Mar 5-11, 2008
Four Vermonters Sue the U.S. Government for the Right to See Their Families in Cuba; Polling the Voters Post-Booth; Does Vermont Have a People Problem; The Kale Guy
Ice Storm Aftermath
Well, the ice storm officially killed my ice scraper. After two days of letting my poor dying Volkswagen sit under layers of ice, I set to work cleaning it off so that I could bring it to my trusty repair-man. And that’s when it happened. My car’s name is Yossarian, after one of my favorite…
Stopping Time at Grand Central
Paula sent me this incredible video of the best prank ever. I’m not sure why she didn’t just post it on this blog. It’s definitely worth sharing. UPDATE: See more stunts from these Improv Everywhere pranksters here.
Bucket-o-Awesomeness
Does everyone else love The Pennycluse as much as I do? I recently started to trade everything Burlington in favor of everything Winooski, but this morning brought me back downtown for a brunch with friends. And I have to say that there is one thing the Onion City is missing that I find only at…
Stuff White People Like
A friend just sent me a link to this blog called Stuff White People Like. I was curious — what do white people like? I mean, I’m white, and I live in the 2nd whitest state in the union, so I should be an expert, right? But I’ve always felt different. Unusual. Special. Like I…
How did he steal Uma’s Kill Bill outfit?
I like tongue-in-cheek humor. I like kung fu. I like irony. I like New Wave inspired electropop. And having grown up with a Chinese godfather, I’m pretty fond of the culture in general. Never did I think I’d find all these interests melded into a candy-pop confection. But ladies and gentlemen: that day is upon…
Stuck in Vermont: Winter Soldier
Next week, Iraq Veterans Against the War is staging a Winter Soldier gathering in Washington, DC, where anti-war vets will testify against the war. Four IVAW members addressed a crowd at the University of Vermont last week. Seven Days videographer Eva Sollberger recorded some of their stories. Warning: this video contains graphic images.
Loutube News: Chelsea Clinton
In this week’s episode of Loutube News, Seven Days correspondent Louis Armistead attends a Chelsea Clinton rally at the University of Vermont — and attempts to ask her a question.
ANR should not censor the news
That’s the headline of Seven Days publisher Paula Routly’s Letter to the Editor in today’s Barre/Montpelier Times Argus. The letter refers to a kerfuffle involving Mike Ives’ cover story of a couple weeks ago, about Vermont’s groundwater. While researching the story, Mike naturally attempted to talk with ahydrologist at ANR. But ANR Communications Director Sabina…
Letters
Only rarely does a Seven Days reader write a letter to the paper commenting on a “Hackie” column. I used to worry that this means that no one is reading it, but then came to the conclusion that the lack of letters has more to do with the “vibe” of my stories. Controversy breeds letter…
All Hail Kale!
Kale doesn’t have the sweet, earthiness of chard or the melt-in-your mouth quality of baby spinach: It’s vegetal, strong and chewy. Which means that the green stuff can be an acquired taste. Years after I’d professed a love for oft-maligned Brussels sprouts and lima beans, I failed to feel any affection for kale, whether Red…
Loutube News: The Chelsea Clinton Excursion
VIDEO: UVM Senior Louis Armistead covers Chelsea Clinton’s recent visit to Burlington
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Winter Soldier: Iraq & Afghanistan [SIV69]
We who have come here to Washington have come here because we feel we have to be winter soldiers now. We could come back to this country; we could be quiet; wecould hold our silence; we could not tell what went on in Vietnam,but we feel because of what threatens this country, the fact thatthe…
News Quirks
Curses, Foiled Again Highway Patrol officers stopped three Philadelphia men they observed driving at night without lights and noticed piles of cash and coins strewn about the car. Just then, they heard a police broadcast about a store robbery nearby. “A description of the suspects matched the passengers in the vehicle,” Capt. Michael Cochrane told…
Havana Dreams Deferred
Four Vermonters sue the U.S. government for the right to see their families in Cuba
Ochs for All Ages
“I Ain’t Marching Anymore,” a Phil Ochs Song Night, Burlington City Hall Auditorium, March 7, 7 p.m. $15/20.
Free Will Astrology
ARIES (March 21-April 19): This is Celebrate Your Broken Heart Week, Aries. Even if your heart’s not exactly shattered at the moment, it has no doubt been so at sometime in the past. So why celebrate? Because having a broken heart is one of the best things that can happen to you. It strengthens your…
Scene@ Belly Dance Soiree Benefit for the VCWA.
Elley-Long Music Center, St. Michael’s College, Colchester, Saturday, March 1, 6 p.m
Viva L’Arte
A retrospective of Cuban works in Montréal is nothing short of revolutionary
All in the Family
“Azarian Family Art Show,” paintings, drawings and woodcuts by nine members of the artistic Vermont family in a shared exhibit. T.W. Wood Gallery, Montpelier
