Seven Daysies Awards 2013
The 2013 Daysies Winners; Burlington’s Raddest Councilor; Civilians and Soul on the Record; How 802 Became a Brand
Cover Story
2013 Daysies — Bonus Winners
Daysies Man Doppelgänger: Anna Liccione “Daysie Man” doppelgänger Anna Liccione Anna Liccione didn’t know what the Daysies Man looked like until after her friend submitted her photo to the doppelgänger contest. When she found out, she totally embraced it. When she’s not lying blissfully in fields of daisies, the recent Johnson State College graduate makes…
Obituary: Ernest George “Buck” Lockerby, Jr
Ernest George “Buck” Lockerby, Jr., age 64 years, died early Sunday morning, August 4, 2013, in the Saint Johnsbury Health and Rehabilitation Center. Born in Isle La Motte, Vermont on, December 29, 1948, he was the son of the late Ernest George Sr. and Blanche Irene (Curtis) Lockerby. He attended Isle La Motte schools and…
Vermont Tech Jam 2013
What: 7th Annual Vermont Tech Jam When: Friday and Saturday, October 18 and 19 Where: Memorial Auditorium, downtown Burlington Admission: Free Looking for a tech job in Vermont? Want to scope out the local start-up scene? Then mark your calendar for the 2013 Vermont Tech Jam, brought to you by Dealer.com and MyWebGrocer. This two-day job fair and tech…
Second Burlington Ruby Conference Draws Programmers From All Across the Country
No, the Burlington Ruby Conference is not a gem show. It’s a gathering of software developers who use the Ruby programming language. They’re converging Saturday and Sunday at Burlington’s Main Street Landing Performing Arts Center. Tickets for the second annual boutique event at have sold out; 150 programmers from all over the country are paying $200…
Obituary: Leo Oscar Lemay
Leo Oscar Lemay, 71, of Walden died at home on Wednesday, July 31, 2013 in the loving care of his wife. He was born March 23, 1942, in Walden, Vermont to Ovila and Alice (Messier) Lemay. At age 24, he met and married the love of his life, Louiselle Lemay. They were married on June…
Obituary: Ellen Rose Dimick
Ellen Rose Dimick a lifelong resident of Hardwick died August 2, 2013 at Copley Hospital in Morrisville. She was born in Cabot August 31 1922 the daughter of Edward and Gertrude (Baylaw) Gamble. During her life she assisted her husband David in their rubbish collection business, was employed at Woolworth’s store in St. Johnsbury, Ware-Knitters,…
Obituary: Vincent Illuzzi, Sr.,
1920-2013, Berlin Vincent Illuzzi Sr., 93, who lived on the Barre-Montpelier Road in Berlin for 54 years, died on Wednesday, July 31, 2013, at the Berlin Health & Rehabilitation Center, where he had been staying for the past several weeks. He was born in Giovinazzo, a port city on the Adriatic coast in southern…
Nominate a Local Innovator or Tech Ambassador for a Vermont Tech Jam Award
Want to help promote Vermont’s growing technology sector? Nominate a company, individual or organization for a Vermont Tech Jam award. These highly coveted prizes, known informally among us Tech Jam organizers as “The Jammies,” recognize a Vermont innovator — a company or individual with the year’s most exciting new product, application of technology or way…
Best Chinese restaurant
A Single Pebble (Burlington) & Eastern Dragon (St. Albans)
Taste Test: Pacific Rim Asian Café
It was 1999 — the year the Euro was established, “The Sopranos” premiered, and Britney and Christina were rocking the charts long before meltdowns and getting “Dirrty.” I was sweet 18 and excited about Pacific Rim Asian Café, the new Asian restaurant that had just opened on St. Paul Street. On a steaming-hot day, I…
Free Will Astrology
ARIES (March 21-April 19): To add zest to mealtime, you might choose food that has been seasoned with red chili peppers, cumin or other piquant flavors. Some chimpanzees have a similar inclination, which is why they like to snack on red fire ants. Judging from the astrological omens, I’m guessing you are currently in a…
News Quirks
How Government Works Contracting and budget officers at the Defense Department’s Defense Information Systems Agency urged their colleagues to set an aggressive spending timetable to use up all of the DISA’s $2 billion budget before the end of the fiscal year. “It is critical in our efforts to [spend] 100% of our available resources this…
Tiny Landmark College Boasts a Campus Designed by Midcentury Master Edward Durell Stone
Vermont is not known for its modern architecture. Whether that’s because the era — roughly the 1920s through the 1970s — corresponded to a statewide economic nadir or because Vermonters just didn’t care for the aesthetic is unclear. Either way, it’s difficult to imagine the Green Mountains as a setting for, say, the austere minimalism…
Lynguistic Civilians and Kat Wright & the Indominitable Soul Band Interview Each Other
Hip-hop outfit Lynguistic Civilians and R&B dynamos Kat Wright & the Indomitable Soul Band are currently two of Burlington’s most popular and successful bands. Just for example, the former has won the Seven Daysies award for best unsigned band for the past two years. Wright and Co. snagged that title this year. Wright also won…
Big Nazo’s Enormous Alien Puppets Invade Burlington’s Festival of Fools
Ever since he started the Festival of Fools with Burlington City Arts six years ago, artistic director Woody Keppel has wanted to book Big Nazo, an internationally touring, larger-than-life “mutant puppet” tribe. “This is the year that we made it happen,” Keppel says. The Providence, R.I.-based troupe is made up of musicians, comedians and dancers…
St. Albans Gets a Gastropub: Twiggs
This year, St. Albans got its first craft brewery, 14th Star Brewing. It was only a matter of time before the Railroad City had a gastropub to match. Twiggs — An American Gastropub opened last Friday. That opening meant a farewell to a longtime favorite. Twiggs replaces Chow! Bella, which St. Albans businessman Tom Murphy…
Morrisville’s Lost Nation Brewing Explores the Lighter Side of Beer
From the outside, Lost Nation Brewing is not a glamorous-looking place. Tucked in an industrial park on the edge of Morrisville, it’s partially obscured by a bank of orange snowplows, its metal façade softened only by a few hop vines twirling up strings near the front door. Inside, the place looks like any other Vermont…
WTF: Why does Vermont have such a high incidence of melanoma?
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot: We just had to ask…
Clara Marie Corkrum
Milton On July 29, 2013, at Fletcher Allen Health Care, Diana (Polanshek) and Kevin Corkrum welcomed a baby girl, Clara Marie Corkrum.
Damien Hawk Walter Fulmer
Richmond On May 29, 2013, at Fletcher Allen Health Care, Kristin (Pochop) and Christopher Fulmer welcomed a baby boy, Damien Hawk Walter Fulmer.
Rowan Leo Schulte
Burlington On April 26, 2013, at Fletcher Allen Health Care, Elizabeth (Pieroni) and Jonah Schulte welcomed a baby boy, Rowan Leo Schulte.
A Triumph of Sadness: Talking With Explosions in the Sky Drummer Chris Hrasky
When Chris Hrasky left the Chicago suburbs to attend college in Austin, Tex., in the late 1990s, he knew he wanted to start a band. Problem was, he didn’t know anybody there. So the drummer went to a handful of record stores in the city hanging up posters that read: “Wanted: Sad, Triumphant Rock Band.”…
The Davison Sisters Score More Money for Women Racers
Imagine for a moment that you are one of the mountain-biking superstar sisters Lea and Sabra Davison. You grew up in Jericho, Vt., and became the sort of athlete who can dominate any sport you choose: running, skiing, riding. You make Middlebury College proud. In 2007, you found the Little Bellas nonprofit mountain-biking mentoring program…
Eyewitness: Painter Maize Bausch
An observer of one of Maize Bausch’s vibrant oil-on-canvas paintings once told the artist that it “looked as if it were made up as she went along.” There’s some truth to the statement — the Charlotte artist’s work is often abstract, and filled with wildly expressive lines. But, as Bausch politely retorted to her critic,…
Work: Mike Detch, Top Hat Entertainment
Thinking about throwing an event this summer? Why not go old school and add an inflatable bounce house to the mix? While you can still rent the classic red-and-yellow castle, inflatables are on a whole new playing field these days — options include Velcro walls, obstacle courses, water slides, and boxing and jousting. Just ask…
How “802” Went Viral and Became Vermont Shorthand for Cool
Five years ago, about the only place anyone would spot an “802” sticker was on a skateboard on Burlington’s waterfront or the rear window of a local snowboarder’s beater. Today, the 802 logo, with its fat, stenciled numerals followed by a silhouette of the state of Vermont, is all the rage among those who never…
Letters to the Editor
Nokes on the Defensive Articles about Winooski police officer Jason Nokes seem to gloss over the fact that he was suddenly and without warning attacked by a person later revealed to have severe mental health issues [“Why Prosecutors Asked a Grand Jury Whether to Charge a Winooski Cop,” July 17; “Troubles Mount for a Winooski…
2013 Guide to Readers’ Picks
Mama always said, “Don’t play favorites.” Whatever. Here at Seven Days, we love to watch you battle it out for your favorite go-to pizza joints, your never-fail hair salons and your tried-and-true movie theaters. For the 11th year, we asked you, our readers, to pick your favorites, and nearly 7000 of you did. This year’s…
Best garden center
Gardener's Supply (Burlington) & Evergreen Gardens (Waterbury)
Best outdoor outfitter
Outdoor Gear Exchange (Burlington) & Onion River Sports (Montpelier)
Best wedding venue
Shelburne Farms (Shelburne) & Inn at the Round Barn Farm (Waitsfield)
Best musical-instrument store
Advance Music Center (Burlington) & GuitarSam (Montpelier)
Best children’s toy store
Buttered Noodles (Williston) & Woodbury Mountain Toys (Montpelier)
Best beauty-product purveyor
Mirror Mirror (Burlington) & Splash Naturals (Montpelier)
Best secondhand clothing
Old Gold (Burlington) & The Getup Vintage Clothing (Montpelier)
Best women’s casual clothing store
Sweet Lady Jane (Burlington) & Green Envy Boutique (Stowe)
Best public golf course
Tie: Williston Golf Club, Kwiniaska Golf Club (Shelburne)
Best local theater company
Lyric Theatre Company (Burlington) & Lost Nation Theater (Montpelier)
Best art gallery
BCA Center (Burlington) & West Branch Gallery & Sculpture Park (Stowe)
Best small live music hot spot
Radio Bean (Burlington) & Charlie O’s (Montpelier)
Best natural foods market
City Market (Burlington) & Hunger Mountain Co-op (Montpelier)
Best bar
Three Needs Brewery & Taproom (Burlington) & Three Penny Taproom (Montpelier)
Best food cart/truck
Hong’s Dumplings (Burlington) & Burger Barn (Jeffersonville)
Best burger
Farmhouse Tap & Grill (Burlington) & Three Penny Taproom (Montpelier)
Best pizza (delivery)
Leonardo’s (Burlington) & Piecasso Family Pizzeria (Stowe)
Best pizza (restaurant)
American Flatbread Burlington Hearth & Piecasso Family Pizzeria (Stowe)
Best vegetarian fare
Zabby & Elf’s Stone Soup (Burlington) & Kismet (Montpelier)
Best Mexican restaurant
El Cortijo (Burlington) & The Mad Taco (Montpelier, Waitsfield)
Best Thai restaurant
Tiny Thai Restaurant (Winooski) & Royal Orchid Thai Restaurant (Montpelier)
Obituary: Grischa Bedrosian,
1907-2013, Burlington Grischa Bedrosian, 106, died peacefully at his home in Burlington on Tuesday, July 16, 2013. Grischa lived a life that was as challenging as it was fulfilling. He was born July 15, 1907, took over his family farm as a teenager due to the absence of his father, and spent the rest of…
Obituary: Garry Davis,
1921-2013, Burlington Garry Davis died peacefully on July 24, 2013, in Williston. Born in Bar Harbor, Maine, to musician Hilda Emery and bandleader Meyer Davis on July 27, 1921, Davis was World Citizen No. 1. An actor and dancer by profession, he stood in for Danny Kaye on Broadway in 1942. A B-17 pilot during…
Best restaurant if they’re paying
A Single Pebble (Burlington) & Hen of the Wood at the Grist Mill (Waterbury)
Best restaurant if you’re paying
American Flatbread (Burlington) & Piecasso (Stowe)
