Jul 30 – Aug 5, 2008

Jul 30 - Aug 5, 2008 / Vol. 13 / No. 48
Meet Three Women Who are Taking Charge of Vermont’s Power Future; Nothing’s Cooking at Big Chile Republic; Ticks Are Bugging Vermonters
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Excellent New Advice Column

Sadly, we didn’t think of this idea. I found this while surfing over at the Portland Mercury. They have a new advice column called “Ask a Seven-Year-Old Girl Who Doesn’t Care About Anything Except Disney Princesses.” It seems like it must be a joke, but I hope it continues. Very, very funny. UPDATE: Oh, now…

Cathy Resmer
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Undead Molly Hates Burlington’s Kickball League

So, Burlington has this kickball league. Last month, VPR did a little segment on it. They’ve got a blog. And a Facebook group. And now, they have a hater. Last week, zombie aficionado Undead Molly declared her animosity toward their nostalgic pastime on her blog. In a post entitled “Dear fucking twee hipster kickball motherfuckers,”…

Cathy Resmer
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Airing Our Dirty Dishes

Yesterday, I took this photo of the sink here at the office. Those dishes had been sitting there for God knows how long. At least a week. Today it seems that some have been cleaned, but the utensils remain. What in the world is the deal? There’s not a fork, spoon or knife to be…

Diane Sullivan
Arts + Culture

Free Will Astrology

Here’s the weekly astrological forecast for July 30 – August 6, 2008. What’s your sign, baby? They’re all here… ARIES (March 21-April 19): Work can be hazardous for the actors who portray cartoon and fairy tale characters at Disney theme parks. The U.S. Health and Safety Administration reports that one-third of them have suffered on-the-job…

Rob Brezsny
Arts + Culture

News Quirks

Curses, Foiled Again An armed man wearing a fake beard and mustache and a wig walked into a bank in Fort Worth, Texas, and demanded cash. Police Lt. Paul Henderson said the robber, who apparently took a taxi to the bank, asked the teller for a ride, but the teller refused, instead handing the man…

Roland Sweet
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Vermont Milk Co. Lays Off Two

News on the street this week is that The Vermont Milk Company, a firm launched in late 2006 by gubernatorial candidate Anthony Pollina, has laid off two employees — one permanently and one temporarily. Dennis Myrick, who was hired by the company’s board to run the dairy processor and help dig it out of debt,…

Shay Totten
Food + Drink

The Big Cheese (Awards)

Each summer, the American Cheese Society holds a conference and competition, and awards prizes to the, umm, crème de la crème of dairy products. This year, 1149 cheeses were entered by cheesemakers across the country (and a few from Canada, too). All of the Green Mountain winners are listed below . . . One prominent…

Suzanne Podhaizer
Arts + Culture

Intervale Center’s Healthy City [SIV90]

7/17/07 & 7/29/08: When did kale become so cool?  Down at Burlington’s Intervale Center, the Healthy City kids are growing vegetables, becoming farmers, volunteering in their community,  working a summer job and changing the world, weed by weed. Check out all the good things the Healthy City Youth Farm has to offer.  Music: Keith &…

Eva Sollberger
Food + Drink

Happy Belated B-Day Beatrix

Like most American children (I think), I read lots of Beatrix Potter books when I was young. The most famous, of course, is The Tale of Peter Rabbit, but I was also familiar with Squirrel Nutkin, Jeremy Fisher, Mrs. TIggy-Winkle and the “two bad mice.”    As I was a foodie, even then, I was…

Suzanne Podhaizer
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VT Candidate Shut Down by Facebook

Vermont independent gubernatorial candidate Sam Young and Scrabulous have something in common: both have been shut down by the popular social networking site Facebook. Young had his Facebook account turned off for more than a week because, according to correspondence with Facebook that the candidate shared with Seven Days, he was amassing friends at too…

Shay Totten

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