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Nov 1-7, 2023
Vol. 29, No. 4

Burlington’s Vacant Commercial Buildings Are Eyesores and Safety Hazards; Youth Soccer Comes of Age in Vermont, But the Playing Field Is Hardly Level; 'What We Ask of Flesh' Explores the Burdens We Carry in Our Bodies; In Newbury, Calabash Gardens Pioneers Vermont Saffron Farming

Digital Edition

Blight Sites: Burlington’s Vacant Commercial Buildings Are Eyesores and Potential Safety Hazards. Some Remain in a State of Ruin for Years.
- By Courtney Lamdin, Derek Brouwer and Colin Flanders

News

» Cover Story - Development
Blight Sites: Burlington’s Vacant Commercial Buildings Are Eyesores and Potential Safety Hazards. Some Remain in a State of Ruin for Years.
By Courtney Lamdin, Derek Brouwer and Colin Flanders
Tags: Development, Burlington, commercial property, vacant property

Crime
A Spate of Rural Homicides Puts Residents of Small Vermont Towns on Edge
By Kevin McCallum
Tags: Crime, Vermont State Police, homicide, suspicious death, Washington, Castleton, Bristol, Plainfield, Eden, Wheelock, Newport

Business
Lawmakers’ Home Away From Home Scrambles to Recover From the Flood
By Anne Wallace Allen
Tags: Business, 2023 Flood, Montpelier, Capitol Plaza

Media
During a Previous Explosion of Mideast Bloodshed, a Journalist and His Family Straddled the Divide
By Ken Ellingwood
Tags: Media, Seven Days Aloud, Seven Days Aloud, Seven Days Aloud, Seven Days Aloud, Seven Days Aloud, Israel, Palestine, Hamas, Gaza, Middle East, Jerusalem, Opinion, Seven Days Aloud, Seven Days Aloud

True 802
Volunteers Create Quilts for Residents at Barre-Area Homeless Shelters
By Rachel Hellman
Tags: True 802, Good Samaritan, Berlin, Barre, Barre Town, homeless shelter

Housing Crisis
Housing Crisis Is Slowing Vermont's Population Growth, Treasurer Says
By Anne Wallace Allen
Tags: Housing Crisis

Arts + Culture

Outdoors & Recreation
Youth Soccer Comes of Age in Vermont, but the Playing Field Is Hardly Level
By Erik Esckilsen
Tags: Outdoors & Recreation, Sports, Soccer, youth soccer, Tree Farm Recreational Facility

Performing Arts
Middlebury Choreographer Christal Brown's 'What We Ask of Flesh' Explores the Burdens We Carry in Our Bodies
By Hannah Feuer
Tags: Performing Arts, Dance, Christal Brown, What We Ask of Flesh

Art Review
Christina Watka’s Installations at Soapbox Arts Dazzle the Eye and Mind
By Pamela Polston
Tags: Art Review, Burlington, Christina Watka, Listening to the World, sculpture, Soapbox Arts

Books
Page 32: Short Takes on Five Vermont Books
By Chris Farnsworth, Hannah Feuer, Melissa Pasanen, Mary Ann Lickteig and Ken Picard
Tags: Books, To Alice, J. Peter Cobb, To Walk Is to See It, Kathy Elkind, Wild Mind Wild Earth, David Hinton, Attic of Dreams, Marilyn Webb Neagley, Hubble's Pasture & the Truth About Cows, Peter K.K. Williams

Magnificent 7
The Magnificent 7: Must See, Must Do, November 1-7

The days are getting shorter, but there's no shortage of ways for Vermonters to connect, learn and have a good time. We've compiled seven must-do events, including a performance by acclaimed blues singer Shemekia Copeland at the Spruce Peak Performing Arts Center.
By Emily Hamilton
Tags: Magnificent 7, Shemekia Copeland, Kathryn Milillo, Drag Newcomers' Showcase, TWIST 2.0, Twin State Comics & Zine Fair, Trotting of the Turkeys, Woodstock Vermont Film Series, Whitman Brook, We're All Going to Die

Visual Art
Margaret Jacobs Creates Metalworks Inspired by Indigenous Culture
By Pamela Polston
Tags: Visual Art, Margaret Jacobs, Shape of a Memory, jewelry, Vermont Studio Center

Performing Arts
Ambitious Concerts Highlight a Big Weekend for Classical Music Fans
By Amy Lilly
Tags: Performing Arts, Classical Music, Green Mountain Mahler Festival, L'Harmonie des saisons, Wagner, Fauré

History
Vermonter's Musical Bound for Broadway With Hillary Clinton as a Producer
By Mary Ann Lickteig
Tags: History, Broadway, Shaina Taub, Suffs, performing arts, Video

Books
Book Review: 'The Book,' Mary Ruefle
By Jim Schley
Tags: Books, Mary Ruefle, The Book, prose poems

Ask the Rev.
The World Is Such a Mess Right Now. How Can I Cope?
By The Reverend
Tags: Ask the Rev.

Food + Drink

Agriculture
In Newbury, Calabash Gardens Pioneers Vermont Saffron Farming
By Melissa Pasanen
Tags: Agriculture, Newbury, saffron, Calabash Gardens

Food + Drink Events
Three Questions for La Chapina’s Wendy Girón Ahead of Her Bristol Pop-Up Dinner
By Melissa Pasanen
Tags: Food + Drink Events, Bristol, La Chapina, Wendy Girón, Guatemalan food, Minifactory

Food + Drink Features
New Owner Revamps Charlotte’s Old Brick Store
By Jordan Barry
Tags: Food + Drink Features, The Old Brick Store

Food News
Marco's Pizza Moves to Burlington
By Melissa Pasanen
Tags: Food News, Burlington, Pizza, Marco’s, Marco's Pizza

Food News
Charlotte's Philo Ridge Farm to Pause Restaurant and Market Operations
By Melissa Pasanen
Tags: Food News, Philo Ridge Farm, Vermont restaurant closing, Charlotte

Music

Music News + Views
Soundbites: Going Home With Myra Flynn
By Chris Farnsworth
Tags: Music News + Views, Myra Flynn, Homegoings, Vermont Public, NPR

Music News + Views
On the Beat: The Return of Bauschaus VT and New Music From James Kochalka Superstar
By Chris Farnsworth
Tags: Music News + Views, James Kochalka, Pop Popular, Bauschaus VT, Time Wharp, Anna Mieke, Liv B

Album Review
Lavenderlux, 'Enjoy Your Dream'
By Jordan Adams
Tags: Album Review, Lavenderlux, Enjoy Your Dream

Album Review
La Force, 'XO Skeleton'
By Casey Ryan Vock
Tags: Album Review, La Force, XO Skeleton

On Screen

Movies
Emily Blunt Peddles Meds in the Tepid Ripped-From-the-Headlines Comedy 'Pain Hustlers'
By Margot Harrison
Tags: Movies, The Pain Hustlers, Emily Blunt, Chloe Coleman, Chris Evans, Catherine O'Hara, Netflix, Staff Picks

Now Playing
Now Playing in Theaters: November 1-7

In addition to The Exorcist: Believer, here's what is playing in Northern and Central Vermont movie theaters this week. Listings include new movies, vintage films and a directory of open theaters.
By Margot Harrison
Tags: Now Playing

Life Lines

In Memoriam
In Memoriam: Patrick Buffet, 1938-2022

Forever Gentleman

Obituaries
Obituary: William “Bill” Eugene Posey, 1951-2023

Home builder leaves award-winning legacy of custom-built homes in Chittenden County

Obituaries
Obituary: Robert Shaw, 1951-2023

Former Shelburne Museum curator wrote and lectured extensively on many aspects of American folk art

Obituaries
Obituary: Gagan Mirchandani, 1932-2023

UVM professor emeritus made significant contributions to the newly burgeoning fields of digital signal processing, image processing and coding

Obituaries
Obituary: Bob Rivers, 1939-2023

Life of Burlington teacher, coach and family man was a testament to his commitment to others

Obituaries
Obituary: Lynne A. Stygles

Accomplished horsewoman rode her horse from Vermont to Valley Forge to celebrate the nation’s bicentennial

Obituaries
Obituary: George Roland, 1946-2023

Burlington resident was a vegetarian, passionate animal rights advocate and true Trekkie

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