I recently found a writing contest that posed the question, “Should we be grateful?” It seems like this question is on many minds. And while I can’t predict the future of our economy or political climate, I can tell you there’s silver lining in the future of food, especially in RI. I spoke with five […]
There is somewhere older than Stonehenge, and it is arguably far more impressive. Dating back more than 5,000 years, Newgrange is a passage tomb in the Boyne Valley, Ireland, that embodies all the extraterrestial magic of pagan astrology. Pitch black inside throughout the year, on the morning of the Winter Solstice the sun hits a small […]
January: The release of Back to the Future IV is announced to great acclaim … but then reality steps in and reminds us that Trump is still the president, there is no future and we are all doomed. February: California re-designates Valentine’s Day as Gender Neutral Sexual Consent Day. Meanwhile, in Washington, DC, the president erects […]
This month, members of the Johnson & Wales University club Operation: Peace, Love & Bread, which is devoted to sharing baked goods with food banks, shelters and other PVD missions, spent two days baking enough bread to create a 7-foot-tall Christmas tree. The fruits of their labor is currently on display on the JWU Harborside […]
Let this be a lesson to all those aspiring performers and producers out there. Sometimes you just need to get on the phone and make things happen for yourself. Such is the case with the much buzzed-about upcoming local production of Hedwig and the Angry Inch, the acclaimed Tony Award-winning rock musical opening January 18 […]
In the most Trump-like piece of Trumpfoolery to date, the president said he would be “proud” to shut down the government if congress doesn’t provide the money he claims is needed to build a wall with Mexico. Wait a minute, what? Is this the same dude who got his national security knickers in a twist […]
At Sarto’s Grand Opening in early November, they rolled out the red carpet — quite literally — along Dorrance Street, on the Weybosset corner of the Providence G building, to welcome Rhode Island’s brand new Osteria and Salumeria. Gathered by the doors, a crowd of prominent RI folk stayed warm with the help of outdoor heaters, listening […]
Okee dokee folks… When I was a teenager going to concerts, I took a lot of photos with a cheap, pocket-sized Kodak camera that I borrowed from my grandparents. I used to take some halfway decent concert photos with that camera. I took a photo of Steven Tyler at the Civic Center, had it blown up […]
When you enter to take your seat for Wilbury Theatre Group’s production of Futurity, you could be forgiven for thinking you’ve passed through the curtains into a slightly shifted dimension. Instead of a play, a chalkboard on stage advertises live music – “tonight at 7:30!” – played by “The Algorhythms.” Brien Lang, Futurity’s director, explained […]
Okee dokee folks… At age 77, David Crosby seems to be at the top of his game. It’s almost as if he has captured his third wind (maybe even his fourth or fifth at this point). David Crosby, best known as a member of two iconic bands, The Byrds and Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, […]