Seven Days is targeting Vermont tourists with its new mobile app, BurlApp, which features listings for restaurants, lodgings, and other attractions.
"That's where Gannett misses the point. It's not about the bells and whistles on the page. It's about doing business in Vermont."
Six new employees have joined the staff at Seven Days over the past few months. The new hires include two staff writers, a marketing and events manager, a production manager, a designer and a sales assistant.
Burlington, Vt.-based Seven Days built a decent online following on the strength of its quirky, personality-driven video series "Stuck in Vermont," and has turned the site into a money maker primarily from display ads and classifieds.
Seven Days this week released its Green Issue, the cover of which features potted plants wrapped in old issues of the Burlington alt-weekly. And the paper also includes a handy step-by-step guide on how to do the same with your old newspapers.
Burlington, Vt.-based Seven Days has announced the purchase of Kids VT, a monthly parenting publication.
Seven Days associate publisher / online editor Cathy Resmer has been named one of Vermont's "Rising Stars" by Vermont Business Magazine.
Paula Routly of Seven Days writes about her encounter with the Obama family while biking on Martha's Vineyard with last week.
Three AAN members took home plenty of awards in this year's New England Newspaper and Press Association Better Newspaper Contest. Boston Phoenix staff writer Mike Miliard was named Weekly Journalist of the Year (judges said he was "obviously a very versatile and talented journalist") as part of the Phoenix's haul of 18 total awards, including 11 first-place wins. Worcester Mag took home nine awards, with five first-place finishes, while Burlington's Seven Days finished first in three categories and won seven total awards.
