Mar 16-22, 2011
A Vermont Power Couple Share it All; A VT Beauty Biz Takes Off; Survey of Stouts and Dark Brews
Cover Story
Oh, Gosh! From Hit Songs to Presidential Politics, a Vermont Power Couple Share it All
Bobby and Billi Gosh have spent their lives on the edge of the spotlight. When Frank Sinatra first listened to the demo of “My Way,” it was Bobby’s voice he heard singing it. The song that blasts out of that animated clock at FAO Schwarz in Manhattan was written by Bobby Gosh. Björk’s music-box tracks…
NRC Issues New License to Vermont Yankee
* updated below * Following through on its announcement less than two weeks ago, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission today officially issued a new, 20-year operating license to Entergy so it can keep Vermont Yankee running beyond March 2012. The announcement on March 10 came one day before horrific events in Japan raised new questions…
Public Versus Polluters (Round Two)
* updated below * A key House committee voted unanimously this week in support of legislation that would give the public a chance to weigh in on environmental enforcement actions handed down by state regulators. The House Natural Resources and Energy Committee voted 9-0 in favor of the bill on Thursday. The bill goes before…
Pending Sale of Bolton Valley Nordic Area Collapses
***UPDATED BELOW*** at 1:06 p.m. A proposed land deal that would have reduced the Bolton Valley Nordic Ski Center from 100k to 6k of trails has fallen through. In an email dated March 17, Larry Williams, owner of Redstone, the commercial real estate development company that owns Bolton Valley, indicated that the potential buyer is…
Chernobyl, The Mother Of All Meltdowns, On Display This Month In Montpelier
It might be unfair, or unseemly, to describe anything involving a nuclear accident as “fortuitous,” even to those who oppose nuclear power, but some coincidences are hard to ignore. And no, I’m not just referring to last week’s announcement by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission that it planned to extend Vermont Yankee’s operating license for another…
Burlington Meets Bahrain: When Twitter Hashtags Collide
As we noted on page 5 of this week’s Seven Days, conversation on the #BTV “hashtag” on Twitter has been dominated by angry tweets directed at an unpopular broadcaster in recent days — and no, the local Twitter community hasn’t directed its ire at Burlington Telecom. #BTV has been the go-to hashtag for Burlington-area Tweeters…
Distilling Vermont: Introducing Orleans
Eating at Woodstock’s osteria pane e salute is one of those things you should do before you die, at least if you’re a Vermont foodie or wine lover. Owners Deirdre Heekin and Caleb Barber have an alchemical touch, and soon you’ll have another way to sample it: Orleans, an herb-infused artisinal wine that springs from their…
Fired Conductor Sues Vermont Youth Orchestra
Why did the Vermont Youth Orchestra fire its conductor last November? That question has remained unanswered since the nonprofit group terminated Ronald Braunstein at the end of last year. Media reports at the time never explained the exact nature of the board’s issues with Braunstein, who was hired just few months before he was let…
WTF: What’s the deal with Burlington’s Midtown Motel?
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot: We just had to ask…
Getting the Glow
Vermont’s only luxe cosmetics company, Tata Harper Skincare, helps women look good naturally
Lt. Gov., Come Work Here!
Dear Lt. Gov. Phil Scott, Hello. You don’t know me, but I am a writer at Seven Days, Vermont’s only altweekly newspaper. I have been following your “Vermont Everyday Jobs” campaign with great interest, although I must admit some confusion about the title of this initiative. Do you mean to suggest that Vermont jobs are…
News Quirks
Curses, Foiled Again Robert Michelson, 21, called 911 wanting to know how much trouble he could get into for growing one marijuana plant. When the dispatcher told him he could be arrested, Michelson said thank you and hung up. The dispatcher promptly notified police, who went to Michelson’s house in Farmington, Conn., and arrested him…
Free Will Astrology
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): If I had to come up with a title for the next phase of your astrological cycle, it might be “Gathering Up.” The way I see it, you should focus on collecting any resources that are missing from your reserves. You should hone skills that are still too weak to get…
Rhapsody Moves
Side Dishes: Montpelier restaurateur closes café to pursue vegan venture
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Vermont Rails Model Railroad Show [215]
3/12/11: Vermont Rails Model Railroad Show brought hundreds of people to the Champlain Valley Expo in Essex Junction last Saturday. Model train enthusiasts, young and old, gathered to buy parts, see friends and gawk at the railroads on display. Music: Cccome?, Cccome?, “Train”
Letters to the Editor
Not-So-Perfect Plan Your article “Capital Capitalist” [March 9] about Jeffrey Jacobs and Montpelier refers to Mr. Jacobs’ proposed beer garden at Charlie O’s and says, “Both the city and the neighbors objected to the plan, and the project fell through.” In fact, Mr. Jacobs and Charlie O’s received all permits and licenses as requested from…
As Goes Japan, So Goes Vermont Yankee?
As people remain tuned into the evolving story of a possible post-tsunami meltdown at multiple nuclear power plants in Japan, some are turning their attention toward Vermont’s lone nuclear power plant. It was just last week that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) gave Vermont Yankee a new, 20-year license to operate.VY’s boiling-water reactor design…
