AltWeeklies Wire
The Difference Between Murals and Graffiti?new
Permission to paint -- or lack thereof -- is the bottom line.
Seven Days |
Sam Ankerson |
06-15-2007 |
Art
Tags: visual arts
Up, Up and Awaynew
Video blogger Eva Sollberger goes for a scary ride in a hot-air balloon.
Seven Days |
Eva Sollberger |
06-08-2007 |
Transportation
Life After CDsnew
Vermont's mom-and-pop music stores struggle with life in the digital age.
Seven Days |
Casey Rae-Hunter |
06-08-2007 |
Music
Marine Corps Attempts to Silence Anti-War Vetsnew
Two Marine Corps vets are at risk of losing their honorable discharges after speaking out against the War in Iraq.
Seven Days |
Kevin J. Kelley |
05-30-2007 |
War
Sanctify My Ridenew
A veggie-car mechanic preaches the gospel of grease.
Seven Days |
Mike Ives |
05-30-2007 |
Transportation
Slave Wages and Unsafe Housingnew
Exposing the unsavory side of cheap Chinese food in Vermont.
Seven Days |
Ken Picard |
05-30-2007 |
Immigration
Subprime Lenders Staying Away From Vermontnew
The state's traditions of community banking and Yankee frugality appear to have helped insulate the state from the subprime lending crisis rocking housing markets in many parts of the country.
Seven Days |
Kevin J. Kelley |
05-25-2007 |
Economy
Tags: Economic Issues
Vermont Sticks to Its Guns on Firearm Freedomsnew
Given the state's respect for privacy rights and the political power of its gun owners, it won't likely enact stricter gun control legislation post-Virginia Tech.
Seven Days |
Kevin J. Kelley |
05-25-2007 |
Policy Issues
Tags: public policy issues
'Kinfolks': Missing Personsnew
This is a book in which the destination is more interesting than the journey -- Alther struggles to find a way to make the famous-writer's-memoir format mesh with the exceedingly complex web of historical clues she's weaving.
Seven Days |
Margot Harrison |
05-25-2007 |
Nonfiction
Vermont's Agency of Natural Resources Under Firenew
Critics argue that the agency is plagued by longstanding, systemic problems with environmental permitting and enforcement and that it doesn't keep citizens properly informed about environmental infractions or potential hazards.
Seven Days |
Mike Ives |
05-25-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
eBay Art at the Shelburne Museumnew
What would Jerry Seinfeld and Bianca Jagger buy if you gave them $1000 to spend on eBay?
Seven Days |
Pamela Polston |
05-18-2007 |
Art
Offbeat Offsetnew
What the hell is carbon farming, and how can it help stop global warming?
Seven Days |
Mike Ives |
05-18-2007 |
Environment
Busker Dos and Don'tsnew
Silencing street performers on Vermont's busiest pedestrian mall.
Seven Days |
Dan Bolles |
05-18-2007 |
Performance
Eatin' the Outdoorsnew
Whole Systems Design creates scenery you can chew on.
Seven Days |
Suzanne Podhaizer |
05-04-2007 |
Food+Drink
Former Phisherman Goes Solonew
Eschewing the musical masturbation favored by many would-be heirs to the jam throne, McConnell has crafted an album that wouldn't seem out of place next to Ben Folds or early Elton John on your CD shelf.
Seven Days |
Dan Bolles |
05-04-2007 |
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