Help us pay for in-depth stories like this one by becoming a Seven Days Super Reader. It’s 6:30 a.m., and Chip Piper is headed out for a run on the Silver Lake Trail in Salisbury — though “run” is a loose term for his pace. The first mile climbs 466 feet, and it takes Piper about 19…
Life and works of central Vermont poet to be celebrated
Navy submariner and respected businessman relished the thrill of NASCAR and the joy of country line dancing
Kimberly Carson, Burlington’s director of racial equity, inclusion and belonging, has resigned after 18 months on the job to take a new position in North Carolina. Her $131,624 position won’t be filled this year, according to the city, as officials try to balance a $13.1 million budget shortfall. Another five positions in the racial equity…
We invite family and friends to celebrate the life of Robert Rodgers on Friday, May 24, 1:30 p.m., at his home at 2284 South Street in New Haven. Come, taste some of his favorite food, and see the fruits of his work: building projects, artistic and scholarly endeavors, and perhaps a sip of his dandelion…
Outdoorsman took immense pride in his work and could fix, build, mend or tend anything
Arborist loved the outdoors, including gardening, and had a lifelong interest in flowers
Molecular geneticist was dedicated to the pursuit of scientific discovery, academic freedom and fish
Burlington native had an innate connection to the natural world and a unique bond with animals
Lawmakers endured a marathon legislative session that stretched well past midnight on Friday as they sought compromise on controversial bills to set property taxes, protect people’s data and modernize Act 250 while speeding housing construction. Last-minute disagreements between the House and Senate over several bills pushed exhausted lawmakers and staff to the brink. The Senate…
Burlington sculptor Lydia Kern has received this year’s Diane Gabriel Visual Artist Award, with a cash prize of $5,000 and a $1,000 credit to access Burlington City Arts studios. The award aims to support emerging artists who exhibit high skill, a willingness to experiment and a commitment to innovation. Kern, 31, sculpts pieces exploring the…
North Bennington woman made Vermont her home and donated land to establish a trail system for all to use
Dedicated IBM employee and volunteer firefighter embodied the spirit of selflessness in service to his community
Faith, family and the outdoors were the three most important pillars of Westford man’s life
Underhill Center woman was a beneficent force of nature who loved this Earth and loved people even more
When you’ve been anointed a “next big thing” by gilded outlets such as Pitchfork and Rolling Stone, there’s a danger of being typecast. With an ethereal voice and guitar chops for days, Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter Margaret Glaspy is already wearing a cape as the Next Great Indie-Rock Hero. Observe Glaspy’s irresistible charm and effortless sense of…
A story often hits harder when viewers know it’s true, and tick, tick… BOOM! is — at least as far as make-believe musical comedy can be. The composer Jonathan Larson wrote an autobiographical monologue in 1991, when his career seemed stalled. It wouldn’t be long before Larson broke through with the prize-winning Rent, a Broadway…
A few months ago, I was down in Brattleboro talking with some local musicians and artists near the Estey Organ Museum. (No, it’s not a museum full of livers and kidneys floating in jars. But yes, my brain went there as well.) The former factory for reed, pump, pipe and melodeon organs is something of…
The Amy E. Tarrant Gallery at the Flynn in Burlington is only open on Saturday afternoons and to patrons prior to theater shows. Currently, extensive work on Main Street makes just getting to the gallery a bit challenging. Despite these restrictions, making the effort to experience “Heavy Kinship Vol. 9” is very much worthwhile. Viewers…
I’ve always thought the term “reporter” undersells the job of writing the “first rough draft of history,” as Washington Post publisher Phil Graham phrased it in 1963. That the word is so simple — and, frankly, humbling — is a reminder to every journalist who steps into the swirl of current events: Our job is…
Dear Reverend, My mother passed away four months ago. Although she was older and had lived a great life, it was still rather unexpected. I don’t have any other family besides one sister who lives in another state. I’ve been doing OK, but now that Mother’s Day is coming, I’m really missing her and feeling…
Indie-folk artist and Vermont native Freya Yost released her debut album, Delicate Elements, last month. It’s a little surprising it took her this long, as Yost, 37, has been performing since age 12, touring with French Canadian dancer Benoit Bourque’s La Danse des Enfants troupe. “I grew up surrounded by music,” Yost told me recently…
Success Story Thank you for the in-depth article about Shaina Taub [“Born for Broadway: Waitsfield’s Shaina Taub Arrives in a Big Way, Starring in Her Own Musical, Suffs,” April 17]. Hooray, another Vermonter makes it to Broadway! This was a much better review of her accomplishments than was provided by the New York Times, really…
2 Traffic-control light locations 3 Stop sign locations 5 One-way streets designated 6 Left turns prohibited 7 No-parking areas 8 No parking 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays 9 Fifteen-minute parking 10 Two-hour parking 11 One-hour parking 16 Bus stops 17 Designation of parking meter zones Sponsor(s): Public Works Commission Action: Approved Date: 4/17/2024 Attestation…
Sometimes the only way to weather the pain of life is to laugh at it. In two much-discussed new releases, the brilliant theatrical takeoff The People’s Joker and the Netflix series “Baby Reindeer,” comedy is presented as a way to process trauma while defiantly asserting that I’m still here. The DC Comics character of Batman’s…
Pop art seems a little deflated. A movement that once used everyday objects to interrogate capitalism has mutated into a shiny kaiju of commerce, stomping all over its rebellious roots. Which makes “Circles & Squares,” a two-person show of post-pop paintings by Jack Kenna and Miles Shelton at Hexum Gallery in Montpelier, so surprising. Kenna’s…
new in theaters KINGDOM OF THE PLANET OF THE APES: On an Earth that has been ruled by apes for 300 years, a young chimp goes on a life-changing road trip in the latest series entry, directed by Wes Ball and starring Freya Allan, Kevin Durand and Dichen Lachman. (145 min, PG-13. Bijou, Capitol, Essex,…
The Town of Bolton’s Development Review Board will hold a public hearing on May 23, 2024 at 6:30pm. Place: Virtual or Municipal Conference Room, 3045 Theodore Roosevelt Highway, Bolton, VT, 05676. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81615729896pwd=REZDZzZrWG9uRVVoSjIvY204N0k4dz09 Meeting ID: 816 1572 9896 Passcode: 420398 The following applications will be reviewed: 2024-04-DRB; Applicant & Property Owner: Jeremy and…
TAURUS (Apr. 20-May 20): Keizoku wa chikara nari is a Japanese proverb that means “To continue is power.” I propose you make that your motto for the next four weeks. Everything you need to happen and all the resources you need to attract will come your way as long as your overarching intention is perseverance.…
After floods hit downtown Barre last summer, City Councilor Thom Lauzon toured the damage with other local officials and met with residents whose homes had been destroyed. Lauzon, 62, a businessman known for his strong opinions and assertive nature, said the experience convinced him that he should seek another term as mayor, a position he…
Burlington had never seemed so far away to Joel Rosinsky. His heart was set on making it to the Flynn theater to attend a 50th-anniversary performance of Garrison Keillor’s “A Prairie Home Companion” radio show, his favorite, on April 20. But Rosinsky, who no longer drives, faced a now-familiar conundrum: He had no way to…
In Jewish folklore, Lilith was the first wife of Adam. The stories say God created them side by side, as equals. But Adam wanted a subservient wife. Unwilling to submit to her husband’s authority, she was banished from the Garden of Eden. The legendary Lilith has grown into an emblem of female liberation and male…
In 2010, garden designer Itaru Sasaki of Japan installed a telephone booth in his garden that he called a “phone of the wind.” The rotary phone line was not connected to anything, but the booth gave Sasaki a meaningful place to have a one-way conversation with his cousin, who had died of cancer. The following…
Many Burlingtonians know that Battery Park served as a military base during the War of 1812 and Americans there repelled a British naval attack with cannon fire. Far fewer know that they can thank a long-shuttered glass company for turning the space into a park. Queen City historian Diana Carlisle documented the connection in a…
The time had come for another meeting of the Trash Tramps, a group of retirees who have made a weekly hobby out of picking up Montpelier’s litter. They stood outside the local senior center, hard to miss with their five-gallon buckets, arm-length metal tongs and neon traffic vests. A sign-in sheet revealed their chosen “Tramp…
Growing up in Bolton in the early 2000s, the Townsend kids had the coolest mom on the block — er, slope. Debra Townsend was known for hosting up to 30 of their friends at a time in the family’s large, ski lodge-style home. Nearly a quarter century later, siblings Brittiny, Matthew, Hannah and Ian are…
Sean Richards didn’t intend to open a biscuit restaurant. His plan for Queen City Café was wide-ranging — breakfast, lunch and dinner — and built around simple, seasonal wood-fired fare, including rôtisserie chickens and whole-roasted cauliflower. But almost as soon as he fired up the 10-by-12-foot oven in the former Myer’s Bagels spot on Pine…
Lincoln Peak Vineyard, a long-standing winery in New Haven, has new owners. Kevin Bednar and Nichole Bambacigno will retain the business’ name, bring production back to the winery and revive several of its popular wines, including the Ragtime line — all with a “fresh, younger energy,” Bednar said. Chris Granstrom founded Lincoln Peak as a…
Three Vermont poets and a cartoonist have won the 2023 Vermont Book Awards, the state’s highest literary prizes, which were presented at the Vermont College of Fine Arts in Montpelier on Saturday, May 4. Poet Sandra Simonds won the fiction award for her debut novel, Assia; former Vermont poet laureate Mary Ruefle won in the creative…
Why So Serious? Thursday 9 Independent filmmaker Vera Drew’s meticulously fair use-compliant masterpiece The People’s Joker screens at the Main Street Landing Performing Arts Center Film House in Burlington. Parodying modern superhero franchises, incorporating crowdsourced animation, and skillfully integrating themes of gender identity and fascism, this 2022 remixed riff is triumphantly low-rent and surprisingly moving.…
Updated May 6, 12:40 p.m. Prompted by the pending sale of the building in which Nunyuns Bakery & Café has operated since 2008, Kristine Harbour and Paul Bonelli have announced they will close their Old North End business at the end of May. Harbour initially told Seven Days that the couple would wait to announce…
Bianca Stone readily admitted that often she doesn’t understand a poem the first time she reads it — and perhaps even after a second or third reading. It’s a surprising confession from the 41-year old poet and teacher from Brandon, whom Gov. Phil Scott just named Vermont’s 10th poet laureate on Wednesday. But as Stone…
