Oct 13-19, 2010
Tech Issue: Cops Who Tweet; Who is Michel Guité?; Computer-assister Cooking
DUI Lawsuit Tossed From Federal Court
U.S. District Court Judge Christina Reiss threw out portions of a lawsuit pertaining to whether the state police played political favorites by releasing copies of some roadside video stops and not those of others. At an hourlong hearing in federal court in Burlington, Reiss determined that the court didn’t have jurisdiction over whether the state…
Centennial Field Fixes Could Top $10 Million
Local officials hoping to keep minor league baseball at Centennial Field learned this week just what it might cost to upgrade the 106-year-old ballpark. The study found that the stadium, built in 1906, is in solid shape for its age, but to meet the standards established by Major League Baseball, drastic improvements are needed in…
Cut to the Quick
Dear Mistress Maeve, My wife and I have been married for a good long while now, and the sex is and has always been great. But lately it seems like my stamina … well, that my stamina is not so great. I suppose, like any guy, there have always been times when I was a…
Regulators Affirm the Obvious: Burlington Telecom Violated Laws. So, Now What?
The Vermont Public Service Board confirmed this week what a hearing officer surmised in late August: Burlington Telecom engaged in a “wanton disregard” for key provisions in its state license. BT failed to abide by two strictly-worded conditions by not repaying money it borrowed from the city and not completing the network’s buildout on time,…
Sketchy Cycling with Lance Armstrong
At 10:42 a.m., Lance Armstrong sent out the following Twitter message to his 2.6 million tweeps: “Hey Vermont – let’s ride!! 4pm in Waterbury. Corner of Main St & Warren Ct at what looks like a park to me (on Google Earth). #twitterride!” To bike dorks, here’s what the message actually sounded like: “Hey buddy.…
High Wireless Act
VTel’s Michel Guité promises to bring universal broadband access to rural Vermont. Can he deliver?
Come On, Get App-y
We might not have statewide broadband access, but Vermont has plenty of mobile app developers
News Quirks
Curses, Foiled Again When a man walked into a bank in Watsonville, Calif., announced he had a bomb and demanded $2,000 to pay his friend’s rent, the manager advised him to apply for a loan instead. She asked him to sit and wait while she went to get the loan paperwork but called police, who…
Free Will Astrology
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Until recently, no cricket had ever been observed pollinating a flower. All the evidence showed, in fact, that crickets don’t help flowers — they devour them. Then one night last January on the island of Reunion in the Indian Ocean, researchers discovered that the species known as the raspy cricket was…
Andrew Parker-Renga, Issue 4: Portraits
(Inked Sound Records, CD) It’s common among the young and prodigiously gifted that emotional maturity is slower to develop than natural abilities. With a series of increasingly promising EPs released over the last few years, local songwriter Andrew Parker-Renga has offered listeners an enlightening glimpse into his growth as an artist. The most recent such…
First-Rate Impression
Champlain College’s Perry Hall marries old with state-of-the-art new
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East Charlotte Tractor Parade [SIV196]
10/10/10: The 10th Annual East Charlotte Tractor Parade was welcomed by large crowds Sunday. And behind every well-loved tractor, there is often a good story.
Bites and Bytes
Should online food culture give reporters and restaurateurs indigestion?
Letters to the Editor
Lawn Signs are Illegal [Re: “WTF: Why Do 21st-Century Political Campaigns Still Rely on Lawn Signs?” September 29] Scene: Outside a Vermont polling place. Date: Election night Pollster: Excuse me, ma’am? Voter: Yes? Pollster: We’re conducting an exit poll. Who did you vote for in the gubernatorial race? Voter: Mr. Dubie got my vote. Pollster:…
Video: Cook Like A Food Writer!
Okay, so I’m not a chef, but I do know a thing or two about food. Healthy Living graciously allowed me use of their fabulous Learning Center kitchen last week to help me share my knowledge with you. I went shopping, and voilà! Here are my instructions for making my favorite duck confit pasta salad.…
