AltWeeklies Wire
Irene's Aftermath: The Lost Seasonnew
After the flood, and $750,000 worth of lost product, farmers in Vermont assess the damage caused by Tropical Storm Irene.
Seven Days |
Lauren Ober |
10-05-2011 |
Disasters
Man Goes Undercover to Reveal Bachmann Clinic's Anti-Gay Therapynew
John Becker was just your average guy working for a nonprofit and leading a relatively quiet life in Burlington. Then a story broke in "The Nation" revealing how he infiltrated Bachmann & Associates, the Christian counseling service run by GOP presidential candidate Rep. Michele Bachmann's husband, to expose its use of controversial gay conversion therapies.
Seven Days |
Lauren Ober |
07-14-2011 |
LGBT
Merry Meatlessnew
Four writers try the holiday roast alternatives.
Seven Days |
Alice Levitt, Diane Sullivan, Lauren Ober and Steve Hadeka |
12-17-2010 |
Food+Drink
Burlington Realtor Jessica Bridge Wants to Make You Happynew
Jessica Bridge knows nearly everybody. And just about everybody in Burlington seems to know her. If you haven’t yet had the pleasure of making Bridge’s acquaintance, sit tight. At some point, someone will recommend her.
Seven Days |
Lauren Ober |
03-12-2010 |
Housing & Development
Homeland Security Wants Eminent Domain Over a Vermont Farm at the Bordernew
The federal government may invoke the doctrine of eminent domain to appropriate as much as 10.5 acres of the Rainvilles' cropland, which an impact study calls "negligible." Brian Rainville, son of farm owner Clement Rainville, says those acres are essential to the small dairy farm's livelihood.
Seven Days |
Lauren Ober |
10-05-2009 |
Housing & Development
Same-sex Couples in Vermont aren't Exactly Racing Down the Aislenew
Although same-sex couples could legally wed in Vermont starting Tues., Sept. 1, few are rushing to the altar.
Seven Days |
Lauren Ober |
09-04-2009 |
LGBT
Tags: same-sex marriage, gay marriage
At Vermont's Biggest Auction of the Year, Another Dairy Family Calls it Quitsnew
Ken and Carol Borland are among the many victims of Vermont's flagging dairy industry. In the past five years, the state has lost 250 dairy farms. In the last 12 months, 50 Vermont dairy producers have gone out of business.
Seven Days |
Lauren Ober |
08-17-2009 |
Business & Labor
Take a Seat: How the Adirondack Chair Became a Classicnew
What started as a regional, functional craft is now mass-produced in countries thousands of miles from the Adirondacks and bought by people who couldn't locate the majestic park on a map. But this emblem of rural industry still means something to the people whose lifestyles inspired the chair more than 100 years ago.
Seven Days |
Lauren Ober |
07-31-2009 |
Recreation
