The Health and Fitness Issue January 2009
The Health and Fitness Issue: DIY Facials for the Frugal, Kicking the Diet Coke Habit, Healing Harp String Theory; More Media Cutbacks in Vermont; EatingWell’s Delicious Diet Book
Half Pipes and Pizza Rolls
Once again, when it comes to conjuring up new sick shit to try on a snow-covered hillside (or park bench or picnic table or rooftop…) Vermonters have their competitors on their knees, literally. This morning I got word from Whitney Phillips at Mad River Rockets in Warren. He reports that 19-year-old Tom Mull of Manchester,…
Cafe Scientifique Critique
I didn’t make it to ECHO’s Café Scientifique last night. I went home after a long day, had a beer, put the kids to bed, watched a couple episodes of “The Office” with my partner and fell asleep by 9 p.m. But blogger Bill Simmon was there, and he’s got an informative post up about…
Cafe Scientifique
I don’t know how I missed this for this week’s NOW. Check out Café Scientifique, an awesome, free, 21+ gathering tonight at ECHO: It’s the place where science and culture intersect. Based on the popular European salon concept, ECHO’s Café Scientifique provides a unique, relaxing setting to engage in thoughtful conversations about hot button science…
Midd Grads Get Huffy
Two Middlebury College grads blogged on the Huffington Post this week. They were promoting The Lattice Group, a global, StoryCorps-style initiative they founded after graduating from Middlebury in May 2007. (Disclosure: One of the grads, Astri von Arbin Ahlander, is my friend.) The Lattice Group aims to explore what members of “Gen Y-Fi ” (read:…
Vermont 3.0 Legislative Forum
On Wednesday, January 28, Vermont 3.0 will host a panel discussion at the Statehouse featuring five chief executives from companies that have exhibited at our Creative/Tech Career Jams. Our panelists will come prepared to discuss the following questions: Why did you locate your company in Vermont? What keeps you here? Is your company currently growing,…
How They Sell Stupid Crap (in Hollywood)
I took a break from writing up showtimes for Paul Blart: Mall Cop (which grossed a stunning $32 mil last weekend!) to read this article in The New Yorker. I think it’s a must for anyone who’s interested in movies and/or marketing tactics. Tad Friend profiles a Lionsgate marketing exec named Tim Palen (no, not…
omg… Vermont State Parks Launches Facebook Page
That’s the title of the press release I just got in my inbox. I’m not even kidding. This is their profile pic. Apparently it’s news that they have… 119 fans!!!!!!! They’re going VIRAL! Watch out! From the press release: WATERBURY – What do Cassandra Gauvin, Richard Haggerty, Melissa Peake and Brett Kellerman have in common?…
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Obama-rama [SIV112]
1/20/09: Euphoric Vermonters flocked to Nectar’s Tuesday morning toattend Obama-rama, an Inauguration Bash hosted by Democracy for Americaand Vermont Daily Briefing. The 200+ rowdy crowd responded to President Barack’s inauguration with spontaneous applause, the occasional boo (for guess who), Bloody Marys and mass consumption of gravy fries. We spoke to some of the revelers about…
Letters to the Editor
ROUNDABOUT ARGUMENT The single-lane roundabout replacing the Shelburne Road rotary creates a traffic oasis for all users [“Local Matters,” December 17]. Fifty-three recent car crashes demand action — advisory groups and technical people recommend a standard roundabout that reduces car crashes and creates pedestrian-friendly conditions (one-laners cut serious ped and car injuries by about 90…
Things You Should Know About The Vacant Lots
In less than one year, The Vacant Lots have quietly become one of Burlington’s most talked-about acts. The drum-and-guitar two-piece trades in a gritty, bluesy style of rock with unmistakable shades of The Velvet Underground. But they maintain a distinctly modern, minimalist bent. The resulting sound is a captivating experiment in duality from an intriguing…
News Quirks
Curses, Foiled Again When Jeffrey P. Cannon, 20, arrived at Washington’s Dulles International Airport from Ireland, customs officers detained him because a check of the passenger list turned up an outstanding DUI warrant. Officers searched his luggage and found “a large amount of tea bags,” Border Patrol official Steve Sapp told the Washington Post. The…
Free Will Astrology
Here’s the weekly astrological forecast for January 21 – 28, 2009. What’s your sign, baby? They’re all here… ARIES (March 21-April 19): In The Devil’s Dictionary, Ambrose Bierce defines history as follows: “an account mostly false, of events mostly unimportant, which are brought about by rulers, mostly knaves, and soldiers, mostly fools.” Bear that in…
Materials Witness
Art Review: Muffin Ray, mixed-media work from salvage. Amy E. Tarrant Gallery, Flynn Center, Burlington. Through March 28.
Inauguration Fever!
The importance of the swearing-in of Barack Obama as our 44th President was not lost on the students of St. Michael’s today. Seems like nearly every campus institution was getting in on the excitement, offering up some way of commemorating this “historic event” (and in such decidedly non-partisan terms, of course). The College Conservatives, however,…
Inauguration: Welch and Sanders Comment
Sanders on the historical significance of President Barack Obama’s inauguration.
Best Bites: Kitchen Table Bistro
We’re just bursting with new food content this week! In addition to our weekly food polls, we’re also premiering a series called “Best Bites.” These are basically miniature reviews of eateries that Seven Days staffers favor for one reason or another, whether it be the flavorful fare, the copious portions or the unusual ambiance. Last…
Final Thoughts from Nectar’s
As someone who has frequented Nectar’s since moving to Burlington in 1991, I have to say two things just happened I don’t think I’ve witnessed in this bar before: The singing of the National Anthem (loudly and proudly!) and hearing the word “Amen!” after Rev. Joseph Lowery gave his blessing to Pres. Obama’s inauguration. Folks…
It’s Official!
In one word: Wow. Here are some snippets that many Vermonters reacted to during Pres. Barack Obama’s inaugural address: “Hold true to our founding documents.” No fooling? There’s a concept. “Pick ourselves up, dust ourselves off and rebuild America.” Ask not what your country can do for you … “Do our business in the light…
We’re Getting Closer … Gravy Fries & Inaugural
Philip Baruth of Vermont Daily Briefing just kicked off the festivities here (officially) along with Charles Chamberlin of Democracy for America. Baruth noted that Nectar’s and Metronome (just upstairs) and were host to several groundbreaking pro-Obama politcal events in the past couple of years. He also gave a shout out to Neil Jensen, who was…
Live from Nectar’s: Burlington Celebrates
The line was already out the door by the time we arrived at the famous Nectar’s on Main Street in Burlington for the special inauguration watch hosted by Democracy for America and Vermont Daily Briefing. Within the first half hour the prime viewing spots were snagged, spirits are high — and everyone is glued to…
Watching the Inauguration at Work
Didn’t make it to D.C.? Can’t make it to one of those public viewing parties? There are plenty of places to watch the inauguration online. I’m keeping up with coverage on CNN Live. CNN has teamed up with Facebook, so I can see my friends’ status updates along the right-hand side as I’m watching. Genius.…
Inauguration: Black-tie Gala Monday Night
Seven Days correspondent Kevin J. Kelley is in Washington D.C. covering the inauguration. Here’s his latest report: Here are a couple more shots from a Mon night black-tie dinner at the Mellon Auditorium near the White House. It was sponsored by an international conservation caucus. Big celeb turnout — actors Edward Norton, Bo Derek, Robert…
