Seven Days

Seven Days is an alternative weekly newspaper that comes out every Wednesday in Vermont. It is published by Da Capo Publishing, Inc., and is owned by Pamela Polston and Paula Routly. This newspaper is available for free in several locations, including Burlington, Middlebury, Montpelier, Stowe, the Mad River Valley, Rutland, St. Albans in Vermont, and Plattsburgh in New York.

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GlobalFoundries to Invest Billions More Amid AI Demand

2 days ago | sevendaysvt.com | Kevin McCallum

On Wednesday, New York-based semiconductor manufacturer GlobalFoundries announced big news: A $16 billion investment in research, development and manufacturing capacity at its Albany, N.Y.-area headquarters and Vermont plant in Essex Junction. The press release praised President Donald Trump, and included quotes from Apple CEO Tim Cook and top executives at SpaceX, General Motors and Qualcomm, which use the company's high-tech chips.
Book Review: Tim Weed's Cli-Fi Novel 'The Afterlife Project'

3 days ago | sevendaysvt.com | Margot Harrison

click to enlarge The big challenge for authors of climate fiction — often snappily shortened to "cli-fi" — is that environmental collapse doesn't lend itself to inspiring stories.
Into the Wild With the Animal Issue

3 days ago | sevendaysvt.com | Dan Bolles

click to enlarge When batting around pitches for the Animal Issue each year, Seven Days scribes naturally gravitate toward stories about our furry companions — dogs and cats, especially. But this isn't the Pet Issue. So we have to dig a little deeper and explore the full range of Vermont's animal kingdom. Once upon a time, that kingdom was ruled by the catamount — aka mountain lion.
A Home and Garden Tour of Fern Crete's Burlington Oasis

3 days ago | sevendaysvt.com | Eva Sollberger

Walking into Fern Crete's home in Burlington is an overwhelming sensory experience. Classical music plays nonstop, and an orchestra of clocks tick and chime. The house, which has a modernist exterior, resembles a French château inside and is packed with sumptuous antiques, including chandeliers and lamps with unique shades that gently illuminate a seven-foot-tall stuffed peacock in the Bird Room and a roaring polar bear head mounted in the living room.
Now Playing in Theaters: June 4-10

3 days ago | sevendaysvt.com | Margot Harrison

click to enlarge new in theaters DAN DA DAN: EVIL EYE: Two friends solve a paranormal mystery in this animated adaptation of the anime and manga series. Hiroshi Seko directed. (93 min, R. Essex) DANGEROUS ANIMALS: A surfer (Hassie Harrison) must escape a shark-obsessed serial killer (Jai Courtney) in this horror-on-the-high-seas flick from director Sean Byrne (The Devil's Candy). (98 min, R.
Lawmakers Consider Bringing Catamounts Back to Vermont

3 days ago | sevendaysvt.com | Kevin McCallum

click to enlarge When Alexander Crowell shot Vermont's last documented catamount in 1881 on a snowy Thanksgiving morning in Barnard, a local newspaper portrayed the hunter as heroic and his 182-pound prey as a monster. "He had killed many sheep and lambs in different parts, and the people greatly rejoiced at his death," the Standard newspaper reported.
Movie Review: Philippou Brothers' Horrifying 'Bring Her Back'

3 days ago | sevendaysvt.com | Margot Harrison

click to enlarge They say there's no force in the world like a mother's love — for better or worse.
Album Review: Connor Young, 'Here's to Now'

3 days ago | sevendaysvt.com | Jordan Adams

click to enlarge (Self-released, digital, vinyl) Hot on the heels of his monster 2024 LP, From Me to You, Burlington jazz trumpeter Connor Young's latest album, Here's to Now, is something of a return to form. On last year's outing, the composer left his comfort zone for a world of unvarnished acoustic folk music, delivering two hours of thoughtful, rootsy songs replete with lyrics, another shift in his modus operandi.
Meet the 2025 Best of the Beasts Pet Photo Contest Winners

3 days ago | sevendaysvt.com | Dan Bolles

click to enlarge Whoever had the brilliant/terrible idea to put a camera in cellphones was undoubtedly a pet owner. Scroll through the photo library of anyone with a dog, cat, snake or parakeet, and the ratio of pet pics to those of friends and family will heavily lean toward our furry, scaly and feathered friends. And why not? Animals are freaking cute. And more interesting.
Starry Night Café’s New Bar Menu Delivers a Philly Classic

4 days ago | sevendaysvt.com | Jordan Barry

click to enlarge When I dined at Starry Night Café last spring, I ate deconstructed steak tartare, coal-roasted root vegetables with Cabot clothbound cheddar espuma and mafaldine with wild morel ragù. This spring, I got a Philly cheesesteak. Starry Night's rendition of the sandwich, which was about the size of my forearm, isn't a concept shift or a one-off special for the Ferrisburgh destination restaurant.