Jun 22-28, 2011
History Joins Haute Couture at the Shelburne Museum; New York Design Students Make their Own History; Who’s Running For Burlington Mayor?; Schenk’s Speech Is History; Burke Gives Bikers a Lift; Feeding Circus Smirkus
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Good FIT
New York design students make their own fashion history at the Shelburne Museum
EatingWell Sold to Meredith Corporation
We woke up this morning to big news here in Vermont: The Wall Street Journal reported that publishing giant Meredith Corporation has snapped up EatingWell Media Group, the thriving company that has “lived” and prospered in bucolic Charlotte for the last 20 years or so. Meredith already reaches 75 million women monthly via its magazines…
Opinion: Schenk’s Seven Dirty Words
“A penis is a vagina on steroids,” Those were the terrible words that American Flatbread founder George Schenk uttered in his commencement speech at Colchester High School, according to a reporter who probably doesn’t want to be named. Schenk was warning students of the health risks of smoking, among which he named erectile dysfunction in…
Burlington Councilors Want Free Parking — All the Time
Burlington’s city councilors may argue about any number of critical issues facing the city, but there is one thing they agree on: Free parking for themselves. A resolution sponsored by Councilors Ed Adrian (D-Ward 1), Dave Hartnett (D-Ward 4), Joan Shannon (D-Ward 5) and Kurt Wright (R-Ward 4) seeks the creation of a new city…
7 Questions for Deborah Brenner, Founder of Women of the Vine
Six years ago, a seismic life change forced Deborah Brenner to take stock and weigh her options. Though she’d flourished as a tech industry executive for most of her career, a trip to California’s Napa Valley ignited her passions for food and wine — and piqued her curiosity about the women winemakers who had made…
Canadian Firms in Bidding War for State’s Largest Electric Utility
* * Updated below with comment from Gov. Peter Shumlin * * The Quebec-based utility that owns Green Mountain Power has made an unsolicited offer to buy Vermont’s largest electric utility, Central Vermont Public Service, and merge the two companies. CVPS announced late last month that it was evaluating a purchase offer from Canadian-based Fortis,…
Sanders Stars in Exposé of Conservative Billionaire Koch Brothers (VIDEO)
“The Koch Brothers’ job is to do everything they can to dismember government in general,” Sanders says in the film. “If you can destroy Social Security, you will have gone a long way forward in that effort.” Earlier this year, Sanders introduced legislation aimed at protecting Social Security from benefit cuts or raising the retirement…
Sanders Stars in Exposé of Conservative Billionaire Koch Brothers (VIDEO)
“The Koch Brothers’ job is to do everything they can to dismember government in general,” Sanders says in the film. “If you can destroy Social Security, you will have gone a long way forward in that effort.” Earlier this year, Sanders introduced legislation aimed at protecting Social Security from benefit cuts or raising the retirement…
Little Fest, Big Guests
From Indy fans to indie directors, movie lovers geek out in Lake Placid
WTF: What’s with that field full of trailers on Pine Street?
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot: We just had to ask…
News Quirks
Curses, Foiled Again After Domonique J. Loggins, 21, punched his 20-year-old girlfriend in the face during an argument while she was driving, the woman parked at a police station in suburban Joliet, Ill., and went inside to report the incident. When officers came outside, Loggins fled. He ran across a bridge and into a park,…
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New Americans Graduate from BHS [SIV228]
6/17/11: Over 200 students graduated from Burlington High School Friday morning. For more than 60 of those graduates, English is not their native language. Yessi Gar-Elnabi held a graduation party at King Street Center earlier in the week to celebrate this accomplishment with some of his fellow seniors, teachers and principal. Music: Bearquarium, “The Punch…
After a Fashion
History joins haute couture on the runway at a new Shelburne Museum exhibit
Bold Pattern
Like the clothes she designs, the owner of Vermont-based business Salaam cuts a strong figure
Free Will Astrology
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Golden orb spiders of Madagascar spin robust webs. Their silk is stronger than steel yet able to bend and expand when struck by insects. Here’s an equally amazing facet of their work: Each morning they eat what remains of yesterday’s web and spend an hour or so weaving a fresh one.…
Letters to the Editor
God-Free Assistance I completely empathize with North Hero flood victim Roz Payne and her experience [“For One Flood Victim, Vermont’s 2-1-1 Help Line Calls Southern Baptists,” June 8]. My Montpelier house was flooded in 1992. During that flood, the taxpayer-funded fire department spent its time pumping out businesses while ignoring homeowners. The help for residents…
Art Auction Provides Aid for Japan
Remember the earthquake in Japan? That disaster and its grim consequences have almost disappeared from the headlines here — particularly since Vermonters have been focused on their own tribulations from the flooding. Americans in general have woefully short attention spans under the best of circumstances. But in Burlington, Marin Horikawa isn’t giving up. A native…
Fletcher Allen CEO Likely Leaving Post for Midwest Hospital
The chief executive officer of Fletcher Allen Health Care, Vermont’s largest hospital, is likely leaving to become the new chief at a Midwestern hospital, FAHC officials told staff today. In an email sent to all Fletcher Allen staff late Tuesday morning, Board of Trustees Chairman Roger Stone said Dr. Melinda Estes “is in discussions with…
