Aug 8-14, 2007
A Reporter Relates His “Date” With Vermont Phenom Grace Potter; French-Canadian Boaters Keep Burlington’s Summer Economy Afloat; Recreational Tree Climbing; Digesting Vermont’s Dairy Extravaganza
Making Mozzarella
There’s nothing like sticking your hands into a warm bowl full of squishy cheese curds. Last Saturday, I experienced this firsthand when I made mozzarella with friends Caitlin and Jeremy. See that stuff on the left…it was milk just 10 minutes before we took this picture. Cool, huh? There are two methods for making mozz,…
Nocturnals Rising
Our girl, Grace Potter, and her band, the Nocturnals, are blowing up, as they say in the music biz. Their major label release, This is Somewhere, is gaining national airplay, and, over the past month, the band has been all over the tube, including appearances on Jay Leno, Craig Ferguson and the Morning Show. It…
Capturing the Elephant
The subject of the last Hackie column, “If It’s Not Fun”, presented a daunting challenge. The man I was profiling was larger than life, multi-faceted and teeming with contradictory impulses. Within my 1000-word limit, how could I do justice? I had experienced a grand and sexy beast, and, in my account, I feared missing an…
Turnip Troubles
Right now, I’m fairly sure that the citizens of Wardsboro, Vermont (pop. <900) are wicked pissed at me. I accidentally slighted their favorite vegetable in one of my features last week. Wardsboro, near the state’s Southern border, is the home of the Gilfeather turnip, named after farmer John Gilfeather (1865-1944). Gilfeather developed and grew the…
Tasting Dinner at Café Shelburne
For a couple of foodies, sharing a multi-course tasting menu is the perfect way to celebrate a special occasion. Eating a slew of small dishes minimizes the risk that one mediocre offering will dampen the mood. And it’s kind of sexy to ooh and aah over each course with someone who’s having the same deliriously…
Vignettes
State of the Arts: Champlain Valley Fair, VTO Chorus, Vermont Mozart Festival, Burlington City Arts’
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Mud Volleyball [SIV39]
8/5/07: On August 5th, teams gathered from all over Vermont on a muddy field in Essex for a day of mud volleyball. It was the 18th Annual Mud Volleyball Tournament and the proceeds benefited The Epilepsy Foundation of VT. The Town of Essex provided the field and the firetrucks which poured over 160,000 gallons of…
News Quirks
Curses, Foiled Again Police easily identified Joel Zsebenazy as the person who stole a carton of cigarettes from a drug store in Buffalo, N.Y. Zsebenazy asked the clerk for the cigarettes, then handed her his driver’s license to prove his age. While the clerk was entering his birth date into the register, Zsebenazy grabbed the…
Free Will Astrology
ARIES (March 21-April 19): “The face is the most erotic part of the body,” says fashion designer Vivienne Westwood. Try out that perspective for a while, Aries. Your assignment in the coming week is to enjoy getting excited by faces that captivate your imagination. This isn’t just about pure physical beauty, of course. You should…
Scene@ Divine Reality Comedy Circus
Bread and Puppet Farm, Glover, Sunday, August 5, 2:30 p.m.
Span
The Lime Kiln Bridge spans the Winooski River just before “T-ing out” where Route 15 passes St. Michael’s College. The old bridge had been deteriorating for years, this despite two substantial renovations in 1940 and 1991. It was built in 1913, and, owing to its tremendous height in relation to the river, was I believe…
