Spooky Happenings: Halloween Attractions
Terrifying walk-throughs, haunted hay rides, ghosts and family fun in Rhode Island and Southern New England this Halloween season A-Mazing Halloween Party, Escobar’s Farm, 255 Middle Rd, Portsmouth. Come in costume and try to find your way through the huge corn maze. Oct 26 11am – 4pm escobarshighlandfarm.com Boo at the Zoo, Buttonwood Park Zoo, […]
Right-To-Work: Right to Choose or Left Behind?
Read both sides of the story: Before we dive into the facts, what exactly does right to work mean? It simply means if you work for a unionized employer, then you have the right to choose whether or not you want to join the union. Currently, if you work for a unionized employer you must pay union dues… Right […]
A Breach of Trust
Veterans aren’t being granted proper disability care The recent turmoil and bitter division left by the federal shutdown reverberated throughout the nation. We find battle lines drawn by anger-shaking hands on both sides over almost every domestic issue. Social media is almost unbearable in the midst of such crisis. Wannabe expert pundits squabble over […]
Right to Work Means the Right to Choose
Will RI’s shift to a Right to Work state boost our economy? The right to choose or not having the right to choose; that is the question. With Michigan, the poster state for union power strong hold, becoming the nation’s 24th Right to Work (RTW) state, a number of people are wondering if Rhode Island becoming a RTW […]
Book Review: Stand Up! 75 Young Activists Who Rock the World and How You Can Too!
RI native says, ‘Being cool is overrated’ Kids get a bad rap these days. Being known as a generation full of lazy twerkers, sexters and fans of god-awful, wretched music, their elders don’t have much confidence in the future of tomorrow. Shortly after reading an article about a group of bullies anonymously torturing a special […]
Dash Around Town – New Urban Arts
Mentors’ and students’ collaborative art Do you want to make a difference? Well, if you don’t know anything about the New Urban Arts Center for mentors and students, shame on you. Many of the mentors are from Providence, like Rhode Island poet laureate, Rick Benjamin. These mentors foster creative talents in interested and dedicated high […]
ArtBeat Benefit for AIDS Care Ocean State
ArtBeat, the 17th annual fundraiser for AIDS Care Ocean State (ACOS), will be held from 6:30 to 9:30 pm in the Grand Ballroom of the Biltmore in Providence on Friday, October 25. Several works of art from local artists will be up for auction, along with many other items such as jewelry, exotic vacations, and […]
Right To Work Means Left Behind
Will fair practice be jeopardized if RI adopts Right to Work? Right-to-work laws are a deliberate means by which to limit workers’ and employers’ freedom of contract negotiation. Furthermore, and contrary to propaganda, they do not belong in a free society. The enactment of a right-to-work law is an attack against the labor movement and against common […]
Trails To Terror: 17 Years of Horrifying Fun
New England folklore comes alive (or un-dead) to scare your pants off at Trails to Terror Halloween means a few things to New Englanders: candy, parties, and haunted attractions. For the last 17 years, Trails To Terror has been the go-to haunt for Southern New Englanders looking to get the crap scared out of them. […]