Nov 9-15, 2011
The Risks and Rewards of Privatizing Burlington Electric; Meet Burlington’s Mayoral Candidates; Sleeping With the Park Place Occupiers; A Library Gets a Makeover; Micro Booze Makers Invade VT
Cover Story
Champlain College’s Digital Forensics Lab Renamed in Honor of Sen. Patrick Leahy
Apparently, it wasn’t enough for Senator Patrick Leahy to lend his good name to the Center for Rural Studies at Lyndon State College and the ECHO Lake Acquarium and Science Center, the home-away-from-home for scores of turtles, lizards and other aquatic critters: This morning, the Champlain College Center for Digital Investigation was officially renamed to honor Vermont’s senior-most…
Burlington Mayoral Caucus: Ashe and Weinberger Tie; Revote Will Decide Winner
Everyone thought the Burlington Democratic mayoral caucus would be close, but no one guessed it would end in a dead heat without a winner. More than 1300 voters attended the marathon caucus at Memorial Auditorium on Sunday. After three rounds of voting, Miro Weinberger and Tim Ashe (pictured left to right) were tied at 540…
Live Coverage: Burlington Democratic Mayoral Caucus (Update: No Winner After Round 3)
Get the Adobe Flash Player Plugin to view this video. // FINAL UPDATE, 9:35 P.M. — RECOUNT RESULTS: The recount didn’t clear anything up, it only made things tighter. In the end, Tim Ashe and Miro Weinberger ended up in a dead heat, with 540 votes each. Five ballots were considered “spoiled.” The caucus will…
Movies You Missed 12: The Sleeping Beauty
This week in movies you missed: a fairy tale modernized for TV — French TV, which means you can expect artiness and nudity. What You Missed Fairy tales are all the rage this fall on American television, with the pallid “Once Upon a Time” and the procedural “Grimm” shooting up the Nielsen ratings. But over…
Apparent Suicide at Occupy Burlington Camp – Updated, 11/12 at 8:40 p.m.
Latest update to Storify: 11/12, 8:40 p.m. Update, 11/11, 2:26 p.m.: In a briefing this morning, police identified the deceased as Joshua Pfenning, 35, a transient in the Burlington area. Police say Pfenning had consumed a “large quantity of alcohol,” and that he pointed the gun at and threatened another person in the tent before…
The Fate of Sadie Katz: Tacos, Farmhouse-Style
Burlingtonians wondering about the fate of the shuttered Sadie Katz Delicatessen space might find some comfort in what’s coming on its heels — that is, if they can switch their allegiance from latkes to tacos. El Cortijo Taquería y Cantina will open in the same space sometime this winter — bar, take-out window, NECI-trained chef…
Man in “Grave” Condition After Shooting At Occupy Burlington Encampment (VIDEO)
UPDATE 5:40 p.m.: WCAX-TV is reporting the man has died. The Occupy Burlington encampment remained roped off with police tape Thursday afternoon after a 35-year-old camper apparently shot himself in City Hall Park. Burlington police said the man was in “grave” condition. Numerous occupiers told Seven Days they believed the man, who they know only…
Occupy Bordello
Man, I wish Eugene Hutz would loosen up a little bit. With a little more charisma, he could really go places. I’m kidding, of course. The Burlington expat and the leader of globetrotting gypsy punks Gogol Bordello has done pretty well for himself since leaving the Queen City a decade ago to seek his fame and fortune…
Walk-A-Thon to Help World Renowned Burlington Ballerina Get Life-Saving Surgery
Often — and all too tragically — the biggest obstacle to keeping a sick family member alive isn’t finding the right doctor or a miraculous cure to a rare condition. It’s simply scraping together enough money to cover the treatment. Such is the case with 34-year-old Rachel Phillips of Burlington. The former world-renowned ballerina has…
Can You Measure Happiness Through Twitter? Find Out Tonight
How well are we doing as a country? To answer that question, you might point to our gross national product as an indicator. But that’s not the only thing to consider. In Bhutan, for example, the country’s wellbeing is measured in terms of “gross national happiness.” Some want that to be the goal in the…
WTF: What’s up with the Panera and Outdoor Gear Exchange signs?
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot: We just had to ask…
Night of Arrows, True North
(Self-released, CD) Two years ago, local songwriter David Kaczynski released his debut record, <a href=" http://www.7dvt.com/2010david-kaczynski-night-arrows”>The Night of Arrows. Though it showed promise, the album also suggested that Kaczynski had a long way to go to transcend the influence of his musical idols and come into his own as an artist. Now, he returns with…
News Quirks
Curses, Foiled Again Police charged Johnny Lee Walker, 21, with shooting another man in Orange Park, Fla., after he left his cellphone at the scene of the crime. Investigators said the phone contained text messages about a $300 marijuana deal believed to be the motive for the shooting. “Sometimes it helps when the bad guys…
Free Will Astrology
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): The Cunnilinguistic Dicktionary defines the newly coined word “mutinyversal” as “rebellion against the whole universe.” I think it would be an excellent time for you to engage in a playful, vivacious version of that approach to life. This is one of those rare times when you have so many unique gifts…
Crumbs
Food News: Burlington’s Vermont Sandwich Co. closes; Oscar’s returns; Misery Loves Co. sets up at Sneakers
Letters to the Editor
On the Whine List? Kudos to Bob Conlon for his delicate and thoughtful explanation behind the large wine glass ad [Feedback, October 26]! The interpretation by Hope Johnson [Feedback, October 18] was so far off base that Bill Buckner could have got an out! I love Leunig’s for their food, their ambience and their presence…
