Seven Daysies Awards 2012
A Decade of Daysies; Primary Races to Watch; Troopers Target Speeders; Yestermorrow’s Tree-House Tour
Movies You Missed 51: The Turin Horse
This week in movies you missed: The most boring film I have ever seen is also one of the least forgettable. What You Missed Hungarian director Béla Tarr is beloved by cinephiles for his long, long films featuring long, long takes. Scott Tobias of the A.V. Club calls The Turin Horse one of the best…
Aerial Shots Capture Lowell Wind Project Progress
Steve Wright last took to the sky in April to capture a series of dramatic bird’s-eye photographs of construction at Kingdom Community Wind, the 21-turbine wind project that Green Mountain Power is constructing on a ridgeline above Lowell. He went airborne again on Wednesday this week — in the interest, Wright said in an interview…
Cruiser-Crushin’ Vermont Farmer Becomes an Internet Hero
By now you’re probably familiar with Roger Pion, the Newport farmer who went all HULK SMASH on seven Orleans County Sheriff’s Department vehicles last week. Pion, who was reportedly angry over a previous marijuana arrest, is now facing more than a dozen charges in connection with his tractor rampage. But it’s not all bad news for Pion…
Community Rallies Around Destroyed Hot Tamale
Things haven’t been easy for Moana Dixon lately. Her mother, Hot Tamale’s founder and executive chef Cheryl Kaheleilani was in the hospital on Friday night, but Dixon kept the Johnson Mexican take-out eatery open late to cook for a number of orders, including a party of more than 10 people getting food for a regular…
7 Takeaways From Tuesday’s Attorney General Debate in Shelburne
Neither candidate made any gaffes. But Democrats T.J. Donovan and Bill Sorrell did face plenty of tough questions from a standing-room-only crowd in Shelburne last night at the third of nine debates before the August 28 primary for attorney general. Seated on metal folding chairs on stage at Shelburne Town Hall, Sorrell defended his 15-year…
Sittin’ in a Tree
Yestermorrow takes its annual Innovative Homes Tour up into the boughs
Seasoned Traveler: Thai Catering of Vermont
Spicing things up has been a recurring theme in Kae and Bill Alexander’s relationship. The couple met three years ago in Thailand, when Vermonter Bill was in Bangkok as a freelance web designer. Kae prepared him basil-flavored pad krapow at her Chon Buri restaurant, one of three seafood eateries she owned in the Bangkok region.…
News Quirks
Curses, Foiled Again Police who cited California trucker Ashwin Kumar, 28, for trying to avoid paying a toll to cross New York’s George Washington Bridge reported that Kumar parked on the highway shoulder at daybreak, just shy of the Fort Lee, N.J., toll plaza but right beside a police parking lot. An officer spotted him…
Free Will Astrology
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Apollo astronaut Russell Schweickart had a vision of loveliness while flying through outer space in his lunar module. “One of the most beautiful sights is a urine dump at sunset,” he testified. He said it resembles a “spray of sparklers,” as 10 million little ice crystals shoot out into the void…
Crumbs
Leftover food news: New market in Burlington’s South End; Bailiwicks opens in St. Johnsbury
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Girls Rock Vermont [278]
8/4/12: Girls Rock Vermont is a week-long summer camp in its second year teaching girls ages 8-18 how to play instruments, write music and be in a band. Eva catches up with the rockers at their final showcase at Higher Ground last Saturday where Vermont’s newest all-girl bands performed for a packed house. This episode…
Letters to the Editor
Strong — and Offended I found Judith Levine’s recent column [Poli Psy, July 18] to be perplexing and, frankly, disgusting. The “I Am Vermont Strong” initiative started out as a means to celebrate Vermonters uniting in the face of our worst disaster in memory, and it subsequently became a hugely successful fundraiser helping those impacted by…
Best outdoor outfitter
Outdoor Gear Exchange (Burlington) & Onion River Sports (Montpelier)
Best wedding venue
Shelburne Farms (Shelburne) & The Inn at the Round Barn Farm (Waitsfield)
Best camera store
LeZot Camera (Burlington) & Green Mountain Camera (South Burlington)
Best musical-instrument store
Advance Music Center (Burlington) & GuitarSam (Montpelier)
Best secondhand clothing
Old Gold (Burlington) & The Getup Vintage Clothing (Montpelier)
Best shoe store outside Chittenden County (retired)
The Shoe Horn at Onion River
Best shoe store
Danform Shoes (Burlington) & The Shoe Horn at Onion River (Montpelier)
Best local theater company
Lyric Theatre Company (Williston) & Lost Nation Theater (Montpelier)
Best movie theater
Merrill's Roxy Cinemas (Burlington) & Savoy Theater (Montpelier)
Best place to drink alone
The Other Place (Burlington) & Three Penny Taproom (Montpelier)
New Leadership at the Green Mountain Film Festival
Big news for the Green Mountain Film Festival came at press time today: There’s been a major changing of the guard at Focus on Film, the fest’s parent nonprofit. Donald Rae, executive director of FOF for the past six years, has stepped down, along with the rest of the board. The board’s new president is…
DOC Commissioner Proposes Quarterly “Corrections Town Meeting” to Replace Citizens Advisory Group
The Vermont Department of Corrections has proposed holding quarterly “corrections town meetings” in an effort to better address ongoing concerns from prisoners’ rights advocates, inmates’ families and other members of the public about the conditions inside Vermont’s prisons. The proposed model, posted on the Vermont DOC website late last week, aims to replace the now-defunct…
Attorney General Candidates Scheduled for Nine Debates
Last week, the two Democratic candidates for attorney general debated for the first time in Strafford and on the set of WCAX’s “You Can Quote Me.” They also debated whether they’re debating enough. This week, Attorney General Bill Sorrell and Chittenden County State’s Attorney T.J. Donovan are back to just plain debating — twice. Tonight…
