In March 2017, Governor Raimondo announced a statewide goal to install 1,000 megawatts (MW) of renewable energy by the end of 2020. One thousand megawatts, or one gigawatt, of clean energy is equivalent to covering 1,000 average-sized IKEA stores with solar panels or installing 167 wind turbines offshore. It’s a 10-fold increase over the amount […]
Eight years ago, moviegoers were amazed to see a seemingly unaged Jeff Bridges resurrect his role from 1982’s Tron for the 2010 sequel, marveling at how makeup could have rendered him 22 years younger. Of course, the truth was more amazing, as it was revealed that CGI came heavily into play, meaning that Bridges himself did […]
Narrows Center Plans to Expand “Music that matters, art that inspires” is the apt motto of Narrows Center for the Arts, an arts collective and concert venue in Fall River, Mass. Motif readers might have heard a mention here and there, but it’s a underrated spot that’s well worth the drive. Their eclectic programming, respectful […]
Okee dokee folks… The other day my mother showed me that her mobile phone was broken and mentioned that she needed a new one. The broken device was her first ever mobile phone, and it was at least 10 years old. It still had an antenna! Mom is a bit stubborn when it comes to gadgets […]
Community gardens are the perfect spot to get your hands dirty if you don’t have your own little backyard plot of land. Not only can you grow your own food, but you can share resources and knowledge with other gardeners in your community. This is a small sampling of the many community gardens across the […]
As the weather warms, want to get outside and help your community in the process? Check out some of the cleanups happening this spring. MAR SAT 3 Brenton Point Cleanup: Annual Ocean Drive clean-up. Clean gloves, pickers and garbage bags will be provided. Wear boots or sturdy shoes and dress for the weather. Noon – 2pm, Brenton Point […]
A Fine Kettle of Fish It’s probably a good thing that Nicholas Kettle, the 27-year-old Republican state senator, has resigned from the RI Senate and the whole sordid mess he’s embroiled in will be heard in court. Accusations of twice extorting sex from a teenaged state house page and sharing nude photographs of his ex-girlfriend […]
On Thursday, February 22, the Veterans Memorial Auditorium was host to a rousing performance by The Gershwin Big Band, an ensemble dedicated entirely to the music of the late, great American composer George Gershwin. This well-attended event was presented as part of FirstWorks’ Artistic Icons Series and gave a captivated audience a glimpse at some […]
You might be familiar with the Venus flytrap or Audrey from Little Shop of Horrors, but how well do you know Nepenthes rajah? This carnivorous plant gets its name from the Greeks. Loosely translated, it means ‘no pain’ and references a drug Helen of Troy gave to Telemachus, son of Odysseus, forcing him to forget […]
“Do you want a squiggle?” said Alex Cirillo to my 4-year-old son Tucker, offering him a length of bright red ribbon. He regarded her calmly and silently, but his little fists were balled up in a gesture of defiance I know so well. My son is not a joiner and was still a little mad […]