The Wellness Issue 2018
Experts Weigh In on Safe Cannabis Consumption; How Ayurvedic Shirodhara Soothes Body and Mind; A UVM Cardiologist’s Rx for Heart Health: Exercise
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Obituary: Alexander Johannesen, 1987-2018
Alexander Johannesen, 30, formerly of Fly Creek, N.Y., died unexpectedly in Dutch Harbor, Alaska, on Thursday, January 18. A memorial service will be held at…
Seriously: Well, Well, Well
In this episode, Bryan discusses several ways to improve your mental and physical wellbeing alongside guests Ricky McGinny and Divinity Shakrah.
Obituary: Nancy Cathcart, 1950-2018
On January 13, 2018, Nancy Griffith Cathcart moved on to her next adventure, leaving her legacy of love and passion with all of us. Nancy…
The Cannabis Catch-Up: Legal Weed Nearly Signed, Sealed, Delivered
If you’re reading this, it’s possible Gov. Phil Scott has already signed into law a bill that legalizes marijuana. He has until this Monday, and…
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Kids Read to Archie the Dog [SIV518]
1/11/18: Every Thursday after school, children visit Archie the therapy dog and his handler Christine Packard at the Brownell Library in Essex Junction for some…
New Year, New Theater Works: A Roundup of Shows to Come
‘Tis the season for everyone to put away their Christmas lights and turn on the stage lights. Or something like that. With apologies to the…
Letters to the Editor (1/17/18)
Missing the Point Can Seven Days amend [Off Message: “Walters: Ex-Freeps Editor Finds a Friend on Fox News,” January 11] to include an explanation of…
Can CBD-Supported Meditation Help You Go Deeper?
Rarely a day goes by without a news story about the latest superfood, miracle drug or herbal remedy that promises to stave off or cure…
Eat This Week, January 17 to 23, 2018: Dark Night of the Stew
The Green Mountain Beer Institute and the Woods Lodge — both based in Northfield — have teamed up to present an evening of food and…
What’s the Safest Way to Consume Legal Cannabis? Experts Weigh In
The legal has landed. Adult Vermonters will soon be allowed to smoke pot at home with as much impunity as they can crack a beer…
A UVM Cardiologist Advocates Heart-Healthy Exercise
When Linda Wellings first visited the University of Vermont Medical Center cardiac rehabilitation clinic in mid-2015, she was scared. Wellings, then 67, had just had…
Ready or Not: Is Gentrification Inevitable in Burlington’s Old North End?
When Jessica Bunce purchased Panadero Bakery in 2010, she became one of a few restaurateurs making a go of it in the largely residential Old…
UVM Students Save Escaped Hen From Freezing to Death in Burlington
Two University of Vermont students helped save a black-and-white-speckled hen from freezing to death in Burlington over the weekend. Alex Bennett and his girlfriend, Meaghan…
PIVOT or Spin? Scott Tries to Reinvent Government
It’s a notion that every governor finds irresistible: Reinvent state government, find efficiencies, trim the fat, tear down the silos — and watch the savings…
Vermont Stage to Present World Premiere of New Play, ‘Doublewide’
Producing the world premiere of a play is a coveted opportunity for theater makers: It’s a natural marketing sell and can leave a lasting impression…
Soundbites: Teenage Dream; Resident Adviser
When Burlington’s Memorial Auditorium was condemned in 2016, its tenants were forced to vacate — including the all-ages rock club, 242 Main. Local promoters and…
Free Will Astrology (1/17/18)
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Bubble gum is more elastic and less sticky than regular chewing gum. That’s why you can blow bubbles with it. A…
Burlington Ward 3 Candidates Talk Transparency, the Mall and Momos
The three contenders for the Burlington City Council’s Ward 3 seat have more in common than their eagerness to represent the city’s western flank. Each…
Third Eye Drip: Shirodhara to Calm Body and Mind
On the whole, oil spills are horrible: a waste and expense, not to mention an environmental travesty. But in a treatment room at the Stoweflake…
Four More Albums From Formerly Local Artists
Seven Days receives more album submissions than we know what to do with, which speaks to the boundless creativity and tenacity of our local music…
Talking Art With Pop Painter Jeffrey Robbins
Jeffrey Robbins is not a starving artist. With his mind on how to support himself, he dropped out of New York’s Pratt Institute in 2000…
Dr. Yes: Vermont’s Addiction Expert, John Brooklyn, Is in Demand
Dr. John Brooklyn hadn’t yet arrived at the South Burlington opiate addiction treatment center when I showed up for a tour one afternoon in December….
Champlain College Students Produce Healthy Lifestyle Magazine
Last fall, Champlain College offered a course in magazine publishing through its professional writing program. The 11 students in the class performed all the duties…
Ask Athena: Looking for Sex, Looking for Love
It’s another doubleheader Ask Athena! Two people are on a search, but for very different kinds of treasure. Dear Athena, I want to meet as…
The Everything Space Champions ‘Embodiment Revolution’
The revolution may or may not be televised — or YouTubed or Facebook Lived or whatever. But if Amanda Franz and Abbi Jaffe have their…
The Seven Days Wellness Issue, 2018
Admit it: the resolutions we made three weeks ago look a lot like those we made a year ago … if not five years ago….
Album Review: Clothcutter, ‘Landfall EP’
(Onset Audio, digital download) Clothcutter is a talented EDM producer who is old enough to insist on calling it “bass music.” This is fitting, since…
Album Review: Dan Zura, ‘Leo’s Lament’
(State and Main Records, digital download, vinyl) Dan Zura hasn’t released a full-length album since his 2006 breakout debut, What Moves You Kid. The Montpelier-based…
Movie Review: ‘Call Me by Your Name’ Offers a Sumptuous Coming-of-Age Romance
How fitting that this gorgeous, sensual and perceptive film, in which a young man and a somewhat older young man share a summer of discovery…
Movie Review: ‘I, Tonya’ Finds the Tragedy Inside the Tabloid Fodder
In one of the mock interviews that open I, Tonya, Tonya Harding’s former coach (Julianne Nicholson) tells the audience that people love or hate the…
Terroir of the Sahara at Montréal’s La Khaïma
When asked to describe the food of his native Mauritania, Atigh Ould, owner and chef of La Khaïma restaurant in Montréal, excused himself briefly, then…
Making Miso, the Miraculous Broth
At most Japanese restaurants, any entrée or selection of sushi comes with a complimentary cup of miso soup. It’s usually delicate in taste and garnished…
Middle Eastern Restaurant, Mr. Shawarma, Opens in Essex Junction
When Aymen Aref was a boy growing up in Baghdad, Iraq, his family owned a restaurant that served shawarmas, roasted-meat sandwiches similar to gyros. Eight…
Caleb Lara Is New Executive Chef at Essex Resort & Spa
Last fall, the Essex Culinary Resort & Spa announced the name of its new executive chef: Caleb Lara. Lara, who moved to Vermont for the…
