Nov 24-30, 2010
Calling Out Burlington’s Worst 911 Abusers; Pleas Received by the Parking Police; VT’s Mushroom Movement
Hedgehogs on a Plane
On the day before Thanksgiving, Jennifer Goldberg flew from Chicago to Vermont to spend the holiday with her family. Accompanying Goldberg on her journey was Thembi, an African pygmy hedgehog. Thembi is a emotional support animal — literally, he’s a service hedgehog. You can’t make this shit up. And of course, he has his own…
VT Law School Student and Prof Blogging from COP16 Climate Change Conference
Remember last year’s global climate change conference in Copenhagen? The one that, despite Barack and Michelle Obama’s best efforts, failed to produce a binding U.N. treaty to slow global warming? Well, it’s happening again, this year in Cancun, Mexico, from Nov. 29 to Dec. 10. A Vermont Law School professor and student are attending the…
There are Family Feuds, and Then There’s This
* updated * There are Vermont State Police press releases that reporters scan and barely read, and then there are more interesting missives, such as the one that arrived this morning from the St. Albans barracks. VSP releases generally take the Joe Friday “just the facts ma’am” approach — sometimes even less. Occassionally you’ll get…
Happy Thanksgiving!
Happy Thanksgiving, from all of us here at Seven Days. Well, we’re not actually “here” — we’re taking the day off, and we hope you are, too. We’ll be back tomorrow. In the meantime, enjoy this video, in which the Vegetarian Librarian demonstrates how to make a homemade tofurkey dinner. It was submitted to Blurt…
Can Hinesburg Handle a Hannaford — And Maintain Its Rural Charm?
Not since Walmart won Williston 15 years ago has Chittenden County seen a development battle as ferocious as the one brewing in Hinesburg over a proposed Hannaford supermarket. The Maine-based chain wants to build a store in the heart of Hinesburg village, which has largely avoided the chain-store sprawl evident in several suburban communities around…
Burlington Telecom and CitiCapital Agree to Terminate $33.5 Million Lease
Talks between Burlington Telecom and CitiCapital have officially broken down, forcing the city telecom to return equipment it bought through a $33.5 million lease agreement with the financier. In a letter filed with the Vermont Public Service Board late Tuesday night, BT’s attorney, William Ellis, said the transfer of equipment shouldn’t interrupt existing service, but…
News Quirks
Curses, Foiled Again Los Angeles police reported that a holdup victim recognized the robber’s gun was a fake, so he grabbed it and beat the startled robber with it. Sgt. Jeff Collado said the bloodied suspect had to be hospitalized before being charged. (Associated Press) Two masked men entered a restaurant outside Green, Ohio, demanded…
Free Will Astrology
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Should you rely on hard facts or soft feelings? Would it be advisable to trust your tried-and-true medicine or else a potion brewed from the tongue of a snake, the feather of a crow and a mandrake root? Can you get better results by mingling with staunch allies or with rebel…
My Dog Ate My Parking Ticket
Excuses that work — or don’t — when you’re fighting a Burlington citation
Million-Dollar Callers
Burlington’s street workers reach out to the worst 911 abusers, and save the city a bundle
Crush It
Dear Mistress Maeve, I have been in a relationship with my wonderful girlfriend for five years. We are happy and I can’t imagine anyone else I would want to be with. There have been several times over the past five years when I have found myself with what I see as harmless crushes on other…
WTF: Why Does the Department of Homeland Security Now Suspect You’re Stuffing C-4 in Your 38D to Take Down a DC-10?
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot: We just had to ask…
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Josh Bridgman [SIV201]
11/12/10: Josh Bridgman’s new play “Concrete Kingdom” opened this month at The Off Center for the Dramatic Arts and was presented by The Green Candle Theatre Company. By day, Josh works as a parking garage attendant but his free time is spent writing, reading, watching films and drinking black coffee. Josh was the Runner Up…
Letters to the Editor
Not Like Levine It is rather assumptive to state that the electorate has voted against its own interests in the recent elections simply due to a sway in party alignment [“Poli Psy: The Next Big Thing,” November 10]. Perhaps author Judith Levine should recognize that her interests do not necessarily align with those of all…
Vermont Recount Rundown
* updated below – today’s recount challenge was decided by a Vermont judge* The Monty Python-esque shout of “I’m not dead yet!” seems to be the rallying cry for the 2010 election. Three weeks beyond the November 2 election, we still don’t know for sure just how many Democrats, Progressives and Republicans will be in…
