Jan 25 – Feb 1, 2012
Climate Change Is Making Vermont a “Hottie,” and Not in a Good Way; Sen. Patrick Leahy Takes Some Flak; The ‘Brothers’ Bring Blues to Barre; The Man in Charge of the Blood; Alice Levitt Looks Beyond Rice
Cover Story
Wining and Dining Upstairs at Leunig’s Bistro
“I am not a glutton — I am an explorer of food,” declares the late humorist Erma Bombeck in a quote that decorates the menu at Leunig’s Bistro’s new upstairs speakeasy. But with all the appealing appetizers at last night’s soft opening, it was hard not to be both explorer and glutton. At the top…
Former Lawmaker David Zuckerman Joins Patent Lawsuit Against Monsanto
Organic farmer David Zuckerman, a former Vermont legislator, has joined a class-action lawsuit against genetically modified seed giant Monsanto and will appear in a Manhattan courtroom tomorrow for the first hearing in the case. With his wife, Rachel Nevitt, and their daughter, Addie (pictured), Zuckerman runs Full Moon Farm in Hinesburg, a 115-acre 151-acre certified organic,…
Movies You Missed 23: Beware the Gonzo
This week in movies you missed: Tilda Swinton’s psycho kid from We Need to Talk About Kevin acts out in less antisocial ways. He tries to save the future of print journalism! What You Missed Actually, teen actor Ezra Miller (pictured) made Beware the Gonzo well before he played the title character in Kevin. But…
Vermont Company to Supply Cat Toys to the Stars
Last week, Milia Bell of Burlington packed up 300 Tickle Pickles and shipped them to California. The squishy green tubes, redolent of catnip, will go in swag bags offered to attendees of the 84th Academy Awards on February 26. If any A-listers actually own cats rather than handbag-sized dogs, those Pickles will eventually end up…
Sold! Middlesex Farmers Snap up Mobile Slaughter Unit
It’s official. The that mobile poultry processing unit we first wrote about two weeks ago has sold to the highest bidders — in this case, Lila Bennett and David Robb of Tangletown Farm in Middlesex. Bennett and Robb logged the winning bid in an online auction at $61,000. That’s a pretty penny, but it’s also…
John Sayles to Open White River Indie Films’ Fest in April
Here’s some cool news for indie film fans: John Sayles will be at White River Indie Films’ annual fest on April 27 with his new film, Amigo. A story of American imperialism rearing its head in the Philippines in 1900, Amigo, starring Chris Cooper (pictured), was screened at the Vermont International Film Festival last October.…
Williston Screening of ‘Pina’ to Benefit Work of Local Choreographer
Wim Wenders’ Oscar-nominated documentary, Pina, is coming to Vermont in March. If I were you, I’d buy my tickets now. Seriously. Do it. First off, proceeds from the March 1 screening at Williston’s Majestic 10 benefit the Flynn Center and, more specifically, Vermont choreographer Hannah Dennison’s large-scale tribute to Pina Bausch, Dear Pina, which premieres…
USDA’s New Plant Hardiness Zone Confirms Vermont Is Getting Warmer
“Hot enough for ya?” Get used to hearing that remark a lot more than you used to, or so say climatologists and atmospheric researchers. As this week’s Seven Days cover story “Totally Uncool” points out, Mother Nature’s warning signs are now big and obvious enough for even us nonscientists to notice. The newest evidence? Today,…
Joy Madden Dances Her Way Through Motherhood at Burlington Dances
When I first heard the title of Joy Madden’s new dance-theater piece, The Giant in the Washing Machine, I thought, I know that guy! He’s responsible for the terrifying thump-and-rattle that thunders from my laundry room when the washer starts to walk itself across the room. Madden’s giant, of course, is a metaphor for those…
News Quirks
Curses, Foiled Again David Sherman, 49, stole a DVD player from a Walmart store in Gretna, Neb., but didn’t get far because 24 Sarpy County sheriff’s deputies were in the store for “Shop With a Cop Night.” Some of the deputies escorting 75 underprivileged children spotted Sherman running from the store with the DVD player,…
Free Will Astrology
ARIES (March 21-April 19): The coming week is likely to be abnormally free of worries and frustrations. I’m afraid that means you’re not going to have as much right to complain as you usually do. Can you handle that? Or will you feel bereft when faced with the prospect of having so little to grumble…
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NEK Snowmobile Drag Racing [254]
1/21/12: Eva heads to an icy corn field in Lyndonville for NEK Snowmobile Drag Racing. The event is hosted by Lyndon Sno Cruisers, a non-profit organization who use the money they raise to groom their trails. There will be 3 more races in February. Music: Waylon Speed, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades, “Riding For The Brand”
Letters to the Editor
Credit the Architects I was glad to see the article in Seven Days dealing directly and fairly with the Packard Lofts project and Miro Weinberger’s role as a developer [“The Houses That Miro Built: A Read on the ‘Developer’ Candidate’s Real Estate Record,” January 18]. I would like to say one thing, however, and this…
