

Obituary: Joshua Cory Thermansen, 1975-2019
UVM grad worked for Merrill Lynch in Connecticut
Obituary: Kevin Healy, 1954-2019
Musician and soundman was the first licensed performer on the Church Street Marketplace
Obituary: Jo-Ann Golden
Longtime activist fought for LGBTQ rights and environmental and economic justice
The Parmelee Post: Welch Workshops New Impeachment Material at the Improv
Rep. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) was given a last-minute slot at the DC Improv comedy club in Washington D.C. Wednesday night to prepare for another somber…
Team O’Neil Rally School Teaches Drivers to Get a Grip on Winter Roads
When the U.S. military’s special forces hit the roads of Iraq, Afghanistan and other global hot spots, their drivers need to know how to elude…
Pedro Almodóvar’s ‘Pain & Glory’ Turns Inward, With Mixed but Moving Results
It feels like a long time since Pedro Almodóvar has been the bad boy of European cinema. So long that, after seeing his latest film,…
A Vermont Dad Reflects on His Annual Tradition of Building a Backyard Skating Rink
Scrawled on the inside of the pantry door in my mother and stepfather’s house are lines and dates marking their grandchildren’s heights over the years….
Hackie: Kreative Kiwi
The person hailing my cab from the intersection of Burlington’s College and Church streets cut a striking figure. The “Woman in Black” popped to mind,…
The Winter Preview — 2019
Each November, Seven Days staffers bravely stare into the coming frigid abyss to put together our annual Winter Preview issue. The idea, of course, is…
ArtHound Gallery Aims to Give Vermont Artists a New Hub in Essex
To fulfill a longtime dream — and fill an empty nest — artists and authors John and Jennifer Churchman recently opened the ArtHound Gallery in…
Head Above: Williston Third Grader Grows Prize-Winning Cabbage
He’s a head above the rest. A 9-year-old Williston boy won a $1,000 prize for growing a colossal cabbage. Nolan Anand’s leafy, 12.8-pound plant was…
Letters to the Editor (11/13/19)
Headline Doesn’t Help “Broken Parents = Broken Kids” [November 6] by Kate O’Neill is a nuanced and informative look at the complexities of family relationships…
Anti-Hate Fable ‘Jojo Rabbit’ Is a Wild, Idiosyncratic Ride
It really is a small world after all. Disney has turned it into a theme park. Comic Book has been adopted as the universal language….
Folklorist Stephen Wehmeyer Lectures on the Lives of Spirit Artists
Artistic inspiration can come from pretty much anywhere. Romantic love is basically responsible for the entirety of popular music, give or take, and no small…
Soundbites: New Music From Clever Girls and James Kochalka Superstar
Egg Drop Help yourself to an early stocking stuffer with James Kochalka Superstar’s surprise album Eggs. The impish singer-songwriter hung up his hat in 2017…
Free Will Astrology (11/13/19)
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Poet Robert Bly tells us that the door to the soul is unlocked. You don’t have to struggle through any special…
Sam Brakeley Brings Vermont History to Life Through Feats of Endurance
Historical tales of endurance elicit a range of responses from readers. When confronted with harsh conditions — Revolutionary War heroes traveling 300 miles through New…
Montpelier Chamber Orchestra Brings ‘Classically Now’ to the Capital
It’s a sign of Vermont’s vibrant music scene that two community orchestras can thrive side by side: the Montpelier Chamber Orchestra and the Vermont Philharmonic…
Grace Potter Opens Up About Her New Album, ‘Daylight’
Not so long ago, Grace Potter thought she was done with music. Throughout the 2000s and early 2010s, the Vermont-born rocker, with the aid of…
Amber deLaurentis, ‘Innocent Road’
(self-released, CD, digital) With her chin cupped in the palm of her hand, elbow gently resting on her pink-tulle-covered knee, Amber deLaurentis has a wistful…
Bethany Conner, ‘City Full of Big Kids’
(Self-released, CD, digital) It takes only a simple Google search to find claims that stress levels, climate anxiety and depression among teens and young adults…
A Winter Aficionado Finds Inspiration in Literature
I’m going to be blunt about it: People who favor summer, the sunny warmth and smiley ease, are shallow and lame. Sorry, folks, but you…
How Do I Make Amends to My Friends for My Drunk and Rude Dinner Guest?
Dear Reverend, I had gone on a few dates with this guy and invited him to a dinner party at my friends’ house. Everything was…
Theater Review: ‘The Sleepover — A Comedy of Marriage,’ Girls Nite Out Productions
Audiences never tire of laughing at people sillier than themselves, and The Sleepover — A Comedy of Marriage offers a full dozen fools in love….
Fletcher Free Library Is Checking Out a Possible $19.8 Million Renovation
Supporters of the Fletcher Free Library are exploring the possibility of a $19.8 million renovation that would dramatically revamp Burlington’s all-purpose information center. The downtown…
PowderJet Snowboards Founder Jesse Loomis Helps Riders Build Their Own
For more than a decade now, Jesse Loomis has been carving out a niche — as well as wide, arcing swaths of powder — on…
Runaway Train? Burlington Has Little Say in Waterfront Railroad Plans
Half a dozen people took turns on November 4 telling the Burlington City Council that the city is being railroaded — literally. A proposal to…
Seven Places in Vermont to Eat and Drink by a Fireplace
Grey Aiken is the fire starter and tender at Philo Ridge Farm in Charlotte, where he builds a blaze every morning in the fireplace of…
Public Market Opens in Middlebury’s Stone Mill
The Stone Mill Public Market held its grand opening on Saturday and Sunday in Middlebury. The market occupies the first floor of the Stone Mill,…
Barbecue Coming to Burlington Nightspot Orlando’s
Downtown Burlington will soon add a barbecue restaurant to its roster when Smokey’s Pit Stop opens in Orlando’s Bar and Lounge at 1 Lawson Lane,…
BTV’s Hen of the Wood to Reopen
Hen of the Wood in Burlington is expected to reopen in two weeks, chef-owner Eric Warnstedt told Seven Days by text message. The restaurant at…






