Got Beer? Pip Pip: One last glorious glass of Grey Sail’s kolsch
Welcome to part 95 of my infinity part series looking at new and exciting craft beers made right here in little Rhody. Today we revisit our friends at Grey Sail, one of the first of the new generation of breweries here in RI, and a talented bunch of zymurgists. I was delighted to see a […]
AltHealth: Where Does the Science on CBD Stand?
I began taking an interest in the recent medical findings on CBD after the product itself invaded my online life. I couldn’t open my email without 50 offers cluttering my box – CBD coffee, oil, gummy bears and herbal capsules, all of them promising to change my life. And it wasn’t just my mail. Advertising […]
Local Filmmaker’s Latest Casting
Breaking limbs — even fake breaking limbs — is never fun, unless you work for Motif. It was a Sunday, or was it a Saturday? Either way it was a good day to (fake) break something. As Jeune Plasson and I strolled into work we hardly knew what to expect. Richard Griffin sat at our […]
The Taco the Town: HG80 gives fusion new meaning
Hg80 is the periodic symbol and atomic number for mercury, more commonly known as quicksilver. End of chemistry lesson. I hope you’re taking notes, this will be on the test later. HG80 is less commonly known as a four-wheeled kitchen that slings “untraditional” tacos, hand-made chips and scratch-made sodas. But that is rapidly changing. Just […]
West Bay Community Theater turns one year old
Board President Terry Shea of the West Bay Community Theater – they emphatically and unpretentiously spell it “-er” – spent their first year making sure they are on a sound financial basis before putting on shows. “We will definitely be consciously picking musicals in particular that don’t get done a lot, yet are still quality […]
Bagels 101: Learning How to Make Rebelle Artisan Bagels
The first time I received notice that Rebelle Artisan Bagels was hosting a Bagel 101 Workshop was in the middle of Lent, and I promptly deleted the email because it was too torturous to fathom: I’d given up eating yeast, sugar, dairy, caffeine, alcohol, meat, fish and fried food for 40 days, and even the […]
Got Beer? Liberation Libations: 13 Colonies Brewers Festival raises a glass and new breweries belly up
We’ve collected a wide range of beer news for youse … here it be: It’s been an issue or three since we’ve told you about another brewery joining the Rhody ranks. So let’s end that drought with the newest kid on the 401 beer block: Bravo Brewing Company. Chris Mishoe will be setting up shop […]