This is a growing list, so check back with each publication to see your local shop featured. Bellevue Wine & Spirits, 181 Bellevue Ave., Newport. 401- 846-7993, bellevuewinespirits.com Food & Wine pairing classes* every Sunday, now through Labor Day; $5 per class, the fee applies to purchases Brickyard Wine & Spirits, 1 Waseca Ave., Barrington. […]
Sick Pills — Sickening Earlier today I was blasting the new CD Sickening from the New Bedford-based band Sick Pills. With all that ground thumping new wave goodness pouring from my open window, my normally bucolic, suburban street was transformed into what the Bowery must have sounded like some 40 years ago when Television or […]
There’s no business like show business, as the old adage goes. When a glamorous diva takes a fall, a beautiful up and comer has to step in and save the show in 42nd Street. Warwick’s Ocean State Theatre Company dusted off the classic Broadway musical for a three-week run (April 23 through May 18). The […]
By a quirk of time, Easter, the most sacred day on the Christian calendar coincided with 4/20, the most celebrated day in the cannabis community. This convergence has me pondering marijuana’s link to spirituality, and I discovered that there are cultures other than Rastafari that use cannabis as a catalyst for their spiritual journeys, like […]
Walk about halfway down Orange Street. Open the rather nondescript door on the side of the recently renovated G Building. Descend down a wide stairwell and you’ll discover Providence’s newest member of the food and bar landscape: G Pub. Part gastropub, part sports bar, part social scene, this spacious underground spot offers easy views of […]
Once upon a time, a boozebag – er – cocktail-loving Motif writer stumbled upon shiny little purple pickled orbs placed in front of her in a magical spot otherwise known as the bar at New Rivers American Bistro. As she rapidly popped the herbed, sweet and sour grapes into her mouth, a talented barkeep nearby […]
With November’s statewide election drawing closer, Rhode Island is beginning to enter its bi-annual political frenzy of candidates and policies. In the four years since the last mayoral race, the nation has seen a dozen gun-related mass murders and hundreds of shootings in Providence alone, putting firearm policy atop the list of hot topics. In […]
Inevitably when I ask my fellow moms what they’re doing for Mother’s Day, I receive one of two responses: (1) we’re going out to brunch/lunch/dinner as a family; or worse, (2) we’re spending the day with my mother/mother-in-law. Correct me if I’m wrong, but Mother’s Day is supposed to be a celebration of women who […]
When director Jeff Toste’s documentary Haven Brothers: Legacy of the American Diner has its Providence premiere on Saturday, June 7 at the Columbus Theatre, the iconic food truck itself will be there selling burgers, fries and its other famous fare. Begun as a horse-drawn food cart in 1888, in various incarnations and under a series […]
Let’s look at the brief history of beer in this nation. Once upon a time, beer was only available in bars. If you wanted some to take home, you needed a bucket. Then beer became available in cans, bottles and kegs. Then came prohibition, and many breweries were slain. Prohibition came to an end, and […]