Nov 23-29, 2011
Electronic Dance Music Has Ignited the Burlington Club Scene; Vermont Towns Battle for State Offices; An Artist’s Avian Adventures; Previewing Jay Peak’s Pumphouse
Cover Story
Movies You Missed 14: The Family Tree
This week in movies you missed: Just for Thanksgiving, a family dramedy that tried to be American Beauty and fell on its face. What You Missed The Burnetts are one of those adorably dysfunctional families you only see in the movies. Mom (Hope Davis) is a control freak who organizes charity functions when she isn’t…
Mark Bittman and Bernie Sanders Visit Burlington Intervale
This morning, food journalist, author and New York Times columnist Mark Bittman and Sen. Bernie Sanders gathered farmers and employees of the Burlington Intervale Center for a conference concerning the food system at the 350-acre farming compound. “I’m interested in things that move the agricultural system forward,” Bittman told Seven Days. It was in 1988,…
Leunig’s Bistro to Expand — Upward
In spite of the enduring popularity of Leunig’s Bistro, co-owner Bob Conlon is sometimes dismayed by the crowds that build in the front room as people wait for tables. “When you’re packed in like sardines and it’s three deep at the bar, by the time you sit down, you may not be in the best…
Sakura Bana to Shutter
Restaurateurs looking for a coveted Church Street space, be advised: According to proprietor Ron Takahashi, the owners of Sakura of Japan Inc., which runs Sakura Bana Japanese Restaurant, have decided not to renew its lease when it expires this winter. Takahashi isn’t yet certain when Burlington’s oldest sushi spot will close for good, but guesses…
WTF: What’s that building going up at the Shelburne Road rotary, and why is it taking so long?
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot: We just had to ask…
News Quirks
Curses, Foiled Again When a man entered a bank in New Castle, Del., and handed a teller a hold-up note, she told him she couldn’t make out what it said and asked him to rewrite it. Instead, he left empty-handed. Police spotted a man fitting the suspect’s description and arrested Thomas J. Love, 40. (Philadelphia’s…
Free Will Astrology
ARIES “Basic research is what I am doing when I don’t know what I am doing,” said rocket scientist Werner von Braun. I think it’s an excellent time for you to plunge into that kind of basic research, Aries. You’re overdue to wander around frontiers you didn’t even realize you needed to investigate. You’re ready…
Letters to the Editor
In Memory of Mikey I’d like to thank Pamela Polston for writing such a positive and sensitive article about Mikey Welsh [Blurt, “Mikey Welsh, Painter and Musician, Found Dead,” October 10; Eyewitness, “Welsh’s Juice,” December 22, 2004]. I knew Mikey from other circles, but always admired his artwork and never got a chance for a…
New Bird
Side Dishes: Lunch, brunch and late-night fare at Bluebird Tavern’s new location
A Vermonter and His Didgeridoo Are Invited to Senegal
Ukeleles may be all the rage, but don’t tell that to Pitz Quattrone. The East Montpelier resident, who’s been performing since his teen years and playing and teaching the didgeridoo since 1993, is on a mission to spread the, um, drone. Recently, Quattrone was invited to participate in the Senegal-America Project of the nonprofit Arts…
Welch Signs Letter Asking Obama to End Controversial Immigration Enforcement Program
Congressman Peter Welch (D-VT) has added his voice to the chorus calling on President Obama to end the controversial immigration-enforcement initiative known as Secure Communities. Last Thursday, Welch signed a letter penned by U.S. Rep. Jose Serrano (D-NY) calling on the president to “immediately stop” the enforcement program, which compares fingerprints of people arrested by…
