Motif’s Summer Bucket List
I’m going to find that existential peace that Bodhi tells Johnny Utah about in Point Break and take surfing lessons. – Marc Clarkin Start and finish my beer bottle cap […]
Events:
The Flower, The Labor, and The Sea
September 27, 2025 - June 28, 2026
Food Tours: The Hottest Thing To Do This Summer
The way I see it, there are two camps of people: those who love food tours, and those who have no idea what a food tour is. It’s not exactly […]
Alt-Health: Sunscreen, Summer and Skin Cancer
Every time I research a health topic, I uncover something that surprises the crap out of me. I assumed that sunscreen protects us from the damaging effects of the sun. Turns out […]
Pics or it Didn’t Happen
If you live in New England, there is a good chance that you or someone you know has a fish photo hanging on the wall. Maybe it is Grandpa posing […]
The Providence International Arts Festival Shoots for the Stars
In what will likely be the biggest cultural event of the year in Rhode Island, the city of Providence is teaming up with FirstWorks to present the Providence International Arts […]
The Pell Awards Recognizes RI Artists
Trinity Repertory’s Company’s 19th Annual Pell Awards takes place June 15 and honors a diverse foursome. The Pell Awards, developed by former Artistic Director Oscar Eustis, honor Senator Claiborne Pell, who […]
This Ain’t Your Mom’s Kennedy Plaza
A surefire hit this summer will be the Downtown Providence Parks and Conservancy Programming (DPPC) in Kennedy Plaza. Kennedy Plaza is no longer the dreary location it was 10 years […]
Food Trucks Are Rolling in the Summer Streets
Food trucks are a huge part of PVD’s food scene. A summer event is not complete without a line of colorful vehicles hugging the curb, and a melee of piquant, […]
Who Let the Dogs Out? Downcity Dog Days at Aurora
It’s Tuesday, which is pretty much just Monday dressed a bit fancier, and you’re sitting at your desk, entirely not on Facebook trying to waste those last few minutes before […]
Not So Great Gatsby: Gats Rides a Made Pony
Dear Nick, To paraphrase Rakim: It’s been a long time. I shouldn’t left you without a strong piece to read through; think of how many weak columns you slept through, […]