AltWeeklies Wire
Is Vermont Senator Ed Flanagan Still Up to the Job?new
It's been three and a half years since Vermont Senator Ed Flanagan's near-fatal car crash. And many people who interact regularly with Flanagan report he's been acting strangely since the legislature convened in January.
Seven Days |
Ken Picard |
05-22-2009 |
Politics
Tags: Ed Flanagan, Vermont
Vermont Health Commissioner Isn't Sweating Swine Flunew
The combination of a deadly new bug and the erosion of resources for her department will test the public-health and managerial chops of Wendy Davis, the state's No. 1 health officer.
Seven Days |
Kevin J. Kelley |
05-22-2009 |
Science
Purple Tunnel Stress Disordernew
Columnist Judith Levine was one of the unlucky purple ticket-holders who were locked out of the inauguration. But she's not bitter. Heh.
Seven Days |
Judith Levine |
02-09-2009 |
Commentary
Tags: Obama inauguration
Firehouse Gallery Gets a Boost from Warholnew
At a time when financial news is almost uniformly grim, it’s a special pleasure to get a windfall. Burlington’s Firehouse Gallery did just that with the receipt of a $75,000 grant for exhibition support from the New York-based Andy Warhol Foundation.
Seven Days |
Pamela Polston |
01-23-2009 |
Art
Weight a Minute: Are Heavy Trucks Getting Fair Treatment in Vermont?new
Heavy fines slapped on truckers for violating town-road weight limits often amount to revenue-raising scams on the part of local officials, charges the owner of two Northeast Kingdom logging companies.
Seven Days |
Kevin J. Kelley |
01-23-2009 |
Policy Issues
Vermont Hospital Technicians Launch Union Drivenew
A group of 600 technicians at Vermont’s largest hospital has launched a union-organizing campaign comparable to the one the nursing staff experienced six years ago, a union spokesperson confirmed.
Seven Days |
Ken Picard |
01-23-2009 |
Business & Labor
A Wine Maven Explains What's So Special About Champagnenew
Cruising the aisles of the wine department, holiday shoppers will quickly realize that only a fraction of the bottles contain "real" Champagne. So what on Earth do all those other green glass bulbs hold?
Seven Days |
Michael Olwell |
12-29-2008 |
Food+Drink
Eugene Jarecki Has the 'Big Picture' and a New Book on Warnew
Jareki's print debut supplements his 2006 film, Why We Fight, while the cafe he co-founded in Vermont expresses his "desire to support social betterment."
Seven Days |
Mike Ives |
12-29-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
The Essence of Alison Bechdel's 'Dykes'new
Alison Bechdel's former assistant reflects on a quarter century of "Dykes to Watch Out For."
Seven Days |
Cathy Resmer |
12-17-2008 |
Cartoons
Vermont's Iraqi Refugees Struggle to Rebuild Shattered Livesnew
In the last year, about 50 Iraqis have been resettled in the Burlington area, and their numbers are growing.
Seven Days |
Ken Picard |
12-10-2008 |
Immigration
The Town of Shoreham, Vt., Takes It (Almost) All Off for a Good Causenew
The Shoreham Uncovered calendar brings a little zing to 2009 with 12 full-color photographs featuring townspeople in familiar locales -- and little else. What sets this calendar apart from its predecessors is the diversity of the participants: men and women, old folks and young, natives and newcomers are all in the buff together.
Seven Days |
Pamela Polston |
12-03-2008 |
Culture
Vermont's Commitment to Low-Income Kids is Being Testednew
Vermont can reduce violence to children. But the way to do so won't win any sexy headlines. The state can make kids safer from abuse by making them less poor.
Seven Days |
Judith Levine |
12-03-2008 |
Children & Families
Vermont's Second-Home Market Hits the Skidsnew
In an economic downturn, the vacation-home market is more adversely affected than the primary-housing market, for the obvious reason that vacation homes are luxury items. And, since Vermont has one of the highest state rates of vacation homes in the nation, the state has been taking it on the chin.
Seven Days |
Ken Picard |
11-21-2008 |
Housing & Development
The Seductive World of Home-Improvement TVnew
It's frivolous, it's out of touch, and I can't get enough of it. Why? Because most HGTV shows embody the triumph of style over substance, of beauty over function. And their notions of what looks good in a home are almost as ephemeral as high fashion. Talk about escapist entertainment.
Seven Days |
Margot Harrison |
11-21-2008 |
Movies
In Obama's Slogan, 'Yes We Can,' the Operative Word is 'We'new
The fresh air that rushes in now is the conviction that personal responsibility is not antithetical to collective obligation -- realized ultimately in government -- and that personal reward comes not from getting mine but from creating ours.
Seven Days |
Judith Levine |
11-12-2008 |
Commentary
