Lovers and Other Strangers
The Community Players are beginning the year with their production of Lovers and Other Strangers, a series of five comic one acts, each dealing with the ups and downs of […]
Events:
The Flower, The Labor, and The Sea
September 27, 2025 - June 28, 2026
Jeff Sessions Rescinds Cannabis Protection
On Thursday, January 4, Attorney General Jeff Sessions rolled back a memorandum from the Obama administration that had set guidelines for federal law enforcement not to interfere with marijuana-friendly states. […]
Abilify MyCite – The Ethics of Digital Drugs in Mental Health Treatment
For the first time, the Federal Drug Administration has approved a drug that tracks when you’ve taken it. This digital drug is called Abilify MyCite, a sensor-equipped version […]
Medical Marijuana in a Hospital Setting
A hospital stay for a Rhode Island resident meant she was not able to use her physician-directed medical marijuana, which she said resulted in negative physical effects, only cured when […]
Opened and Closed
Opened: Heng Thai Rotisserie. From the owners of TONG-D in Barrington and South Kingston, this new spot in PVD serves classic style Thai street food. 165 Angell St, PVD. hengpvd.com Wow […]
HPV Vaccine Conundrum
When I got the call asking to write this article, I have to admit I was a little split on the issue. When this vaccine was developed, I wasn’t yet […]
The Road to Recovery
For some of us, the rising deaths from drug overdose are just numbers on a page. But for many others, it is too real: a close friend or family member is found […]
Let’s Talk About Critics
Hedy Weiss, a theater critic from the Chicago Sun-Times, caused an uproar when, in a review for Steppenwolf Theatre’s production of Pass Over by Antoinette Nwandu, she wrote the following: […]
Alt-Nation: A Winter Music Medley
This isn’t a particularly uplifting time; the recent deep freeze has turned these parts into a dreary hellscape for what seems like a decade, and at this point in the […]
FUNDA Fest 2018
Always looking to widen the breadth of Rhode Islanders’ experience, FUNDA Fest returns for the 20th year, promising an exciting marriage between local and not-so-local artists. I spoke with Valerie Tutson, Rhode Island […]