Aries: You become aware that certain things that used to amuse you, your go-to fun things, no longer serve. Those you found romantically attractive no longer are. There’s a need to touch that rock bottom base, to connect with what it is that you really want. Rearranging your daily routine and interactions with others opens doors. Taurus: Changes […]
If you work from home in Rhode Island, prepare yourself each winter for a wave of resentment from friends and family. Watching your car disappear under an igloo of snow until you’re ready to dig out, working in cozy clothes … these are the benefits of gigging and working from home, flexibility and a temperature-controlled […]
The city of Pawtucket presents what is arguably its most exciting event of the year each September: The Pawtucket Arts Festival. This event seeks to celebrate the creative and cultural community embedded in the city and surrounding region. The festival showcases art, music, theater, crafts, film and so much more while representing some of the best […]
If you want furniture, small appliances, a television set or a computer, but you have bad credit or no credit, then it might seem tempting to shop at a “rent-to-own” store: You get the goods immediately, make a small payment weekly or monthly, and after a specified number of payments you acquire full ownership. You’re […]
Figuring out a way to close an annual budget deficit has become a familiar challenge at the Rhode Island State House. This year’s $9.2 billion budget — a 30% increase over what the state was spending just a decade ago — relies on the governor coming up with $25 million of yet-to-be specified cuts and […]
It has been exactly one year since I wrote my piece “Walking While Black.” Yesterday I watched the Unite the Alt-Right rally on a live Facebook feed and saw a car plow through a crowd of anti-protestors. America is at odds with herself over Colin Kaepernick not being signed to an NFL team over his silent […]
Two weeks ago I had a couch surfer visiting from Germany, and I wanted to show her as many Rhode Island things as I could in 24 hours. One of the things I knew she needed to experience was coffee milk, the state drink of Rhode Island. After three failed attempts to locate this drink […]
On December 19, 1971, “The Homecoming: A Christmas Story,” aired. It was the TV pilot of a series that would span nine seasons, a saga that would tell the story of what was to become the most iconic extended family in American TV history, “The Waltons.” The show’s most memorable moment was the signature scene […]
It’s been a tame summer for the Downtown Design Review Committee. With so little to report on, your correspondent has resorted to spending weekends out of state on a work-vacation R&R/R&D hybrid, smoking medicinal herbs and studying other zoning schemes for much-needed perspective. Ironically, the hard thinking I’ve done on the road has left me […]
Part 2 of our interview with outgoing Tax & Regulate lobbyist Jared Moffat (see part 1 here). Last issue, we spoke with Moffat about how and where legalization has gotten stuck in the state law-making process. In this part, we asked about the study commission, which was announced but not yet actually formed, due to […]