Do you like green beer in hand? I am, Irish, yes I am. I don’t like green beer in hand. Yes, I’m Irish, yes, I am….. Just because it’s March – St. Patrick’s Day approaches – doesn’t mean you have to drink green beer. Not that there’s anything wrong with it, if that’s your, erm, […]
Aries: Action-oriented Aries slows down and takes time to explore the inner landscape. As you become aware of the spiritual nature inherent in your existence, you realize your physical well-being is connected to your spiritual well-being. Your physical, emotional and intellectual health are entwined and caring for one cares for the other. Taurus: Your peer […]
It’s about to be that time of year; the north part of our state is on the cusp of turning into a steamy, empty wasteland dotted with internationally acclaimed events while the south welcomes millions of visitors who treat the place like the Vegas of the east. Before these phenomena, colloquially known as “summer,” we […]
Relatively speaking, wine making is a simple process. If you crush grapes and leave them in a cool, dry place, the juice will ferment into wine because of the naturally occurring yeast on the skins of the fruit. Using modern techniques and equipment, vineyards can produce wine like never before; however, home wine making hasn’t […]
“You have to try the duck confit,” my friend told me the moment after she informed me there was a new restaurant beside Long Live Brewery, the latest addition to the West Side. She described the restaurant — Slow Rhode — as a tapas-kind-of place, and the hippest spot in her neighborhood. “So, it’s good?” […]
I really want to compost. I even bought this functional plastic bin with a lid and some compostable biodegradable bag liners. I shoved the bin under my sink and threw in some scraps. Then the scraps got stinky and moldy because I couldn’t get to the next step, so I threw them in the garbage, […]
Congratulations on surviving another brutal New England winter! I applaud those of you who left your homes and ventured out into the frigid unknown to do whatever folks do in the freezing cold. As for the rest of us, cabin fever may be five steps beyond ‘setting in’ and this cold, dark reality may seem […]
Holly is a strange girl with a dark side who is drawn to her co-worker Rob who recently attempted suicide after his girlfriend Nina died in a car accident. Things seem to be going fine for Holly and Rob until their relationship becomes sexual because whenever they become intimate, Nina returns if only to mock […]
Rose’s Money is a comedy-drama about a downtrodden family fighting over an inheritance. After Rose dies, $87,000 is discovered in her hope chest. Rose didn’t leave a will, so who gets the money? There’s Billy (Rudy Cabrera), a recovering drug addict with a pregnant fiancee, Sarah (Kerissa Rodrick). Rhonda (Danette Briggs), a highly insecure woman, […]
With the presidential race heating up, the rhetoric and insults are reaching a fever pitch. But, Ocean State Theatre Company’s current offering, the musical 1776, charmingly shows that such bickering and heated exchanges are nothing new to American politics. Detailing our founding fathers’ efforts to achieve independence from the British crown, OSTC, under the direction […]