DoodleBox May ’18
Artist: Explosive Corrosive Joseph
2018 Music Awards Trivia: Band Name Shuffle
Unscramble the names of these 2018 Motif Music Award Winners. See pages 12-21 of our Music Awards Issue for a cheat sheet. 1. rata shnane 2. show tabou lieharc 3. epho chanro 4. lamsyas robsallae 5. het sticpacoce 6. tucacs takact 7. rainab thew 8. shayirrap enequ 9. and rettimo Answers: 1. Tara Hansen, 2. How’s About Charlie, 3. Hope Anchor, 4. […]
Lunar Notes
Aries: Sudden changes in your financial situation prompt you to question past actions, and you start to second guess yourself. What is done is done. If you’ve done your homework, all will be well. At month-end, some home/career news and moves serve to brighten your future. Think about new ways to do old chores. Taurus: A […]
Providence Mini Maker Faire at PVDFest
For nine years an event has happened in downtown Providence that has brought delight, lit imaginations and sparked curiosity in many attendees: the Providence Mini Maker Faire. It will be happening again this year on June 9 as part of PVDFest. I had the pleasure of catching up with one of the creators of this event, Brian Jepson, […]
Phillipe & Jorge’s Cool, Cool World: Trouble in DC, Sartorial Commands and All Mobbed Up
Lowering the Bar Phillipe and Jorge were delighted to have some chinwag with our old friends US Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse at the Wild and Scenic Rivers media event last week. Both looked mahvelous, but that’s where the good news ends. Jack and Sheldon gave virtually the same sense of despondency over what […]
LIHEAP Helps People Weather Life’s Storms
Though the winter months are over, there is a national program aimed at ensuring that low-income households retain heat and other energy resources throughout the year through federal funding. LIHEAP, the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, is a national program administered by the Department of Health and Human Services. According to the Health and Human Services […]
Locale Profile: Mysteries and More at Metacom Kitchen
A friend recently posted a link to my Facebook wall for a travel company that creates mystery weekend vacations; guests give their budget and the types of activities they like, and the company arranges the flights and hotel without telling travelers where they’re going. They simply show up and receive tickets to a surprise destination. […]
Got Beer? Grey Sail’s Far Far Aweigh
For the next installment of my infinity-part series exploring beers crafted right here in the ol’ Ocean State, I turn to my friends down south at Grey Sail. If you’ve never been, their tap room is beautiful. They basically annexed an historical home next door to the brewery and turned it into part tap room, […]
Update: Still Time for Free College Tuition
Under the special RI Promise program at the Community College of Rhode Island (CCRI), the final application deadline is not until July 16 for fall 2018 entrance and the unified Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) can be submitted as late as August 1, well after the recommended date of March 1 for RI […]