis, cofounder of the food-distribution business Farmers to You, strides through the company’s headquarters on his way to run some errands. The offices are…
Digital Meets Celluloid at 20th Annual Ciné Salon
The 20th annual Ciné Salon is turning back the clock — literally. On Monday, October 24, the Hanover, N.H.-based film series will screen the Vincente…
The Last Laugh
Director Ferne Pearlstein does something very clever at the opening of her latest documentary, a look at the ever-shifting line separating good taste from bad…
I’m Asexual and People Just Don’t Get It
Dear Athena, I am asexual, but most of my friends and some of my family members just don’t get it. They can’t understand how that…
Art Review: ‘Rock Solid XVI: Giuliano Cecchinelli,’ SPA
Barre’s tradition of Italian-immigrant stonecutters stretches back more than a century, and now it’s nearing an end. “He’s the last one,” Studio Place Arts director…
Into the Woods
I am in virgin territory. The realization dawned on me with a bit of awe as I swooped through the hills and curves of the…
Free Will Astrology (10/19/16)
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): In the course of her long career, Libran actress Helen Hayes won an Oscar, an Emmy, a Grammy and a Tony….
Theater Review: American Hero, Vermont Stage
The three main characters in Vermont Stage’s production of American Hero are a comic lineup of coping strategies for minimum-wage earners. Nothing can penetrate Jamie’s…
The Accountant
The plot of The Accountant is beyond convoluted, yet it all boils down to a simple, crowd-pleasing formula: Autistic accountant kicks ass. The movie is…
Alison Cosette, Health Care ‘Data Nerd’
Name: Alison Cossette Town: South Burlington Job: senior business and process improvement analyst, Center for Health Care Management, University of Vermont Medical Center Officially, Alison…
No Return: Loss of a Redemption Center Complicates ‘Canner’ Lives
Not long after daybreak on October 11, an elderly Bhutanese woman wearing a black hoodie and rubber gloves walked briskly along Lafountain Street, pulling a…
Gang of Thieves, Born to Be Loud
(Self-released, CD, digital download) If you’ve seen your Vermont friends posting about “GoT” on social media in the past few weeks, there’s a good chance…
For Archaeologists, New Tech for Old Sites
Archaeologists dream of that “Aha!” moment, when one discovery leads to even more. Vermont state archaeologist Jess Robinson had one such moment recently. But, unlike…
Exploring the Simplicity and Complexity of Orange Julians
Julian Rumney DeFelice is the man behind Vermont’s freshest electro-pop project, Orange Julians. He lives high in the Green Mountains, in Stowe. From this lofty…
Game Changer? A College Combats Sexual Assault With Technology
Leo has his eye on Emily, a pretty blond college sophomore. They’ve gone on one date, but he hasn’t heard from her since, despite texting…
Smithfield Boulevard, The Golden Years
(Self-released, CD, digital download) Smithfield Boulevard owe their name to a road in Plattsburgh, N.Y. Most of the band’s members are former SUNY Potsdam music…
Mapping Vermont’s Maker and Coworking Spaces
Emir Heco of Essex and Jim Schenck of Passumpsic are trying to do the same thing: promote economic development by creating spaces designed to boost…
Obituary: Ellen A. Burke, 1948-2016
Ellen A. Burke, 68, passed away October 11, 2016 at Porter Medical Center. She was born on April 25, 1948 in Long Island City, NY…
Grilling the Chefs at Nepali Kitchen
Cooking is a family affair at Nepali Kitchen, a restaurant run by Jeetan Khadka and his uncle, Tika Ghimire
