Beer Hunting in Washington County; Plus, IPA Day!
The last time around in this space, we caught you up on the new beer laws, which allow Rhody breweries to sell 288 ounces of beer-to-go and serve 36 […]
Events:
The Flower, The Labor, and The Sea
September 27, 2025 - June 28, 2026
RI Cape Verdean History Comes to the Big Screen
The Italian heritage of Federal Hill or the Irish background of Smith Hill are well known to anyone versed in Providence mythology. A less widely known cultural enclave of yore […]
Lunar Notes
Aries: Aries lets the good time roll during this period, engaging in the lighthearted, fun stuff. Some romance along the way enhances the fun and brings a little passion into your […]
Cannabis and Lyme Disease
If you are from the northeast, Lyme disease is a familiar threat. For those not well acquainted with it, Lyme is an infectious disease spread by ticks. Areas of highest […]
Mike’s Ice Hits the Cold Stone Pavement
A new Providence-based food truck has hit the scene, bringing ice cream loving Rhode Islanders something different: Mike’s Ice is now serving up Thai-style ice cream to Little Rhody. Thai-style ice […]
Motif’s 5 Event Picks of the Week: July 20 – July 26
Thru July 24 Harold & Maude, 2nd Story Theatre, 28 Market St, Warren. Rebelling against the privileged life prescribed for him, 19-year-old Harold develops an inexplicably deep and intimate bond […]
Alt-Nation: Festivals! Festivals! Festivals!
Newport Folk Festival The iconic Newport Folk Festival enters its 57th year, as much of a force both socially and within the music business as ever. In recent years the […]
Phillipe & Jorge’s Cool, Cool World: RNC on TeeVee
Republican Convention — Must See TV As longtime party planners, Phillipe and Jorge were of course consulted by lying Philistine blowhard Donald Trump for what sort of program he should […]
Festival51 Brings Women’s Voices to the Stage
Providence-based Festival51 is a rare, honest-to-goodness playwriting festival that opens its doors to women’s work. The festival is in its second year, and after seeing this year’s selected plays, I […]
The Hummel Report: Bullying in Warwick’s Norwood Elementary
For half a century Norwood Elementary has been a fixture for families in the northern end of Warwick. And it’s where Jessica Moone has spent countless hours over the past […]