VIDEO: The Vermont 3.0 Innovation Jam
More than 65 exhibitors and hundreds of participants packed the Sheraton Burlington Hotel and Conference Center for the Vermont 3.0 Innovation Jam on October 26, 2009. Here’s a video of the event, courtesy of Seven Days videographer, Eva Sollberger. Seven Days was a sponsor of the event, along with the Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of…
And Then There Were Four …
It’s official (almost) — former Windsor County State Sen. Matt Dunne will enter the Democratic primary for governor. “It will not be a big campaign launch with banners and crowds. It willbe a more informal occasion with family and a few of the many peopleI’ve met around the state who believe, as I do, that…
Circulation Plummeting at Vermont’s Daily Newspapers
Here’s a headline no newspaper publisher wants to read: Newspaper Circulation Dropping Like a Bomb; Biggest Six-Month Decline on Record But that’s what is happening at daily newspapers across the country and right here in Vermont. Nationally, circulation went down 10.8 percent between April and October, the biggest drop on record, according to the Audit…
Grand Isle Slaughterhouse Closed Following Charges of Inhumane Treatment
A worker shocked this infant calf in an attempt to get him to stand. The HSUS Some unfortunate news (or fortunate, depending on how you look at it) in animal welfare in Vermont — the Vermont Agency of Agriculture announced today that they and the USDA would be suspending the respective licenses of the Bushway…
Vermont Brownie Company Gets Flayed
At least according to Facebook. Shawna Lidsky, co-owner of Vermont Brownie Co. with Katherine Hayward, has signed a confidentiality agreement with the Food Network that prevents her from even sharing the name of the show on which she and Hayward appeared. However, given the circumstances of her experience, she admits, “you can pretty much guess…
Got Burlington Telecom?
The ongoing debate in Burlington about the use of $17 million in city funds to keep its fledgling telecom utility afloat has taken up a lot of the political, and policy, discussion in the Queen City. One frequent, and fun, question that comes up in discussions is: Of Burlington Telecom’s 4600 subscribers, how many are…
Up Against the Wall
Tomorrow night, October 31, the Helen Day Art Center in Stowe is hosting a Halloween exhibit with jack-o’-lanterns made by members of the public, and also a special guest: NYC video projection artist Sean Capone. Don’t know if he’s a descendant of Al, but who cares? Capone will cast arabesque patterns against the front of…
Mid-week Report from the VT International Film Fest
The VIFF has one more weekend to go, and it should be a good one. When I attended the screening of The Men Who Stare at Goats last Friday, it was jam-packed. Fest board head Deb Ellis says that tickets for this Friday’s screening of Precious, Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire (pictured) are…
Special Council Panels Created to Review Burlington Telecom
Burlington City Council President Bill Keogh Thursday formed two special panels to look into various aspects of Burlington Telecom, the first step in trying to get a handle on how it came to be that the city loaned the fledgling utility as much as $17 million without explicit public knowledge. That loan came without explicit…
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Vermont 3.0 Innovation Jam [7DTV19]
10/26/09: Over 65 exhibitors and hundreds of attendees packed the third Vermont 3.0 event at the Sheraton Monday. There were plenty of green, high tech, innovative companies on hand to offer a glimpse into Vermont’s future. Music: Ryan Power, Is It Happening, “Is It Happening” Location: Sheraton, South Burlington, Vermont
Beware Dead Creek
Horror flicks can be really cheap to make, which is why so many indie filmmakers choose that genre. But scary horror films are also really, really hard to make. Pacing is key. Also, avoiding anything campy. (I love the Evil Dead movies, but scary they are not.) With that in mind, I just watched Dead…
Of Puppies & Death Metal: Video Version
As announced on SolidState on Monday — and cleverly reported here by Lauren Ober yesterday — Scumlords of the Universe, GWAR, judged Burton’s 14th annual “Howl-O-Ween Doggie Costume yesterday afternoon in the lobby of the Burton factory. And let me tell you, it was just about as awesome as it sounds. What follows is a video…
Adventures in Elder Wii— Playing Nintendo with the Aged
As I become increasingly aged and decrepit, I need to look beyond contact sports like walking and checkers for my exercise. Recently, I happened upon a fitness system I could get my old bones behind — Elder Wii. For the uninitiated, Elder Wii is the sport of crushing seniors at Nintendo’s Wii Sports. They’re old,…
Vermont 3.0 Innovation Jam Round-up
I meant to post this yesterday, but it slipped through the cracks as we were putting today’s issue to bed. The Vermont 3.0 Innovation Jam — or “the tech jam,” as everyone calls it — drew a ton of people to the Sheraton on Monday. I was inside from 7 a.m. until almost 7 p.m.,…
News Quirks
Curses, Foiled Again When police went to a home in Regina, Saskatchewan, looking for David William McKay, 28, a man matching McKay’s description answered the door but said his name was “Matthew,” which, when asked, he misspelled. The Regina Leader-Post reported police also noticed he had the name “David McKay” tattooed on his back. A…
‘Tis the Season?
Soundbites: ‘Tis the Season?, This is Halloween, The Jazz Guys: They Rock, You Decide, Bite Torrent
Local Legends
Friends Joe Citro and Steve Bissette package paranormal personages in The Vermont Monster Guide
Letters to the Editor
Kiss Off I’m angered in the revelation that the City of Burlington lent $17 million to Burlington Telecom, in apparent violation of city charter and state regulations [“Fair Game,” October 14]. The obscure circumstances under which this transaction took place questions both the intellectual capacity of city officials like Leopold and elected politicians like Bob…
Getting the Edge
At last week’s figure skating championships, Vermonters got a taste of serious competition
Free Will Astrology
Here’s the weekly astrological forecast for October 28 – November 4, 2009. What’s your sign, baby? They’re all here… ARIES (March 21-April 19): You may be as flooded with briny emotion as a Pisces on a meandering binge. You might be as embedded in a labyrinth of your own creation as the Geminis who verge…
Napoleonic Coda
Art Review: “Napoleon on the Nile: Soldiers, Artists and the Rediscovery of Egypt,” illustrations from Description de l’Egypte and other artifacts. Fleming Museum, UVM, Burlington. Through December 18.
Dying for a Slice
At Woodbury’s White Rock Pizza, diners order pies with a side of spirits
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Triptych Creations [149]
10/24/09: Triptych Creations is the handiwork of special make-up FX artists Rebecca Reil and Sara Glasgow. Eva visits Triptych HQ to get shot through the face for the 4th Annual Burlington Zombie Walk. Get ready for a hefty serving of blood, guts and brainz. Music: Aaron Reil, “Scratch Me” Locations: Triptych HQ, Church ST, Burlington…
GWAR + costumed dogs = the best Tuesday ever!
Yesterday, my coworker Dan Bolles mentioned to me in passing that GWAR, the scat, sex and sci-fi-loving shock rock band, would be judging the 14th annual dog Halloween costume contest at Burton on Tuesday. Come again? You mean GWAR, of the 3-foot protruding phalluses and gigantic swinging ball sacs? Yes, the very same. They happened…
Milton scrap metal yard may be finally headed to the shredder
Milton’s infamous “Junkyard Dog,” aka Gil Rhoades, owner and operator of the unlicensed ABC Metals/Rhoades Salvage yard, is finding his leash getting shorter by the day. This afternoon, the Vermont Attorney General’s Office filed a motion for preliminary injunction against Rhoades and his wife, Blanche, asking the court to order them to “immediately cease purchasing,…
After Lengthy, Contentious Debate, Council Votes to Put CAO on Leave
Perhaps it was sitting through five hours of contentious debate at the Burlington City Council last night, but nonetheless I think I can say with all due respect: Good political theater doesn’t make for good government. After hours of at times spirited and contentious debate, the Burlington City Council voted 8-6 early Tuesday morning urging…
Best Bites: Tibet Festival
It’s not every day you can enjoy Tibetan food in Burlington. In fact, unless you have a Tibetan mother cooking for you, there’s only one day. This year, it was October 24. Next year, you will have to go, whatever the date. I had been meaning to head over for the last five years and…
