Jun 1-7, 2011
The Health & Fitness Issue: Bitches Brew Redux at the Flynn; A Yoga and Music Festival Comes to Vermont; A Doctor Who Makes House Calls; More Fogel Revelations from UVM;
Any Excuse for a Picnic: The Decade Ride
Yesterday afternoon, a crowd of nearly a hundred eclectic Burlington characters gathered in the parking lot of an undisclosed location for a relatively hush-hush cycling event known as the “Decade Ride.” The secrecy is just for thrills, but it also ensures that the event grows each year by word of mouth alone. Despite the lack…
Faith Coalition: UVM Can Deliver a College Degree in Four Years But No Affordable Housing
As if University of Vermont’s outgoing president, Dan Fogel, doesn’t have enough on his plate to give him indigestion: On Monday night, members of the 11 religious congregations represented by Vermont Interfaith Action will call out the UVM prez for his failure to deliver on a promise made four years ago to build more affordable…
Vermont College Alum Suspended in Arctic Pod to Protest Oil Drilling Off Greenland (VIDEO)
***Update – Thursday, June 2*** After four days inside the arctic survival pod, McHardy and her fellow Greenpeace protesters today were forcibly removed from the oil rig and arrested by the Danish Navy, according to Greenpeace. Photo and video below. Prepare to be boarded! A 25-year-old graduate of Vermont’s Sterling College is going to great…
State, Legal Advocates Forge a Deal to Address Backlog of Elder Abuse Complaints
Finally, some promising news to report on the largely invisible problem of abuse and exploitation of the state’s most vulnerable adults: Vermont Legal Aid reported today that a broad coalition of advocacy groups has reached an agreement with the Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living (DAIL) to address the department’s serious backlog of investigations…
UVM Review: ‘No irregularities’ with Dissertation on Role of Presidential Spouses
An internal review by the University of Vermont found “no irregularities” regarding either the research work or dissertation written by a top university official who was involved in an unusual and years-long relationship by UVM President Dan Fogel’s wife, Rachel Kahn-Fogel. As a result of Seven Days’ inquiries into Kahn-Fogel’s influence over the doctoral studies…
Oh, Panadero, Why Do I Love Thee So?
I hail from the West Coast and, living in Burlington, I often long for the expansive realm of restaurants that Portland, Ore., offered me. In this small town, I tend to fall into dining ruts, repeating the same spots over and over again: Duino (Duende) for an affordable plate of chicken and waffles, or Farm…
Coming Clean
Vermont makers of “organic” personal-care products want federal guidelines to make sense
Trading Pounds for Profits
A newly commercialized Vtrim keeps bodies — and business — tight
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Training with Traynor [225]
5/29/11: One year ago, Paula Traynor decided to change her life. She wanted to set a good example for her newborn daughter and this meant eating better and losing weight. Dropping from almost 300 pounds to 167 pounds, Paula celebrated this significant one year anniversary by running 13.1 miles at the KeyBank Vermont City Marathon.…
News Quirks
Curses, Foiled Again Dexter White, 41, called 911 in North Charleston, S.C., complaining that he paid $60 to a drug dealer for crack cocaine but received only $20 worth of drugs and that the dealer refused to give him his $40 change. White said he smoked his crack before calling the cops, who arrested him…
Free Will Astrology
ARIES (March 21-April 19): The film The Men Who Stare at Goats tells the story of the U.S. army’s efforts to harness psychic powers for military purposes. It’s not entirely a work of the imagination. In fact, there’s substantial evidence that such a program actually existed. As the movie begins, a caption on the screen…
Letters to the Editor
“Dangerous” Territory I think your article entitled “Dangerous Liaisons” [Fair Game, May 25] was both gossipy and tacky. No one deserves to have private emails splashed on the front page of the paper. There is a difference between covering the facts of a story and deliberately writing to embarrass someone. I felt that your article…
Shumlin Signs “Nick’s Law” to Crack Down on Repeat Drunk Drivers
Nick Fournier would have graduated from college this spring. Instead, Fournier’s family, teachers and former classmates assembled this morning in the auditorium at Missisquoi Valley Union High School in Swanton, where Fournier attended high school, to watch Gov. Peter Shumlin sign “Nick’s Law” — legislation meant to prevent the kinds of drunk-driving accidents that claimed…
Goodbye, 215 College Gallery and the Art House!
It’s always sad to see an art gallery close. Especially when it’s a place with vision and a great track record for interesting shows. Vermont will lose two such galleries at the end of June: 215 College Gallery in Burlington and the Art House in Middlebury. Sculptor and painter Catherine Hall planted the seed for…
Vermont: A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Canada?
Vermont’s power future can be summed up in two words: “O Canada!” On Monday, Fortis, a Newfoundland-based power company, announced a $700 million deal to buy Central Vermont Public Service, Vermont’s largest utility. The deal includes Fortis buying up about $230 million in CVPS debt. Fortis owns several utilities across Canada, as well as the…
