AltWeeklies Wire
A Welding Program for Refugees Sparks Job Opportunitiesnew
Before next spring, the welding program run by Association of Africans Living in Vermont will have provided 30 individuals with 80 hours of welding training and 40 hours of English as a Second Language instruction.
Seven Days |
Mike Ives |
05-19-2008 |
Business & Labor
Burlington Telecom to Dump Al Jazeeranew
Community outcry has forced Burlington Telecom to pull the Arab news network's English-language broadcast from its programming.
Seven Days |
Ken Picard |
05-12-2008 |
Media
Amy Todisco Helps Housekeepers Clean Greennew
The founder of the online store Green Living Now helps people navigate the extensive and often confusing world of "natural" products.
Seven Days |
Alison Novak |
05-12-2008 |
Environment
On the Yak Tracknew
Vermont agriculture's next great hope hails from the Himalayas.
Seven Days |
Suzanne Podhaizer |
05-05-2008 |
Food+Drink
In the World of Fair Housing, 'Discrimination' is in the Eye of the Beholdernew
Neither the courts nor the federal government have provided publications with clear, specific and comprehensive guidelines for what constitutes discriminatory advertising. As a result, many newspapers don't realize they're breaking the law until it's too late.
Seven Days |
Ken Picard |
05-05-2008 |
Media
Rep. Peter Welch Cracks Down on War Contractor Fraudnew
Vermont's congressman exposed a legal loophole that makes it easier for some overseas private contractors to defraud the federal government.
Seven Days |
Ken Picard |
04-28-2008 |
Politics
'The Immigrant's Contract' Is as Gripping a Read as a Great Novelnew
A book-length poem about manual work -- and rather dryly titled -- is an unlikely page-turner, but Kinsey pulls it off by amassing arresting details.
Seven Days |
Amy Lilly |
04-28-2008 |
Poetry
A Wannabee Butcher Tries Out Her Chopsnew
Some middle-aged dudes might fantasize about rock-star camp. Others will pay a mint to don big-league pinstripes and run around the field. Me, I just wanted to dismember an animal.
Seven Days |
Alice Levitt |
04-28-2008 |
Food+Drink
'Nerdcore Rising' Has Set the Geekiest Corners of the Internet Abuzznew
Director Negin Farsad talks about why she decided to make a documentary about the hip-hop sub-genre.
Seven Days |
Dan Bolles |
04-28-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Richard Heinberg Discusses a Post-Carbon Futurenew
Chances are, when you think about gasoline, it crosses your mind in an abstract way -- as if where it comes from and how much of it exists is someone else's problem. Thanks to peak oil expert Richard Heinberg, Americans' naive attitude toward fossil fuels may be changing.
Seven Days |
Mike Ives |
04-28-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
http://www.sevendaysvt.com/new
AltWeeklies Award - Web Site Design
Seven Days |
Donald Eggert |
04-21-2008 |
Media
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"Bombs Away"new
AltWeeklies Award - Web Site Content Feature
Seven Days |
Cathy Resmer |
04-21-2008 |
Media
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"Risky Business"new
AltWeeklies Award - Illustration
Seven Days |
Jo Scott |
04-21-2008 |
Media
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Poli Psy: "Uncivil Disobedience," "Drowned Out," "Body Politic"new
AltWeeklies Award - Column-Political
Seven Days |
Judith Levine |
04-21-2008 |
Media
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