Aug 13-19, 2008
ABC Metals Owner Gil Rhoades Has Flouted the Law for Years – Why Has No One Shut Him Down?; Judith Levine on Sex Crimes, Hysteria and the Law; Ultralights Catch Some Air
Great Summer Weekend
My wife and I caught 2 shows on the waterfront this weekend, Mike Gordon on Friday and the Derek Trucks Band on Sunday. Both were great, but I was especially blown away by Derek on guitar. I realize I’m behind the times here, this guy has been wowing audiences since coming on the music scene…
Tweet Tweet!
Does anyone out there use twitter? I personally choose not to. Mostly because my life is just not that interesting and I have enough trouble keeping my facebook status up to date. My twitter feed would go something like this: 9 AM I am at work.6 PM Now I am at my other job.10 PM…
Layoffs to hit Burlington Free Press
Bob Geldof has nothing on Burlington Free Press newsroom staffers when it comes to hating Mondays. Especially this Monday. That’s because reporters could learn as early as this Monday who among them will get the axe. In all, six news staffers are anticipated to get pink slips. It’s unclear if further cuts will affect other…
Return of the Mad Men (and Women)
I know many of us journalism types shun TV except for news and “The Wire.” (I have plans to catch up on that one!) But I can’t resist pointing out that one of my can’t-miss shows is back for a second season (as of July 27), and it’s dealing with some issues that seem oddly…
Will WIC For Food
I wrote a story for the paper this week for the first time in a long time. It’s an essay about my family’s participation in the federally funded WIC nutrition program. I have conflicting feelings about accepting help from WIC. For one thing, my family isn’t exactly “low income” — we just barely got into…
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Seven Daysies 2008 [SIV92]
8/8/08: The 6th annual Seven Daysies awards is a chance for Seven Days readers to recognize the best and the brightest local restaurants, businesses, artists, blogs and activities. This year Daysies winners partied at the Echo Center alongside the Green Mountain Derby Dames and Spielpalast Cabaret. Thanks to all of the Seven Days advertisers and…
Free Will Astrology
Here’s the weekly astrological forecast for August 13 – 20, 2008. What’s your sign, baby? They’re all here… ARIES(March 21-April 19): Golden Globe-winning actress Edith Evans had some advice for actors who were just coming into their full power: “Don’t indulge yourself by showing off; the moment that you begin to find that you can…
On the Grid
Art Review: Galen Cheney, new abstract paintings. West Branch Gallery & Sculpture Park, Stowe. Through September 7.
Scene@ The Taming Of The Shrew
Dorset Park, South Burlington, Saturday, August 9, 2 P.M
News Quirks
Curses, Foiled Again Police in Troy, Wis., identified Paul Crowell, 22, as the one who stole a Taser from a patrol car after he posted a video online showing him and his father, Paul Dupey, shocking each other with the stolen weapon. Crowell, who pleaded guilty and was sentenced to two years in jail, showed…
Gotcha Covered
A Washington D.C., nonprofit directs musicians through the health-care system, note by note
Junkyard Dog
ABC Metals owner Gil Rhoades has flouted the law for years. Why has no one shut him down?
Will WIC For Food
My love-hate relationship with a government-subsidized nutrition program
Taste Test: M-Saigon Vietnamese Noodle House
370 Shelburne Road, South Burlington, 865-8383
Free Will Astrology
Here’s the weekly astrological forecast for August 20 – 27, 2008. What’s your sign, baby? They’re all here… ARIES (March 21-April 19): Your next assignment is to inject more fun into your job – or into anything that feels like work, for that matter. You’ve got a head start because lately you’ve been playing harder…
