Mar 3-9, 2010
How Did Burlington Telecom Become a High-Stakes Balancing Act? VT’s First Female on the Fed Bench; Tracking Down Neko in the NEK
Maritime Museum Eyed as Moran Plant Tenant
The redevelopment of the Moran Plant will be the main item for debate at tonight’s Burlington City Council, including a request to sign a deal allowing the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum to become the project’s crucial third tenant. Last fall, the Green Mountain Children’s Museum pulled out of the project, leaving only two possible anchor…
Listen Up, Burlington Telecom: Lessons From Other Municipally Owned Networks
Ed. note: Seven Days contributor Kevin Kelley penned this week’s cover story about Burlington Telecom. We didn’t have room for his sidebar about other cities that have experimented with municipally owned telecom systems, so we’re posting it here on our blog. Kevin wrote the rest of this post. A few of the more than 50…
The 20/20 Challenge: Okemo Mountain Resort (Week #12)
One Snowboarder’s Quest to Hit 20 Vermont Resorts in 20 Weeks
Bench Mark
Vermont’s first female federal judge raises the bar for judicial appointments
Councilor Calls for Mayor Bob Kiss to Resign
* * * * Updated Below with Response from Mayor Bob Kiss * * * * Newly reelected Burlington city councilor Ed Adrian (D-Ward 1) — never one to mince words — said Town Meeting Day results in the Queen City send a simple message: Mayor Bob Kiss needs to step down from office. “I…
Letters to the Editor
BT Yeasayer As I understand it, the city-council-appointed Blue Ribbon Committee says the only way forward for Burlington Telecom is to sell a controlling interest to a private party and become a for-profit corporation [“Fair Game,” February 10]. What everyone is forgetting is that BT is in trouble primarily from having to appease Comcast —…
Windows on the Worlds
Art Review: “This World, Other World,” paintings and sculptures by past residents of the Vermont Studio Center. Firehouse Gallery, Burlington. Through March 27.
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Plowin’ with the DPW [SIV166]
2/24/10: 2/24/10: Winter after winter, the Department of PublicWork’s Street Department keeps Burlington’s roadways and sidewalks clear ofsnow and ice. Eva hitches a ride with snowplow operator Lorand Codrean and they take a spin around the city. Related Stories
