The Winter Reading Issue 2012
New Books by Six Vermont Writers; UVM Versus Dam Wildlife; Indie Bookstores’ Adaptations
Inside the Tech Jam
The Vermont Tech Jam is an annual job fair and expo organized by Seven Days, the state’s independent newsweekly, and the Vermont Technology Alliance, a tech-industry trade organization. Representatives from dozens of Vermont’s most innovative companies will be there recruiting staff and demonstrating their products and services. It’s a great opportunity to learn more…
Guns ‘n’ Poses: After Newtown, Will Vermont’s Gun Politics Evolve?
After the Newtown school shootings, Sanders and his colleagues decline to give interviews about their gun policies.
Soup du Jour
Where to find a great soup to go in Burlington? Seven Days does a taste test
It’s All a Blurb
Who praised which Vermont book to the skies? Take our quiz and find out
News Quirks
Curses, Foiled Again Authorities intercepted two boxes containing 100 grams of cocaine and 3 kilos of methamphetamine being shipped to the Philippines via FedEx, but they couldn’t identify the sender until Gabriel Uribe-Bautista, 37, of Redwood City, Calif., called FedEx two weeks later asking why his packages hadn’t arrived, and gave his name and whereabouts.…
Free Will Astrology
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Isaac Newton is regarded as one of the most influential scientists in history. But the time he spent as a member of the English Parliament was undistinguished. The only public comment he ever made while serving there was a request to close the window because he was cold. Basketball star Michael…
Crumbs
Leftover food news: New pub in Montgomery Center; Hill Farmstead hits Vanity Fair
WTF: What’s up with Richmond’s sheet-enshrouded bridge and the Beltline’s white foam blocks?
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot: We just had to ask…
Wild at Art
Art Review: “Beguiled by the Wild: The Art of Charley Harper” at the Montshire Museum of Science
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Silvio’s Silver Lining [293]
12/15/12: Silvio Mazzarese is a fourth generation Italian jeweler who has lived all over the world. In 2008, he moved to Jeffersonville with his family and opened Ornament Studio. After Silvio’s shop was robbed earlier this month, the close-knit community came together to cash mob the store and to show their support. Music: Bert Hirsch,…
Letters to the Editor
Food Without Fear I applaud Sara Augeri’s support of on-farm slaughter [Feedback, “Truth or Consequences,” December 12], and I agree that Vermonters must do everything within their power to resist the erosion of our state’s neighbor-to-neighbor food relationships [“A Kinder Kill,” November 21]. However, there is a tragic irony inherent in her contention that drawing…
