AltWeeklies Wire
Michael Pollan on Vermont and the Challenges of Eating Well in the 21st Centurynew
He says Vermont is 30 years ahead of the food-production curve.
Seven Days |
Suzanne Podhaizer |
06-20-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
The Smart Car Comes to Burlingtonnew
At 5.1 by 8.8 feet, a Smart car looks like a contraption you might ride at an amusement park. But a few months ago, after selling for years in Europe and Canada, Smart cars entered the U.S. market.
Seven Days |
Mike Ives |
06-20-2008 |
Transportation
With a Halal Slaughter Facility, a Vermont Farmer Becomes an Unlikely Cultural Ambassadornew
Halal meat isn't easy to come by in the Green Mountains. "These people have a right to participate in their religious convictions," Arthur Meade suggests. "And there's no place in the state to do it. I allow people to practice their beliefs in clean, safe conditions. They bless the animals. It's a little bit of home."
Seven Days |
Suzanne Podhaizer |
06-13-2008 |
Food+Drink
Pro-Israel Groups Leading Opposition to Al Jazeera in Burlingtonnew
As supporters and critics gear up for a public meeting on Burlington Telecom's recent decision to stop airing Al Jazeera English, the conflict has attracted international media attention -- from Al Jazeera International.
Seven Days |
Ken Picard |
06-02-2008 |
Media
To Food Writer Amy Trubek, Vermont Tastes Like the Futurenew
Trubek's just-released book The Taste of Place: A Cultural Journey into Terroir is a shot across the bow of our old system of thought and commerce. But more fundamentally, it shows how a renewed appreciation of the magic of local flavor might just save our collective bacon.
Seven Days |
Matt Scanlon |
06-02-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Vermont is Spinning its Wheels on Wind Energynew
Despite the state's clean-and-green ethic and polls showing that three out of four residents would support it in their own backyards, wind projects have faced stiff regulatory resistance in Vermont.
Seven Days |
Ken Picard |
05-27-2008 |
Environment
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
On the Yak Tracknew
Vermont agriculture's next great hope hails from the Himalayas.
Seven Days |
Suzanne Podhaizer |
05-05-2008 |
Food+Drink
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
Vermont Bill to Help Children of Incarcerated Parents Moves Forwardnew
Vermont currently has no mandatory training or statewide protocols that address how police deal with children at the time of a parent's arrest. But a new bill, one of four such pieces of pending legislation, would mandate a study of prevailing practices around the state.
Seven Days |
Ken Picard |
04-14-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Made in Hop Heavennew
Why beer might just replace wine as the perfect cheese partner
Seven Days |
Suzanne Podhaizer |
02-29-2008 |
Food+Drink
Garrett Oliver Spreads the Good Brewsnew
The Brooklyn Brewery brewmaster talks about his views on the current beer scene and where Vermont fits in.
Seven Days |
Suzanne Podhaizer |
02-29-2008 |
Food+Drink
Reefer Madness 2008?new
This winter the Vermont Legislature is making a courageous attempt to "get real" regarding our drug laws -- particularly laws relating to the "evil weed," marijuana.
Seven Days |
Peter Freyne |
02-22-2008 |
Drugs
Climate Summer is Hotnew
College-age "Climate Summer" activists say global warming is the issue of their generation.
Seven Days |
Kevin J. Kelley |
06-25-2007 |
Environment
Slave Wages and Unsafe Housingnew
Exposing the unsavory side of cheap Chinese food in Vermont.
Seven Days |
Ken Picard |
05-30-2007 |
Immigration
