Oct 7-13, 2009
What Vermont is Not Doing to Keep Drunk-Drivers Off the Streets; A Centuries-Old Tool is on the Cutting Edge in Vermont; At Shelburne Orchards, Nick Cowles Has Deep Roots
The Police Chief Cheated, and Other Tales from the Giant Pumpkin Regatta
Sunday marked the first time I have ever sat inside a giant piece of produce. It also marked the first time I have ever rowed a giant piece of produce on Lake Champlain. But when you’re a celebrity like me, you participate in quaint community activities like this, if only to give the fan(s) what…
Local Indie Buddy Film to Premiere at Roxy
Comedies about boys behaving badly are big business these days — just look at one of the summer’s biggest hits, The Hangover. But can you make one for under $10K? A foursome of UVM and St. Mike’s grads — Patrick Simone, Patrick Cassidy, Andrick Deppmeyer and Adam Jaroszewski — have given it a try. You…
Vermont Film Commission
www.vermontfilm.com/ 802-828-3618 Montpelier, Vermont The Film Commission supports film and commercial productions in a variety of ways. From locations to crew requirements, the commission is a one-stop shop for filmmakers who are planning to shoot in our state. We offer filmmakers from within and outside Vermont assistance their locations, crews, personnel and logistical needs. The…
Ari Fleischer Slips into Middlebury
This just in from freelancer Sally West Johnson: Ari Fleischer, the former spokesman for President George W. Bush, took the stage at Middlebury College for 90 minutes last night without once having to say he was sorry for an administration that tortured people and called it legal. Fleischer is a Midd alum, class of 1982,…
Dominion Tech Computer Services / Smart VT
www.dominiontech.com 802-655-0880 Colchester, Vermont DominionTech saves clients money by providing professional IT support without the overhead necessary to hire an expensive in-house IT department. Services include networking, cabling, server audits, network analysis, wired and wireless connections, data recovery, virus protection and removal and routine maintenance. The company balances a family-friendly work environment with a promise…
Former Gov. Madeleine Kunin to Receive Eleanor Roosevelt Medal
Not to rain on Pres. Barack Obama’s Nobel Peace Prize parade, but we got word this morning of a Vermont politician who will be honored with a prestigious award, too. Next week, former Gov. Madeleine Kunin will be honored by the Eleanor Roosevelt Center at Val-Kill (ERVK) for her years of service to women, children…
VT to NJ: Say ‘I Do’
Vermont’s top legislative leaders today lent some advice to their counterparts in New Jersey who may soon debate a bill to make same-sex marriage legal in the Garden State. In their letter, Senate President Pro Tem Peter Shumlin (D-Windham) and House Speaker Shap Smith (D-Morristown) urged their counterparts in New Jersey to follow Vermont’s lead…
“Real World” Looking for Fatties, Gimps, Home Schoolers, Crusaders in BTV
According to the city’s paper of record, the Burlington Free Press, MTV’s “The Real World” is coming a-knockin’ on lil’ ol’ Burlington’s door. They’re looking to cast folks for their 24th season of the “reality” show, considered the granddaddy of the genre, and the longest-running program on MTV, formerly known as the station that played…
Opportunities Credit Union
www.oppsvt.org/ 802-865-3404 Burlington, Vermont Opportunities Credit Union is Vermont’s only community development credit union. Dedicated to serving low-income Vermonters, Opportunities Credit Union has a full array of financial services, including checking, savings, money markets, CDs and IRAs. Anyone affiliated with a nonprofit or anyone who lives in Burlington’s Old North End or Winooski is eligible…
UVM, Union Reach Impasse in Contract Talks
Workers at the University of Vermont said today that contract talks have stalled with school officials — largely over wage increases and retiree benefits. Union workers were joined by students, members of the faculty union and representatives of the Vermont Workers Center at a press conference inside the recently-built Davis Center on the UVM campus.…
In With the New…
You probably wouldn’t know it from looking at our website, but you’ll see some changes when you pick up your copy of Seven Days newspaper this week. Starting with this issue, Seven Days is switching to a magazine-style format. It’s basically the same content, in a new, more colorful, more stylish package. Here’s the letter…
News Quirks
Curses, Foiled Again Police in Hinton, W.Va., accused attorney Matthew Don Reed, 32, of trying to steal Social Security numbers and other personal information by impersonating West Virginia’s governor. State Police Sgt. T.L. Bragg told the Register-Herald that Reed used the Internet to persuade government-job applicants to send copies of their birth certificates and other…
Free Will Astrology
Here’s the weekly astrological forecast for October 7 – 14, 2009. What’s your sign, baby? They’re all here… ARIES (March 21-April 19): The poet Stephen Mallarmé wrote the following in a letter to a friend: “I don’t know which of my internal climates I should explore in order to find you and meet you.” I…
Room to Consume
A UVM environmental studies prof seeks to end global poverty by embracing our “treasure impulse”
What Vermont Is Not Doing to Keep Drunk Drivers Off the Streets
When police arrived at the crash scene, two cars were in flames, a 4-year-old boy lay paralyzed, and a mother stood accused of crippling her son because she drove drunk. A mother with two kids in the back of her 2002 Saab 95 had rear-ended a Volkswagen Golf along rural Route 22A in the town…
All’s Well That Ends … Quickly
Theater review: The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)
Letters to the Editor
Wedding Belles Woweee!! Great story coverage [“Stuck in Vermont #144: Dana & Katie Get Married,” September 16]!! Making herstory! Chrissie Dyck Ottawa, Ontario, Canada More of Moran We’ve got a great opportunity with the Moran Plant to offset city property taxes by converting it to power generation and selling energy back to the grid. We…
Extra Virgins
Art Review: “The Art of Devotion,” early 15th-century Italian panel paintings.
The New Fab Format of Seven Days
10/5/09: Don Eggert, Creative Director of Seven Days, talks about the new magazine-style format Vermont’s alt weekly is switching to October 7th, this Wednesday. Music: Missy Bly, Clean Bee, “She N’ Me” La Strada, “Flying” Location: Burlington, VT to North Haverhill, NH Related Stories
Legislature May Pass (Again) on VY Relicensure
With the start of the legislative session just three months away, the relicensure of Vermont Yankee was front and center during a Montpelier conference of business leaders this morning. Without approval from Vermont lawmakers, state utility regulators cannot issue a decision on whether the state’s lone nuclear power plant can operate for another 20 years.…
A Finger in Every Pie
Shelburne Orchards’ Nick Cowles builds community one apple at a time
Burlington City Council Supports Telecom Expansion
In a near-unanimous vote, the Burlington City Council early this morning approved a measure to allow Burlington Telecom to expand its services beyond the Queen City in an effort to make the fledgling telecom company viable. As part of the resolution, the council said it supports BT’s effort to seek a waiver from a condition…
Crazy Shriner Hellriding
I was wearing my fez in the office today and it reminded me that I never posted this video from the Shriner parade in South Burlington a couple weekends ago. Mind you, it’s not the best video in the world because I was in a mini-car frenzy and I wasn’t looking at the screen while…
Best Bites: Junior’s Italian
85 South Park Drive, Colchester 655-5555 Okay, we all know Junior’s, but I know something you don’t know. Sure, you can go there for the best piccata around, but that can get pricey. What if you want great New York-style Italian and savings? The pizzeria menu offers most of the same dishes as the Fine Dining…
Vermont YouTube of the Day: Impromptu UVM Thriller Performance
Came across this video today when a friend posted it to Facebook. The YouTube page says it’s an edited version of a surprise Thriller performance by UVM student leaders. I say it’s awesome.
