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Speaking Volumes Changing Hands

by Dan Bolles Posted on August 8, 2013 at 3:07PM

Norbert Ender, file photo, circa 2007Well folks, the rumors are true. Actually, that's not much of a surprise given that the subject of said rumors was the first to whisper them.

Burlington Mayor Pitches to 'Creative Class' at Forum on Development

by Kevin J. Kelley Posted on August 6, 2013 at 12:10PM

Mayor Miro Weinberger laid out his vision for a decidedly more urbanized Burlington in a forum last week at the Battery Street office of KSV advertising agency. His perspective generally jibed with that of Matt Dodds, head of the Brandthropology marketing group, who told the gathering that Vermont’s economy must be oriented to “the future, not the pasture.”In a session keyed to the role of the local “creative class” — yet without explicitly addressing the creative economy — Weinberger made clear that he wants Burlington to develop a stronger urban identity, in part by resisting or erasing suburban-style land use.

Robert Resnik Signs Legendary Locals of Burlington

by Pamela Polston Posted on August 5, 2013 at 4:50PM

Recently Seven Days intern Meredith White wrote about Legendary Locals of Burlington, a book penned by local writer and musician Robert Resnik. He's also a Fletcher Free Library reference librarian and host of Vermont Public Radio's show "All the Traditions," two positions that utilize Resnik's gift for collecting arcane history.So did writing Legendary Locals — the Burlington installment in Arcadia Publishing's series on American towns — which features short segments on dozens of individuals, both historic and current, who have made an impression in the Queen City's history.

A Swab and a Snap: Main Street Museum Offers Free HIV Testing

by Pamela Polston Posted on August 2, 2013 at 3:06PM

White River Junction's cabinet-of-curiosity-style Main Street Museum is known for its unusual offerings — taxidermied animals, bizarre toys, frankly unrecognizable "material culture," that sort of thing.The place also has frequent entertainments such as the upcoming 6th Annual Russian Avant-Garde exhibit with potluck dinner. (Think beet-basil-infused vodka!)What the MSM is not noted for is HIV testing.

Movies You Missed & More: Come Out and Play

by Margot Harrison Posted on August 2, 2013 at 12:56PM

This week in movies you missed: This horror flick asks: Would you ever deliberately hurt a child? What about a gang of children who were trying to hurt you?What You MissedFrancis and Beth (Ebon Moss-Bachrach and Vinessa Shaw) are a married couple vacationing in Mexico.

Vermont Arts Council Lamenting Departure of Rachel Feldman

by Pamela Polston Posted on August 2, 2013 at 12:08PM

It was in the news earlier this week that Rachel Feldman had taken a position as chief of staff at Lt. Gov. Phil Scott's office. What was not talked about was the job she's leaving behind.

Post-Precipice, Burlington College Exclaims, 'More! More!'

by Kevin J. Kelley Posted on August 1, 2013 at 4:38PM

***UPDATE BELOW***Last weekend's Precipice music fest gotraves from many in attendance (including Seven Days' Dan Bolles), butthe local bands' sound was not music to the ears of at least a fewneighbors.Christine Plunkett, president ofBurlington College, says she received three sets of complaints aboutnoise resonating far from the Precipice site on the school's grounds."We learned a lesson," the educator acknowledges. ButPlunkett still gives the Precipice two thumbs up — way up — and saysthe college is "absolutely open" to hosting other concerts.A Friday afternoon sound check hadindicated music, playing on four stages on a ridge above Lake Champlain, could not be heard at all on North Avenue, Plunkett recounts.

R.I.P., Vincent Illuzzi Sr., Granite Sculptor, 1920-2013

by Pamela Polston Posted on August 1, 2013 at 8:58AM

Granite sculptor Vincent Illuzzi, Sr. — father of the well-known former Essex/Orleans County senator — passed away yesterday, July 31. He was 93. Born in 1920 in Giovinazzo in southern Italy, Illuzzi immigrated to the U.S. at the age of 17.

What's in a Name? On the Trail of Edmunds, Barnes, Wheeler, Hunt and Flynn

by Kevin J. Kelley Posted on July 31, 2013 at 1:40PM

Burlington residents can easily deduce the sources of the straightforwardnames of two of the city’s nine public schools: Burlington High School andChamplain Elementary. But who was Lyman C. Hunt?

Soundbites Extra

by Dan Bolles Posted on July 31, 2013 at 1:39PM

Since I spent the entirety of this week's Soundbites column raving about last weekend's thoroughly excellent Precipice festival, here are news and notes that would have been included had the Precipice not been so freakin' awesome. -------Didn't get an invite to this Friday's Daysies awards party at the ECHO Center? Actually, I'm jealous.