Locale Profile: Kleos — The New Greek Concept in PVD
In Greece, after you’ve just taken your first bite of freshly made dolmades, delicately constructed stuffed grape leaves dipped in a cool tzaziki sauce — when that involuntary moan of […]
Events:
The Flower, The Labor, and The Sea
September 27, 2025 - June 28, 2026
More Than Just Fun and Games at NecronomiCon
NecronomiCon attracts more than just Lovecraft geeks. It also attracts Lovecraft gamers. Every convention, a massive group of gamers ascends from the deep to partake in one of dozens of table-top […]
NecronomiCon Sinks its Tentacles into PVD
Between August 17 and 20, literary lovers and aficionados of gaming, the occult and monsters will travel to Providence from across the world — not because of our status as […]
Phillipe and Jorge’s Cool, Cool World: The Mooch, Talking While Driving and Dressing the Part
Clown Car The shower of assholes that President Pussy-Grabber has brought into the White House is frightening and disturbing. It makes 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue a place where you would go […]
Mike D’s Top 5 Can’t Miss Shows of August
1. Saturday, August 5: Rancid & Dropkick Murphys with The Bouncing Souls, Jake Burns (of Stiff Little Fingers); 4:30pm gates / 6pm show; $39.50 advance / $45 day of; All ages; Brockton Fairgrounds, […]
Foo Fest Arts, Music, and Foo-Topia
The biggest draw for Foo Fest has to be the huge number of bands performing (see opposite page). But Foo-goers who head downtown on August 12 also can find plenty of food, […]
The Hummel Report: Age Is Just a Number … ‘Til it Isn’t
Jean Philippe Barros is in his second term as a state representative, after serving three terms on the Pawtucket City Council and three years on the city’s Juvenile Hearing Board. […]
American Idiot Will Rock The Stadium
The Stadium Theatre will host a production of the smash rock musical American Idiot from August 11 through the 13th. Featuring songs from Green Day’s Grammy Award-winning album, the show […]
AltFacts: Lord of the Flies, White House Edition
If, like the AltFacts team, you’ve been thinking the current national administration resembles Lord of the Flies, nature may agree. If you missed that William Golding novel in high school, it’s […]
Food Truck Profile: Vurrito
It was only up until a couple years ago that Casey Pomes ate meat. It’s not how you expect a story of a new vegan food start-up to begin. At […]