Sep 28 – Oct 4, 2011
As Moretown’s Irene Victims Rebuild, Many Fear the Devil Is in FEMA’s Details; Hospitals Deal With Drug Shortages; An Affordable Home Catches Rays; Sampling a “Molecular Potluck”
Cover Story
Occupy Wall Street? No! Occupy St. Paul Street!
A group of nearly 150 people rallied in downtown Burlington Sunday in solidarity with the thousands of protesters who have been occupying Wall Street in New York City. Chanting “we are the 99 percent,” the crowd called for economic, labor and environmental justice. Like the rally in New York City, the Burlington gathering became a…
Movies You Missed 6: Carlos
This week in movies you missed: terrorism, ’70s style, in one of the most highly acclaimed films of last year. Each week I review a brand-new DVD release picked for me by Seth Jarvis, buyer for Burlington’s Waterfront Video, where you can obtain these fine films. (In central Vermont, try Downstairs Video.) What You Missed…
Gov. Peter Shumlin Snubs Entergy’s Post-Irene Donations
Gov. Peter Shumlin recently thanked a host of private companies for their generous cash donations to state and local flood relief efforts, but there was one major omission: Entergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee. The owner of the state’s lone nuclear power plant has donated more than $130,000 to Windham County and Brattleboro relief efforts in the…
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Wilmington, One Month After Irene [241]
9/23/11: The southern Vermont town of Wilmington is beginning its slow road to recovery, one month after Tropical Storm Irene caused one billion dollars of damage to Vermont’s roadways, bridges, homes and businesses. In Wilmington’s picturesque downtown, about 40 businesses were affected by flooding, including the town’s infrastructure which has relocated. Despite the boarded up…
Let the Sun Shine In
Middlebury and Norwich students design solar-powered houses for a national competition
News Quirks
Curses, Foiled Again When Colby Wade Cardoso, 20, came upon a car crash that killed two people in Hillsborough County, Fla., authorities said he parked his vehicle near the scene and tried to steal a pickup truck belonging to a witness. The truck wouldn’t start, however, so he ran, only to be chased by sheriff’s…
Free Will Astrology
ARIES (March 21-April 19): I’ve got a challenging assignment for you. In accordance with your current astrological omens, I am inviting you to cultivate a special kind of receptivity — a rigorously innocent openness to experience that will allow you to be penetrated by life’s beauty with sublime intensity. To understand the exact nature of…
WTF: What Goes On in the Dusty Old Star Press on North Avenue?
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot: We just had to ask…
Letters to the Editor
Burlington’s Bahamian Connection Some misinformation was provided at the end of [Fair Game: “President in Peril,” September 21]. The Bahamas trip was a college botany class, and payment was for airfare, meals and lodging. It is true that the rental arrangements were done through the Leopolds, because they owned property down there, and it was…
Shifting Landscape
Side Dishes: NECI executive chef opens restaurant in beloved Stowe space
Sluts on Parade in Burlington (UPDATE with photos)
If you missed the inaugural SlutWalk Burlington last Saturday (we did because we don’t like to get wet), here’s what it looked like, courtesy of Fed Up Vermont, the organization that coordinated the march. No word on how many folks braved the rain to come out and rally for women’s sexual rights (including the right…
Did Burlington Miss Out on Its Share of a $650 Million Investment in Carbon War Room?
Did Burlington just miss out on a slice of $650 million in commercial investment? A recent New York Times story makes you wonder. Lockheed Martin announced last week that it is partnering with Barclay’s bank to help lead a $650 million investment to make commercial buildings more energy efficient in Miami and Sacramento. The investment…
Farmer Dinner Raises Some Bucks for Intervale Farmers
I know what you’re thinking: if I hear one more thing about an Irene benefit, I’m going to flip. And it’s true, there has been a deluge of benefit dinners, concerts and lemonade stands since Irene, um, deluged our brave little state. But stick with me here. Andrea Todd’s dinners to benefit flooded Intervale farmers…
