Aug 10-16, 2011
What Explains the Rash of Criminal Acts by Vermont Police?; Does Google have an Ulterior Motive in Vermont?; Loads of Letters From Plattsburgh; Visiting an Endangers Vermont P.O.; The Other Belgian Brew Jumps the Pond
Actor Needed: Calm Demeanor, Good Stage Presence, Current Distemper Shot a Must
There have been times when Green Mountain thespians have complained that Vermont theater is going to the dogs. This week, that’s not an entirely unfair observation. The Middlebury Actors Workshop has put out a casting call of the four-legged variety. Specifically, they’re looking for a mangy old mutt for an “important role” in the upcoming production…
Lakeview Group Home Residents Move into New Home
Today was moving day for 16 residents of a group home formerly located in a single-family home at the former diocesan property on North Avenue. Their new home is on St. Paul Street, in a newly renovated building next to Smalley Park. The building is owned by Champlain Housing Trust and has been under extensive…
Outgoing UVM President Shuns Governor’s Advice to Return Severance Pay
During a weekend phone call, Gov. Peter Shumlin urged outgoing University of Vermont president Dan Fogel (pictured right) to give back a portion of his more than $600,000 severance package as a way to dampen the outrage that some leading politicians and the public have had over his golden parachute. “I told him that I…
Slideshow: 2011 Daysies Party
Thank you to all the Seven Days readers who voted for the 2011 Daysies Awards. You really know how to pick ’em! We threw our annual party for Daysies winners last week. Check out the slideshow after the jump to see photos taken at the party. (All photos by Matthew Thorsen.)
7 Questions for …Retired Navy SEAL Bill Atkinson
Bill Atkinson knows better than most Vermonters how much the U.S. military lost August 6 when insurgents in eastern Afghanistan shot down an American Chinook helicopter, killing 30 U.S. service members, including 22 Navy SEALs. Atkinson spent 16 of his 21 years in the Navy as a SEAL until his retirement in 1998. He was…
U.S. Poet Laureate Headlines Burlington Book Fest
Talk about good timing. Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Philip Levine is a headliner at the Burlington Book Festival’s Grace Paley Poetry Series next month. Today, Levine was named the Poet Laureate of the United States. “He’s a legend and we’re very lucky to have him as a highlight of this year’s stellar lineup,” said festival director…
UVM Report Clears President’s Wife of Wrongdoing, But Cites Morale Problems
Rachel Kahn-Fogel’s relationship with a top University of Vermont official violated no university policies and broke no state harassment laws. But her role in university fund-raising — and the preferential treatment she and her husband, UVM President Dan Fogel, provided to some staff — created “an environment negatively affecting morale.” That’s the key conclusion of…
News Quirks
Curses, Foiled Again Police arrested Steven Long, 23, in South Daytona, Fla., after he aroused their suspicion by riding past on a bicycle with a 59-inch television wedged between his lap and the handlebars. When spotted, Long ditched the bike and the TV, which was indeed stolen, but was caught while fleeing on foot. (Orlando…
Grin and Bare It
Work: Susan Lembcke and Bill Perreault, owners, Coventry Club & Resort
Free Will Astrology
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Dr. Larry Dossey thinks we shouldn’t just automatically dismiss the voices that speak to us in the privacy of our own heads. Some of them may actually have wise counsel, or at least interesting evidence about the state of our inner world. Besides, says Dossey, “it is vital for our mental…
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BCA’s “30 Hours of Art” [234]
8/5/11-8/6/11: Burlington City Arts celebrated their 30 year anniversary this weekend with 30 hours of non-stop art. Abby Manock’s large scale paintings “Monkeys Vs. Bananas” hung outside the BCA Center and audience participation was encouraged. A pop-up group exhibit called CHURCH OF CIRCUS transformed the former Outdoor Gear Exchange up the street. Add all that…
Letters to the Editor
Counting (on) Canadians I live and work on Church Street. I’m up and down the street every day of my life, and I can confidently say that any estimates of the number of Canadians here are vastly underestimated [“Canadian Tourists Are All Over Burlington, but No One Knows What That’s Worth,” August 3]. While writing…
And the Top Chef Is…
“Rabbit is a very subtle meat.” So observed Sean Buchanan last night as he watched his Vermont cheffing compatriots dash around the room during the Fifth Annual Top Chef of the Champlain Valley, held last night at the University of Vermont. Rabbit was the pièce de résistance of the night, and its secret ingredient was confounding:…
Poll: Vermonters Say Yes to Vermont Yankee, Single-Payer Health Care
Oh, Vermonters are a fickle bunch. A new poll finds that most Vermonters want Vermont Yankee to remain open and support Gov. Peter Shumlin’s call to create a single-payer health care system. Those are the latest, and final, results from a poll conducted late last month by Public Policy Polling out of North Carolina. The…
La Résolution Francophone Update
In a move that surprised exactly zero people, the Burlington City Council unanimously voted last night to pass a resolution introduced by councilors Norm Blais and Paul Decelles that will magically make Burlington even more friendly to nos voisins du Nord — les Québécois! Je suis désolé si vous ne comprenez pas ce blog. Mais, you…
Anti-Lead Crusader Cited for Trespassing at Montpelier Gun Club
On July 31, Bruce Ryan returned to the banks of the Winooski River to look for new lead shotgun pellets that might have sailed over a containment curtain recently erected at the Montpelier Gun Club. He says he did find evidence of new lead shot on the riverbanks. Ryan also encountered something else: a Berlin…
BCA’s 30 Hours of Art PHOTOS
Get a sneak peek of the upcoming video – check out these photos!
