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Issue of
Aug 5-11, 2009
Vol. 14, No. 49

The Baseball Issue: Many Still Crying Foul over Loss of Baseball and Softball; Centennial Field – a History of the Oldest Field; VT Combat Medic Relives Iraq in a New Memoir

Digital Edition

News

Fair Game
Now Look Who's in Charge

Fair Game
by Shay Totten
Tags: Fair Game, politics, environment, health care, howard dean, dairy, fair game

Bernie Sanders: Unfiltered?
by Shay Totten
Tags: News, Bernie Beat, Bernie Sanders, blurt, Senator, Video

Jackson Free Press vs. Gannett's ShopLocal (TM)
by Cathy Resmer
Tags: News, blurt

Letters to the Editor
by Seven Days Readers
Tags: Letters to the Editor, letters, feedback

Judge Buries a Libel Suit Against VT Funeral Advocates
by Ken Picard
Tags: News, blurt

Environment
Nobel Laureate Jody Williams Speaks Out Against Nukes

Local Matters
by Kirk Kardashian
Tags: Environment, local matters, environment, local issues, Vermont Yankee

Seven Daysies Winners: 2009
by Cathy Resmer
Tags: News, blurt

Politics
Emails Suggest the YMCA Knew About Sen. Ed Flanagan's Inappropriate Behavior

Local Matters
by Ken Picard
Tags: Politics, politics, health, local matters, local issues

A Taste of the Valley
by Alice Levitt
Tags: News, blurt

Arts + Culture

Art Review
Master Class

“Masterworks,” paintings by Pat Adams, William Bailey, Bernard Chaet, Lois Dodd, Paul Resika and Steve Trefonides, BigTown Gallery, Rochester. Through August 23.
by Marc Awodey
Tags: Art Review, art, art review

Outdoors & Recreation
Rough in the Diamond

Centennial isn't just a field, it's a proving ground
by Dan Bolles
Tags: Outdoors & Recreation, culture, sports, burlington

Outdoors & Recreation
Field of Dreams Deferred

Many still crying foul over loss of baseball and softball
by Shay Totten
Tags: Outdoors & Recreation, culture, sports, burlington

Mistress Maeve
Seeing Red

Mistress Maeve
by Mistress Maeve
Tags: Mistress Maeve, sex, mistress maeve

Culture
Glean Living

Getting By: How Vermonters Are Surviving the Recession
by Ken Picard
Tags: Culture, culture, Scene@

Arts News
Collective Consciousness

State of the Arts
by Pamela Polston
Tags: Arts News, art, state of the arts

Outdoors & Recreation
Centennial Field, A Play by Play
by Pamela Polston
Tags: Outdoors & Recreation, Bernie Beat, Bernie Sanders, burlington, culture, history, Senator, sports

Arts News
A Goodman Isn't Hard to Find

State of the Arts
by Pamela Polston
Tags: Arts News, art, state of the arts

Arts News
Steve Conant "Chairs" a Fundraiser for the Art Hop and ReCycle North

State of the Arts
by Pamela Polston
Tags: Arts News, art, state of the arts, design, call to artists, south end art hop

Free Will Astrology
by Rob Brezsny
Tags: Free Will Astrology, free will astrology, culture

Books
Bullets and Bandages

A Vermont combat medic tries to reconcile his roles as soldier, healer and man of faith
by Ken Picard
Tags: Books, books, iraq war, author interview, non-fiction

Arts News
Inspired by Whisky Manufacture, a Brooklynite Makes Hoopful Paintings in Vermont

State of the Arts
by Lauren Ober
Tags: Arts News, art, state of the arts, middlebury

News Quirks
by Roland Sweet
Tags: News Quirks, news quirks, culture

Outdoors & Recreation
Singles Cruise

Unicyclists are on the up and up — and up
by Sarah Tuff Dunn
Tags: Outdoors & Recreation, culture, outdoors, summer guide

Theater
Flynn N.A.S.A. Grant Winner Goes to the Dogs

State of the Arts
by Alice Levitt
Tags: Theater, state of the arts, theater, performing arts, theater preview

Food + Drink

Restaurant Reviews
Taste Test: The Spot

210 Shelburne Road, Burlington, 540-1086
by Suzanne Podhaizer
Tags: Restaurant Reviews, food, taste test restaurant reviews, burlington

Food + Drink Features
Dinner on the Ball

There's more to Centennial Field's fare than peanuts and Cracker Jacks
by Alice Levitt
Tags: Food + Drink Features, food, sports

Food News
Baking Up a Business

Side Dishes: August First to open — on August Something
by Suzanne Podhaizer
Tags: Food News, food, side dishes, burlington, restaurant news

Food News
Wild Weddings

Side Dishes: Stormy weather rough on caterers
by Suzanne Podhaizer
Tags: Food News, food, side dishes

Food News
Crumbs

Side Dishes: Leftover food news
by Suzanne Podhaizer
Tags: Food News, food, side dishes, restaurant news

Music

Music Feature
Divine Invention

Music review: Haydn’s The Creation, Vermont Mozart Festival
by Elisabeth Crean
Tags: Music Feature, music, classical

Music News + Views
Fit for a Kingdom

Soundbites: Fit for a Kingdom, Down in the Valley, Short-ay! (Parental Advisory Warning: Explicit Awesomeness), Bite Torrent
by Dan Bolles
Tags: Music News + Views, music, soundbites

Album Review
Zach Deputy, Sunshine

Album Review
by Jake Rutter
Tags: Album Review, music, albums

Album Review
Lawrence Welks and Our Bear 2 Cross, Bacchanalia

Album Review
by Jarrett Berman
Tags: Album Review, music, albums

On Screen

Movie+TV Reviews
The Hurt Locker

Movie Review
by Rick Kisonak
Tags: Movie Reviews, movies, movie review

Movie+TV Reviews
Funny People

Movie Review
by Margot Harrison
Tags: Movie Reviews, movies, movie review

Seven Daysies Awards

Media
Best print/online journalist

Shay Totten
Tags: Media, Shay Totten (Seven Days), Ken Picard (Seven Days)

Shopping
Best women's casual clothing store

Outdoor Gear Exchange
Tags: Shopping, Onion River Sports, Salaam Boutique, Sweet Lady Jane, Outdoor Gear Exchange

Food
Best Special-Occasion Restaurant

Trattoria Delia (Burlington) & Hen of the Wood at the Grist MIll (Waterbury)
Tags: Food, Solstice at Stowe Mountain Lodge, Hen of the Wood (Waterbury), Trattoria Delia, A Single Pebble, Solstice Restaurant

Drink
Best craft brewery

Magic Hat Brewing Company
Tags: Drink, Magic Hat Brewing Company, Switchback Brewing Company, The Tap Room at Switchback Brewing, The Tap Room at Switchback Brewing Co.

Shopping
Best bike shop

Skirack
Tags: Shopping, Skirack, Old Spokes Home

Shopping
Best women's evening-wear store

Ecco (Burlington) & Salaam Boutique (Montpelier)
Tags: Shopping, Sweet Lady Jane, Everywear, Salaam Boutique, Ecco

Shopping
Best menswear

The Men's Store (Montpelier) & Michael Kehoe (Burlington)
Tags: Shopping, The Men's Store, Banana Republic, Michael Kehoe

Media
Best TV Newscaster

Marselis Parsons (WCAX)
Tags: Media, Marselis Parsons

Media
Best meteorologist

Tom Messner (WPTZ)

Shopping
Best shoe store

Stella (Burlington) & The Shoe Horn (Montpelier)
Tags: Shopping, The Shoe Horn at Onion River, Well Heeled, Danform Shoes (Burlington), Danform Shoes (Shelburne), Danform Shoes (St. Albans), Stella Mae

Food
Best ethnic cuisine (non-Asian):

India House
Tags: Food, India House, Madera's Restaurante Mexicano Cantina, India House Restaurant

Outdoors
Best in-state weekend getaway

Stowe
Tags: Outdoor + Recreation, Stowe Mountain Lodge, The Lodge at Spruce Peak

Culture
Best unsigned Vermont band

Dirty Blondes; Lowell Thompson & Crown Pilot; Chris Michetti

Food
Best Italian restaurant

Trattoria Delia (Burlington) & Sarducci's (Montpelier)
Tags: Food, Sarducci's Restaurant and Bar, Trattoria Delia

Media
Best cable/satellite TV provider

Burlington Telecom
Tags: Media, Burlington Telecom

Outdoors
Best Vermont day trip with the kids

ECHO Leahy Center for Lake Champlain
Tags: Outdoor + Recreation, ECHO Lake Aquarium and Science Center/Leahy Center for Lake Champlain, Shelburne Farms, ECHO Leahy Center for Lake Champlain

Services
Best salon

Indigo
Tags: Services, Indigo, Stephen & Burns Salon, Spa and Boutique, Indigo Salon

Culture
Best club DJ

A-Dog

Shopping
Best children's clothing store

Isabean (Burlington) & Zutano (Montpelier)
Tags: Shopping, Zutano, Isabean

Media
Best local radio DJ

Mike & Chantal (95 Triple X)
Tags: Media, Mike & Chantal (95 Triple X)

Food
Best vegetarian fare

Zabby & Elf's Stone Soup (Burlington) & Kismet (Montpelier)
Tags: Food, Kismet, Magnolia Bistro, Zabby & Elf's Stone Soup, Magnolia Reserve

Shopping
Best eyeglasses store

Eyes of the World
Tags: Shopping, Eyes of the World, The Optical Center

Media
Best radio station

Vermont Public Radio
Tags: Media, The Point 104.7 FM

Services
Best yoga studio

Evolution Physical Therapy & Yoga
Tags: Services, Evolution Physical Therapy & Yoga, Yoga Vermont

Shopping
Best place to buy jewelry

Timothy Grannis
Tags: Shopping, Timothy Grannis at Alchemy Jewelry Arts Collective, Perrywinkle's Fine Jewelry, Alchemy Jewelry Arts Gallery

Media
Best Vermont blog, political

Green Mountain Daily
Tags: Media, Vermont Daily Briefing

Services
Best manicure/pedicure

Tootsies
Tags: Services, Spa at Stowe Mountain Lodge, Tootsies

Shopping
Best beauty-product purveyor

Mirror Mirror (Burlington) & Splash Naturals (Montpelier)
Tags: Shopping, Splash Naturals, Mirror Mirror

Food
Best pizza (restaurant)

American Flatbread Burlington Hearth (Burlington) & Positive Pie 2 (Plainfield/Montpelier)
Tags: Food, Junior's, American Flatbread — Burlington Hearth, American Flatbread Burlington Hearth, Positive Pie 2, Junior's Italian, Piecasso Pizzeria & Lounge, American Flatbread (Burlington Hearth), American Flatbread Middlebury Hearth, American Flatbread Waitsfield Hearth, Positive Pie (Barre), Positive Pie (Hardwick), Positive Pie (Montpelier), American Flatbread (Middlebury Hearth), Positive Pie II

Food
Best pizza (delivery)

Leonardo's
Tags: Food, Junior's, Junior's Italian, Leonardo's Pizza, Leonardo's Pizza (Burlington), Leonardo's (Burlington)

Shopping
Best musical-instrument store

Advance Music
Tags: Shopping, Advance Music Center, GuitarSam

Shopping
Best record store

Pure Pop (Burlington) & Buch Spieler (Montpelier)
Tags: Shopping, Buch Spieler, Pure Pop Records, Downtown Discs, Riverwalk Records, Buch Spieler Records

Culture
Best Vermont fiction writer

Chris Bohjalian

Shopping
Best housewares store

Homeport
Tags: Shopping, Homeport, Kiss the Cook, Kiss the Cook (Burlington)

Shopping
Best furniture store

Homeport
Tags: Shopping, Homeport, Gallery 388 at Burlington Furniture Company

Shopping
Best antique/secondhand store

Recycle North
Tags: Shopping, Whistle Stop Antiques & Co., ReSOURCE (Burlington)

Shopping
Best lighting store

Conant Metal & Light
Tags: Shopping, Conant Metal & Light, The Lamp Shop

Shopping
Best camera store

PhotoGarden
Tags: Shopping, LeZot Camera, LeZot Camera Shop, PhotoGarden

Shopping
Best place to buy a computer

Small Dog Electronics
Tags: Shopping, Small Dog Electronics, Small Dog Electronics (South Burlington)

Shopping
Best web developer

Union Street Media
Tags: Shopping, Union Street Media, Propeller Media Works

Shopping
Best stationer

Scribbles
Tags: Shopping, Ink. Ink. Fine Stationery

Services
Best wedding venue

Inn at Shelburne Farms
Tags: Services, Shelburne Farms, Stowe Mountain Lodge, The Lodge at Spruce Peak

Shopping
Best outdoor outfitter

Outdoor Gear Exchange
Tags: Shopping, Outdoor Gear Exchange, Eastern Mountain Sports

Shopping
Best auto dealer

The Automaster of Shelburne
Tags: Shopping, The Automaster of Shelburne, Burlington Subaru, The Automaster

Shopping
Best garden center

Gardener's Supply
Tags: Shopping, Gardener's Supply, Claussen's Florist & Greenhouse, Gardener's Supply Company (Williston)

Shopping
Best Vermont green business

Seventh Generation
Tags: Shopping, NRG Systems

Shopping
Best place to buy a pipe

Full Tank
Tags: Shopping, Full Tank, The Bern Gallery

Culture
Best Instrumentalist

Gordon Stone

Drink
Best brewpub

Vermont Pub & Brewery (Burlington) & The Alchemist (Waterbury)
Tags: Drink, The Alchemist Pub & Brewery, Vermont Pub & Brewery

Culture
Best vocalist

Grace Potter

Drink
Best coffee/teahouse

Muddy Waters (Burlington) & Capitol Grounds Café (Montpelier)
Tags: Drink, Capitol Grounds Café, Muddy Waters, Uncommon Grounds, Uncommon Grounds Coffee and Tea

Food
Best place to have dinner anytime

American Flatbread Burlington Hearth (Burlington) & Solstice at Stowe Mountain Lodge (Stowe)
Tags: Food, American Flatbread, American Flatbread, American Flatbread, Leunig's Bistro & Café, Solstice at Stowe Mountain Lodge, Sarducci's Restaurant and Bar, American Flatbread Burlington Hearth, American Flatbread Middlebury Hearth, American Flatbread Waitsfield Hearth, Solstice Restaurant, American Flatbread (Middlebury Hearth)

Culture
Best visual artist

dug Nap
Tags: Arts + Entertainment, Montstream Studio

Food
Best street eats

The Skinny Pancake
Tags: Food, Hong's Dumplings, The Skinny Pancake (Burlington), The Skinny Pancake (Montpelier), The Skinny Pancake (Burlington)

Food
Best breakfast/ brunch

Penny Cluse Café (Burlington) & Solstice at Stowe Mountain Lodge (Stowe)
Tags: Food, Kismet, Solstice at Stowe Mountain Lodge, Magnolia Bistro, Penny Cluse Café, Solstice Restaurant, Magnolia Reserve

Food
Best natural foods market

City Market/ Onion River Co-op (Burlington) & Hunger Mountain Coop (Waterbury)
Tags: Food, Hunger Mountain, City Market/Onion River Co-op, City Market, Onion River Co-op (Downtown Burlington)

Food
Best lunch

Leunig's Bistro & Café
Tags: Food, The Skinny Pancake (Burlington), The Skinny Pancake (Montpelier), The Skinny Pancake (mobile), Leunig's Bistro & Café

Drink
Best Veggie Fare

Zabby & Elf's Stone Soup (Burlington) & Kismet ( Montpelier)
Tags: Drink, Kismet, Magnolia Bistro, Zabby & Elf's Stone Soup, Magnolia Reserve

Food
Best aprés-ski

Stowe Mountain Lodge
Tags: Food, Matterhorn, Stowe Mountain Lodge, Matterhorn Restaurant, The Matterhorn, The Lodge at Spruce Peak

Food
Best Craft Gallery
Tags: Food, Frog Hollow, Candles and Creations

Culture
Best movie theater

Merrill's Roxy
Tags: Arts + Entertainment, Majestic 10, Merrill's Roxy Cinema, Merrill's Roxy Cinemas

Culture
Best museum

Shelburne Museum
Tags: Arts + Entertainment, ECHO Lake Aquarium and Science Center/Leahy Center for Lake Champlain, Shelburne Museum, ECHO Leahy Center for Lake Champlain

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