Dec 7-13, 2011
Darlene Love, the Voice Behind Scores of Iconic Pop Singles, Talks About Her Career and Upcoming Vermont Show; Chris Bouchard Shoots Up a Storm; Vermont Woodstove Makers Forge On; A Magic Hat Brewer Goes Solo
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Love Affairs
Darlene Love, the voice behind scores of iconic pop singles, talks about her career and upcoming Vermont show
Sanders and Sandia Announce New $15 Million Energy Lab at University of Vermont
Sanders announces Vermont contract with Sandia in partnership with UVM.
Burlington Woman Searches For a Painting Missing Since October
Burlington police have apparently recovered music critic Ben Hardy’s stolen guitar, a Telecaster signed by the members of Pearl Jam, that once belonged to Hardy’s…
Miro Weinberger Wins Dem Nomination; Kurt Wright Wins GOP Nod; Progs Delay Decision
The Burlington Progressive Party’s last best hope to keep control of City Hall went up in ashes Sunday night. In a runoff election at Memorial…
Live Coverage: Burlington Mayoral Caucuses (UPDATE: Weinberger and Wright Nominated; Progs Postpone Caucus)
UPDATE 3, 7:38 P.M.: And now it’s the Progressives’ turn to enter a state of limbo. After an hour of speeches, Prog voters elected to…
VIDEO: Arrest of Six Lowell Mountain Protesters and Barton Chronicle Publisher
The Arrests from Hunter on Vimeo. Vermonters for a Clean Environment released new video last night of the Dec. 5 arrest of six protesters, as…
Have You Seen This Guitar?
Thanksgiving weekend saw a rash of burglaries in Burlington’s Old North End. Among the victims was Ben Hardy, a Seven Days freelance music critic, who…
Movies You Missed 17: Portlandia
This week in movies (or TV) you missed: Finally, someone made a sketch comedy show about all the different subcultures in Burlington. OK, not really….
Sanders Introduces Constitutional Amendment to Overturn “Citizens United” Ruling
Sanders proposes a constitutional amendment to overturn the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that allows unrestricted campaign spending by corporations and labor unions.
Sen. Randy Brock Announces GOP Bid for Governor (VIDEO)
State Sen. Randy Brock (R-Franklin) announced today he plans to run for governor next fall against first-term Democrat Peter Shumlin. In his announcement, Brock sharply…
Whooping Cough Cases Continue to Climb Statewide
A follow-up on this post from last month about Vermont’s rising incidence of pertussis — the Vermont Department of Health reported Wednesday afternoon that 26…
Rolling Out the Barrels
Magic Hat’s former beer maker opens Fiddlehead Brewing Company in Shelburne
WTF: What’s with the anatomically incorrect bicyclist sign on Route 15?
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot: We just had to ask…
News Quirks
Curses, Foiled Again After crashing his car into a utility pole in Albany, N.Y., Miguel Medina fled, according to police, who’d already been alerted because…
Free Will Astrology
ARIES (March 21-April 19): What’s the most beautiful thing you’ve ever seen in your life? To answer that question is your first assignment. It’s OK…
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Pete’s Greens Barn Warming [248]
12/3/11: Last Saturday Pete’s Greens welcomed the community to tour their new barn, less than one year after they lost their historic barn to fire….
Crumbs
Leftover food news: Ana’s Empanadas come to Diamond Run Mall; L’Amante does lunch; Farmhouse hires new bar manager
Team Kale
Side Dishes: Vermont gov throws his support behind “Eat More Kale” T-shirt artist
Letters to the Editor
Missing Marble Megan James’ article about the disappearance of Marble Arvidson is by far the best piece I’ve read on the subject [“Inside a Case,”…
Prescription: Alchemy
Side Dishes: Prohibition Pig to open in the former Alchemist space in Waterbury
Vermont is the Healthiest State in the Nation… Again
The United Health Foundation has just released the 2011 edition of America’s Health Rankings, and once again, Vermont comes out on top as the healthiest…
