On a Friday afternoon, at the end of the school day, Gioconda Ruiz and Krissia Barraza head out the back door, ready to start their weekend. Before heading home, though, they have a stop to make. The two walk 50 feet into an adjacent building and down the hall – where Gioconda’s six month-old daughter […]
You thirsty? You’ve come to the right page … • Revival Brewing Company’s first batch of 16-ounce cans shipped this week to stores in Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Capital Region in New York. Be on the lookout for four-packs of Fanny Session IPA, You Thirsty? New England IPA, and Night Swim’ah Belgian Wit […]
aquarianrants.blogspot.com Forecast Period: May 4, 2017 to May 17, 2017 Aries: A challenge to your belief system surfaces when what you thought was written in stone was actually written in sand. Someone enters your life providing answers to some big questions. You’re equipped now to juggle a lot of new ideas. From the inner world […]
The Downtown Design Review Committee (DDRC) meets monthly to approve all renovation and construction in Providence’s D-1 zoning district. The Downtown Design Review Committee Review (DDRCR) relays the meeting’s highlights and introduces the public to the movers and shakers of Providence real estate development. “The CIC’s mission is to change the world through innovation […]
Don’t forget New London Okee dokee folks… A couple of months ago I found out Kris Kristofferson was coming to the Wilbur in Boston. My girlfriend loves him and we bought tickets to the show. Going to Boston for concerts is a pain in the ass, to put it lightly, because of traffic and parking. […]
, Crimetown, The Sequel? The very good and highly recommended podcast series, “Crimetown,” about Rogue Island’s “Mobsters and Lobsters” past, may want to unpack their microphones and head down to the Providence City Council meetings. There are more than enough hacks and thugs in action to fill at least a couple broadcasts. The city council […]
Wait a minute, should this even be a thing? Those born from 1946 to 1964, now aged 53 to 71, are the “Baby Boomer” generation. Weren’t we the ones who turned the establishment upside down in the Sixties and Seventies with “the Pill,” with “free love,” with protesting (sometimes violently) about the Vietnam War, with […]
As more and more words are deemed insensitive or offensive, musical theater remains one of the few places where politically incorrect language does not ignite one’s ire. Such is the case with Ocean State Theatre’s gender-bending musical comedy Victor/Victoria. With tongue planted firmly in cheek, the suggestion throughout is that being gay is not “normal.” […]