On Monday, December 2, activists and political leaders gathered at the Rhode Island State House to commemorate the 26th Annual World AIDS Day. Speakers included Governor Lincoln Chafee, First Lady Stephanie Chafee, State Representative Frank Ferri (D-Warwick), Dr. Philip A Chan, Kayla Wingert and Anthony Maselli. There are ore than 2,000 Rhode Islanders living with HIV/AIDS. […]
For neighbors living near two asphalt plants in Coventry, it is a steady drumbeat of sounds six days a week, eight months out of the year. The sound is of materials being delivered, asphalt being mixed and trucks hauling the finished product along a narrow residential road dozens of times every day. “It’s horrible. It’s […]
“With Ocean State [Soccer School], I thought it was such a great community that I was part of. I was allowed to develop that core group of people with whom I could grow from childhood into adulthood…” For the past three decades it has been a jewel in North Kingstown where boys and girls of […]
What’s your occupation? Chanteuse, show producer, vaudevillian and adequately fed artist What do you never leave home without? Knowing where the bathrooms are at my destination. I’m a frequent flyer. What’s your biggest pet peeve? People who are cruel or neglectful to animals. What’s your favorite holiday movie? Christmas Vacation! In fact, I once sent my […]
By Erica Deis In a fickle industry that fluctuates in time with a customer base always looking for the latest trend, Kirby Dorius is a firebrand that is drawing attention from serious foodies locally and from Boston. Dorius’ brainchild, State Fare, is an artistic culinary experience currently housed at Pawtucket’s Mad Dog Studios. State […]
Inspired by the classic Dickens tale, our beer reporters set off on separate journeys through time to learn about their favorite beverage. Read about Pete’s trip through time and space to learn about beer here: motifri.com/beerfuturepete Read about a colorful trio of barflys who taught Chris about breweries old and new here: motifri.com/beerfuturechris
I remember it like it was yesterday. The sun had nearly passed below the horizon, lighting the sky with a thousand shades of gold and copper. There were a few stars in the sky that twinkled in the crisp winter air. Buildings in the distance appeared as monsters; black shadows on the winter sky. I […]
Once again, as I sat in my favorite beer bar perusing the long list of drafts available to me, I heard the familiar rattling chains, felt the eerie cold spot and sensed the room become a little darker. A low, tortured wail echoed from the woodwork. “Goddamnit,” I muttered as the spectral anomaly slapped my […]
Rock in RI: Clarkin’s top shows of December Throwing Muses – Purgatory/Paradise It’s been a decade since Newport’s own Throwing Muses have released a record and Purgatory/Paradise shows that it wasn’t spent being idle. Purgatory/Paradise is a 32-track record that comes with a book that includes audio commentary and even more tracks! Because of the […]
Mixed Magic Theatre delivers Othello in its classic form Shakespeare was a rather good playwright. We tend to forget that amidst modern interpretations of the sort done by Kenneth Branagh or Joss Whedon. Trinity Rep a few years ago put on Hamlet as if it was an episode of Downton Abbey. One film version of […]