Mar 31 – Apr 6, 2010
Residents Near BTV Say Planes Too Loud; Sexual Assaults Underreported on Campus; Local Chefs Cook at Beard House
Mayor Bob Kiss’ State of the City Address (Full Text)
Good evening and welcome. I’d like to extend a special welcome to newly-elected City Councilors Bram Kranichfeld in Ward 2, Emma Mulvaney-Stanak in Ward 3, and Kurt Wright in Ward 4. Congratulations should also go to those City Councilors re-elected on town meeting day: Ed Adrian, David Berezniak, Paul Decelles, Bill Keogh, and Karen Paul.…
Summer Vacation Guide: Rutland Area
Rutland is Vermont’s second-largest city, after Burlington. Its most distinctive topographical feature, Mount Killington, is just 154 feet lower than the highest peak in the state. But that’s where this region’s runner-up status ends. Regardless of the season, its diversity of mountains and valleys, towns and cities, sports and culture, make Rutland one of the…
The State of the City? Muddled
* Updated at 1:40 p.m. to reflect shuffling of candidates in race for board of finance * Tonight, Mayor Bob Kiss delivers his annual State of the City address. Kiss allies and detractors will be listening closely to if, and how, the mayor describes some of the challenges of the past year, and if he’ll…
Bike Bust
Nothing ruins a gorgeous, spring day like being towed. A Seven Days employee snapped this shot on Church Street a few minutes ago. Angela Willis at Spillane’s Towing and Recovery confirms that the driver is indeed towing the little moped. Willis wasn’t sure why, but thought it was because the bike wasn’t registered, and didn’t…
Census Swag — Your taxpayer dollars at work
Today I ventured out on Church Street to soak up some Vitamin D and watch the bedlam that is Burlington’s pedestrian thoroughfare. As I made my way down the street, I happened upon an official government vehicle parked outside of City Hall blasting Argentine Tango music. Outside the van, were tables upon tables (ok, just…
A New Prognosis for Health Care Reform in Vermont
Vermont’s effort to move ahead on health care reform is getting caught in a tug-of-war between three gubernatorial candidates, all of whom have a say in how bills move through the state senate. The Vermont senate’s gubernatorial trio failed last week to settle differences over a sweeping health care reform effort and hoped to come…
Seven Days Launches Daily Print Edition
Due to popular demand for daily newspapers, Seven Days has decided to finally take the plunge and publish a newspaper more true to its moniker. The first issue launches today and includes typical daily content — sports, weather, stocks, obituaries — alongside Seven Days award-winning arts and political coverage. Click here for the whole story…
Truly Twisted Behavior Done in Your Name
The word “torture” is now so commonly used in daily English — “Today’s staff meeting was sheer torture to endure!” — that it’s easy to lose sight of its original meaning. But the etymology of the word, derived from the Latin, meaning “to twist,” speaks volumes about the twisted minds who conjured up such actions,…
Burlington Democrats Irk Council Colleagues
Just days before a new city council gets down to work for the first time, Burlington Democrats managed to ruffle the feathers of two other political factions over their decision to hire a budget analyst. Last night, City Council President Bill Keogh (D-Ward 5) emailed councilors, and the media, about recent talks he and several…
Free Will Astrology
Here’s the weekly astrological forecast for March 31 – April 7, 2010. What’s your sign, baby? They’re all here… ARIES (March 21-April 18): I’m worried about your ability to sneak and fake and dissemble. These skills seem to have atrophied in you. To quote Homer Simpson, “You couldn’t fool your own mother on the foolingest…
Under Pressure, Feds Open Private Meeting on Vermont Yankee
In response to mounting public pressure from state officials and the public, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission today reversed its decision to hold a closed-door meeting in New Hampshire with local officials from the tri-state area surrounding Vermont Yankee. The NRC’s decision to hold a “government-to-government” meeting in New Hampshire was criticized as a way…
The 20/20 Challenge: Magic Mountain (Week #19)
One Snowboarder’s Quest to Hit 20 Vermont Resorts in 20 Weeks
What Matters
Art Review: “Entropic Restructed,” Borough Gallery & Studio, Burlington. Through May 1.
WTF: What’s “Mom” doing, and why does she want the world to know about it?
WTF: We just had to ask…
News Quirks
Curses, Foiled Again A woman who police said tried to rob two credit unions in Memphis, Tenn., fled empty handed both times because tellers couldn’t figure out what she wanted. The first attempt ended with the frustrated robber throwing her holdup note at the teller and running away after the teller couldn’t understand her mumbling.…
999 Bottles of Beer
Soundbites: 999 Bottles of Beer, Guiding Light, Phish 3-D: Insert Punchline Here, BiteTorrent
Letters to the Editor
Vermont Meat Inspector Responds I have been regulator with the Vermont Meat Inspection for almost 25 years. I have been called many things, but never a liar or a coward as Dr. Wyatt has chosen to do [“Emails Suggest Vermont Meat Inspector Knew About Animal Abuse,” March 24]. My comments were directed at the Humane…
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Slam for Sudan [SIV170]
3/25/10: High school varsity basketball players from all over the state of VT competed Thursday in the 2nd Annual Slam for Sudan. About $2000 was raised for the local non-profit Global Reach Partnerships which helps Sudanese refugees with a variety of life skills. Slam for Sudan began as a class project at Champlain College and…
Vermont Yankee: More Tritium! More Meetings!
** Updated below with letter from Congressional delegation** Entergy announced with great fanfare last week that its tritium leaks were plugged and, ostensibly, under control. Or, maybe not. Yesterday, the Vermont Health Department noted it detected tritium in a deeply drilled test well that was heretofore clean of the radioactive isotope. To be sure, the…
Vermont War Photographer’s Remains May Finally Be Found
[Ed. Note: Contributing writer Kevin J. Kelley sent us this post, via email.] Almost 40 years after the disappearance of Vermont-born combat photographer Dana Stone (pictured), news from Cambodia is inspiring guarded hope that his remains may finally be found. Stone, a UVM dropout from Wilder, chronicled the U.S. wars in Southeast Asia for five years,…
Senate Balks at House Plan to Restructure Judiciary
The Senate made quick work of the House’s months-long effort to make sweeping changes to Vermont’s judicial system. Just days after the House overwhelmingly supported a House Judiciary Committee bill to restructure the state’s court system, the Senate undid several key components.
