Help us pay for in-depth stories like this one by becoming a Seven Days Super Reader. As the moon began its journey across the face of the sun, it gradually blotted out our star’s life-giving light and cast the rapt faces of children below in shadow. Just before it completely swallowed the sun, a curved line of…
In loving memory of Charles “Pat” Desso: February 17, 1930-March 31, 2021 We miss you very much. Love Always, Vi & Laurie
London-based Unilever is spinning off its ice cream business, including the South Burlington-based Ben & Jerry’s. The company announced on Tuesday that ice cream will become a “standalone, world-leading” enterprise but offered few other details of what lies ahead for that $8 billion portion of its business which, along with Ben & Jerry’s, includes the…
A group of wealthy Vermonters is asking lawmakers to raise taxes on people making more than $500,000 annually. A letter created by Fair Share for Vermont, a campaign that is seeking to create a 3 percent tax surcharge on earnings over $500,000, includes 23 signers. Among them are Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield of Ben…
Founder and president of the South Burlington Land Trust was a conservation champion
Charlotte woman was considered a trailblazer at a time when there were few female lawyers
South Burlington woman was a dedicated and passionate volunteer for local educational nonprofit
Thirty-five year professor at UVM established an international reputation for his research on nicotine and tobacco control
Sailor and prolific gardener had a heart of gold and a genuine love of people
Burlington man believed in the life-changing power of higher education and established a scholarship fund for high school graduates
Dozens of pro-Palestinian activists lined the sidewalk by the entrance to Higher Ground in South Burlington on Thursday night protesting the performance of reggae artist Matisyahu. The 44-year-old Jewish American singer of hits like “King Without a Crown” has come under fire for his comments on the war in Gaza and support of the Israeli…
On the Vermont Language Justice Project’s YouTube channel, you’ll find a video in Ukrainian about how to pick up prescription medications and another, in Mandarin, about why energy drinks are harmful. You can learn in Nepali how to administer naloxone, the opioid overdose-reversal drug, and get tips for driving safely in the winter in Arabic.…
(Self-released, CD, cassette, digital) In my earliest days as a music journalist, I was sent to a songwriter retreat. I was meant to be a fly on the wall, but I ended up just playing a lot of piano while most of the other cabinmates drank mushroom tea. There was one dude, though — he…
(Self released, CD, digital) I’m going to be honest: I thought I was being pranked when I first hit play on Jam Dass’ debut record, Love, Jam, Remember. There were a lot of submissions that day, so I hadn’t read much about the band, which is made up of musicians, yogis, Reiki masters and bodyworkers,…
If you watched the Oscars on Sunday, you may have wondered about one of the nominees for Best Animated Feature: Robot Dreams, written and directed by Spanish filmmaker Pablo Berger (Blancanieves) and based on the graphic novel by Sara Varon. The movie, which premiered at last year’s Cannes Film Festival, is currently scheduled for a…
PISCES (Feb. 19-Mar. 20): My Piscean friend Jeff Greenwald wrote the humorous but serious book Shopping for Buddhas. It’s the story of his adventures in Nepal as he traveled in quest of a statue to serve as a potent symbol for his spiritual yearning. I’m reminded of his search as I ruminate on your near…
new in theaters ARTHUR THE KING: A stray dog inspires an athlete (Mark Wahlberg) to fight the odds in an endurance race. Simon Cellan Jones directed the adventure film based on Mikael Lindnord’s memoir. (90 min, PG-13. Essex, Majestic, Star) KNOX GOES AWAY: Michael Keaton directed and stars in this thriller about a hit man…
Upset Victory For some strange reason, political pundits have been totally silent on the routing of a longtime Burlington city councilor who was running for mayor [“Emma Mulvaney-Stanak Wins Burlington Mayoral Race,” March 5]. Joan Shannon was a household name compared to Emma Mulvaney-Stanak. But the latter not only defeated Shannon, she annihilated her, winning…
The members of the University of Vermont Women’s Swimming and Diving team became conference champions last month — the first time they’ve held the title in the program’s 48-year history. For the past 11 seasons, the team has placed third at the America East Conference championships. This time, they emerged victorious in the field of…
In 1919, astronomer Arthur Eddington used the positions of the stars during a total solar eclipse to provide evidence for Albert Einstein’s theory of general relativity. This April 8, Vermonters viewing the total solar eclipse may not have quite such momentous ambitions. But a new play about Eddington’s experiment will give them a chance to…
Arias will soar when Elizabeth Wohl appears at Next Stage Arts in Putney on Saturday, March 16. The classically trained Brattleboro soprano will present works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Charles Gounod, Georges Bizet and longtime Vermonter Gwyneth Walker while performing aerial acrobatics with silks and rope. As the giddy, lovestruck Juliet from Gounod’s Roméo et…
Dear Reverend, I quit drinking last summer because I felt like I needed to take a break. For the most part, people have been supportive of my decision and I haven’t really felt tempted to pick up a drink. I usually go barhopping on St. Patrick’s Day with a group of friends, and they have…
There aren’t many places where you can knit with your feet in Canada and the rest of your body in the United States. But Hannah Miller found a craft table in the Haskell Free Library & Opera House where she could do just that. Located in Derby Line, Vt., and Stanstead, Québec, it is a…
Waya Usdi was forced to evacuate his Barre residence when it flooded last July. When he could finally return, he found his home in shambles. All that was left to eat was a moldy lemon. Usdi’s acrylic still-life painting depicting that moment is part of an exhibition titled “Blossoms in a Blizzard: A Study of…
I’m thinking about the coronavirus pandemic for two reasons. No. 1: Four years ago this week, it shut down life as we knew it. No. 2: I’m preparing for an interview with the Vermont Historical Society, which is collecting oral testimonies in an effort to document how the public health crisis played out in this…
It might be the biggest soccer match Vermont has ever seen. Next Tuesday, March 19, the upstart Vermont Green FC, a Burlington semipro squad formed in 2022, will host a professional team from Kentucky. The game is part of the first round of the nationwide U.S. Open Cup, the country’s longest-running soccer tournament, a knockout-style…
Necromancy supposedly involves communicating with the dead, but trichromancy is all about romancing dye and communicating through textiles. Jeannie Catmull, cocurator of “Trichromancy: Color Divination” at Chandler Center for the Arts in Randolph, said the made-up word combines “necromancy” and “trichromatic” — referring to the three cones in human eyes that help process color. The…
When musicians hang out with other musicians, and particularly when booze or weed is involved, a curious game often takes place. I call it the “What If We” game. “What if we formed a Hall & Oates cover band but everything is ska?” Or maybe the old-fashioned “Hey, what if we start a country band…
Moses Storm tells a fib in the first few minutes of “Trash White,” his 2022 HBO comedy special, currently streaming on Max. In it, the standup comic claims that his show has “nothing of educational value to add to your night.” Nothing could be further from the truth. Naturally, Storm wants to reassure the audience…
The other day, while driving home from the Burlington office in a mix of rain and sleet, I saw a herd of University of Vermont students walking around in shorts and T-shirts — a sure sign of spring’s imminent arrival. How fitting that not long after that, my inbox started filling up with reports of…
In some ways, Progressive state representative Emma Mulvaney-Stanak was the underdog in Burlington’s mayoral race. The issue of public safety dominated the campaign, and she was up against seasoned City Councilor Joan Shannon, a Democrat whose pledge to crack down on crime won her an endorsement from the police union. As a Prog, Mulvaney-Stanak had…
Catharine Noel began a recent conversation with one of her abundant chuckles. When asked her age, she replied with good humor, “I’m pretty dang old.” The New Haven resident turns 70 in July. Whether that’s old depends on one’s perspective, but it is pretty old to be working in a professional kitchen, where the physical…
Stepping into the Dutch Mill restaurant feels a little like traveling back in time. The distinctive Delft blue-shingled building with its windmill topper has graced Route 7 in Shelburne for almost a century. Inside the modest restaurant, the Bissonette family will soon celebrate 30 years of serving hearty, homestyle breakfast and lunch at affordable prices.…
The Vermont Juice Company offers packs of bright green, orange and red cold-pressed juice with aspirational names promising immunity, abundance, energy and strength. They’re not cleanses, though. They’re plans. “Because plans change,” Jehan Dolbashian said. Hers certainly did. Dolbashian, 31, was the first employee Hannah George and Matt Guba hired at their Burlington juice bar…
Little Morocco Café will close its doors at 294 North Winooski Avenue in Burlington later this month, confirmed Ali Amani, who has managed the restaurant since it opened in 2018. The restaurant’s final day of service will be March 25. “We have decided to close our restaurant because business is no longer sustainable for us…
At the end of February, Craig Stevens officially ceased production at his Wild Hart Distillery in Shelburne. Stevens did one final production run in mid-February, he told Seven Days, and expects the state’s 802Spirits stores to be stocked with bottles of Wild Hart gin, vodka and other products for the next two to four months.…
Meant to Be Wednesday 20 Best-selling author Rebecca Serle discusses her latest novel, Expiration Dates, with prolific blockbuster penner Jodi Picoult at Norwich Congregational Church. Expiration Dates follows the story of Daphne, a woman who receives a mysterious flyer every time she meets a new man, detailing when the relationship will end — and the…
