The Wellness Issue 2017
Pointers From a Plus-Size Yogi; Fit to Grow Old: Boot Camp for All Ages; A Vermont Salt Cave for the Cure; Hallelujah, Fat Is Fine Again!
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The Seven Days Wellness Issue, 2017
This annual issue falls in January for one good reason: It’s January. The first month in a new year is all the incentive we need…
Obituary: Ellen Ann Smith Tyrrell, 1931-2017, Montpelier
Ellen Tyrrell, beloved wife of the late Vincent E. “Gene” Tyrrell for sixty two years, passed away peacefully, Wednesday, January 3rd, 2017 at UVM Medical…
Seven Days Promotes Dan Bolles, Welcomes New Music Editor Jordan Adams
Seven Days, Vermont’s free, independent weekly newspaper, has promoted its longtime music editor Dan Bolles to assistant arts editor. After 10 years as frontman of…
Obituary: Donald Rowe, 1940-2017
Donald Rowe died January 17th, 2017 in Vero Beach, Florida from a brain injury after a fall. Born in Yonkers, NY on July 31, 1940…
Obituary: Melissa A. Verge, 1980-2017
BURLINGTON – Melissa A. Verge, 36, of 60 Austin Drive in Burlington, passed away after a long fought battle of Cervical Cancer with her family…
The Internet Branded Her a Racist. Does It Matter That She’s Bipolar?
It all started last week when Heather Wick logged onto her now-deleted Facebook page and wrote: “Do you think Trump will bring back slavery? I…
The Parmelee Post: Work Begins to Reconstruct the Vermont Bubble
Construction crews began work Friday on one of the state’s most ambitious projects to date — reconstructing the Vermont bubble. For decades, the state of…
Vermont Pride Theater Looks Back on Politics of Exclusion
On January 28, Vermont Pride Theater at Chandler will present a script-in-hand staged reading of the award-winning play Perfect Arrangement by Topher Payne. Set in…
Pickleball Is Holding Court in Vermont
On most winter weekday afternoons, the Robert Miller Community and Recreation Center in Burlington kind of sounds like a popcorn popper. Or, maybe more appropriately,…
Painting a Presidential Protest
In the weeks preceding the inauguration of president-elect Donald Trump, artists worldwide have generated imagery that represents their reactions to this reality. Some are positive,…
What’s With the Long-Empty Building at Rt. 7 and Ferry Road?
Prime commercial real estate in Chittenden County isn’t easy to come by, especially in high-visibility locations that don’t have much competition nearby. That’s why one…
Backs to the Wall: Vermont’s Sole Juvenile Lockup Is Hard Up for Cash
The state’s only locked facility for delinquent children and teens occupies a secluded clearing near the banks of the Winooski River. Down a steep road…
Immune-Boosting Fire Cider Packs Heat
Fire cider: Even the name suggests potent liquors that burn from tongue to tail, with or without setting one’s breath aflame à la medieval dragons….
Will Vermont Leaders Wage War Over Labor?
When Lindsay Kurrle, Vermont’s brand-new labor commissioner, took a seat in front of the House Commerce and Economic Development Committee last week, she and the…
Got Sleep Apnea? Try Playing a Didgeridoo
An estimated 5 to 20 percent of Americans suffer from obstructive sleep apnea, or OSA, according to the Mayo Clinic. It’s a disorder in which…
Clam, Sonnendruck
(Self-released, CD, digital download) Sometimes two things that seem like they shouldn’t go together actually go together exceptionally well. For instance, the two prominent concepts…
Village Embraces Rail in Bid to ‘Put the Junction Back in the Junction’
Every seat was occupied in the waiting room at the Essex Junction Amtrak station on the first Wednesday in January. Passengers going south to New…
Eames Brothers Band, Now & Then
(Self-released, CD, digital download) For the past two decades, the Eames Brothers Band have served as Vermont’s foremost (only?) purveyors of “mountain blues.” Theirs is…
Free Will Astrology (1/18/17)
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Some guy I don’t know keeps sending me emails about great job opportunities he thinks I’d like to apply for: a…
Stepping Stones Inn Opens for Brunch
In May 2016, Susan Hanus purchased Lyndonville’s Stepping Stones Inn. Formerly a small-business consultant and freelance news photographer for publications such as the New York…
Another Holiday Passes, and No Proposal
Dear Athena, I know I’m not the only person who feels this way — in fact, some of my close friends do, too. Every holiday,…
Fresh Yogurt and More at the Rogers Farm Stand
Fans of Rogers Farmstead yogurt and other products can now buy them on the Berlin farm itself. But for raw milk, they’ll need to look…
Trying Yoga on for (Plus) Size
I’ve been obese my entire adult life, and a chunk of my teens, too (pun intended). But, unlike many women, I never really fixated on…
Misery Loves Co. Launches CSA-Style POM Club
Even before farm-to-table dining went mainstream, restaurateurs and other service-industry types were experimenting with ways to make the format perform financially. Solutions have ranged from…
The Founder
Ask anyone who started McDonald’s, and you’ll get the same answer: Ray Kroc. Ask anyone who started Apple, and you’ll hear it was Steve Jobs….
Vermont PBS, Skinny Pancake Produce Food-System Series
More than two years ago, Vermont PBS partnered with Burlington-based crêperie the Skinny Pancake to produce a six-part docuseries exploring the current state and future…
A Fitness Boot Camp for the Ages
Ginger Lambert ran her first marathon at age 50 … in less than four hours. More than a decade later, you can find her at…
The Usual Suspects: Who Funded Scott’s Inaugural Gala?
“I’m not involved in politics. I’m not in the administration. I don’t have to talk to anyone. And I certainly don’t have to talk to…
Caregiver Career Paths for New Americans
Urai Disjarern was a teacher in her native Thailand before she moved to Vermont in 2006. Today, the 40-year-old practices a new form of education….
A Montgomery Salt Cave Might Heal What Ails You
The first thing I noticed as I stepped through the gingerbready wooden door to Vermont Salt Cave Spa & Halotherapy Center in Montgomery Center was…
90s Metal Band Rocketsled Reunite in Honor of 242 Main
When iconic Burlington venue 242 Main closed late last year, it was a huge blow. The area is still packed full of venues, of course,…
Vermont Filmmaker, Composer to Create Film on Elder Care
While Jesse Kreitzer, 31, was a graduate student in film at the University of Iowa, he made a short film with sparse dialogue called “Black…
Letters to the Editor (1/18/17)
Vetting Refugees [Re “The Backstory: Story With the Longest Legs,” December 28]: At its last monthly meeting, the Vermont Will Miller Chapter 57 of Veterans…
Mid Century Radio Saves Popular Oldies Format
In the age of digital activism, the online petition reigns supreme. Got an axe to grind? Voice your displeasure with a petition on change.org or…
Soundbites: Breath Support
Greetings, friends! Before we get into the week’s music news, let’s take a collective deep breath. I think we’re all feeling a bit on edge…
Making a Case for Saturated Fats
The butter from Mountain Home Farm in Tunbridge changes from rich gold in the spring — when the tender young grasses and legumes are bursting…
