Collective Creativity: An interview with Contessa Brown
Cafe S.O.U.L is an open mic night created by the incomparable Contessa Brown and Janne’t Brown, affectionately known as Momma Brown. I recently sat down with Contessa Brown to talk […]
Events:
The Flower, The Labor, and The Sea
September 27, 2025 - June 28, 2026
How to Make Real Change: Advice givers square off
Dear C and Dr. B; I went to a therapist because I had longstanding problems in my marriage. My therapist and I could agree that there were conflicts that might […]
VOTE!: A new mural appears in PVD
As the weekend began, a rough sketch of the word VOTE appeared on the side of a building on Dyer Street in PVD, waiting to be filled with color. This […]
In Providence: An American Girl
“I just can’t see myself leaving like this.” She was supposed to have left weeks ago. Months, actually. June 8 was her last scheduled day in Providence. “We’re at June […]
Where Have You Bean All My Life?!: Simple Merchant coffee cart rolls into Newport!
If you’ve been lucky enough to pass through Perotti Park in Newport this summer when disembarking the Jamestown-Newport Shuttle Boat or the Block Island Ferry, you might have noticed a […]
Undependent: New YouTube series explores the plight of artists
“Undependent” is the new comedic web series about two filmmakers and their journey to produce an epic documentary following their first success. Ray Harrington and Derek Furtado give us an […]
In Providence: Tommy’s Pizza
If you passed by a house near Charles Street at around eleven o’clock at night on Saturday, you would have seen a light on. “We hadn’t seen each other in […]
Start of School Delayed Two Weeks: A summary of the governor’s August 11 press conference
Governor Gina Raimondo, RIDE Commissioner Angelica Infante-Green and DOH Director Dr. Nicole Alexander-Scott gave the COVID-19 press briefing today at 1pm. Today’s data is as follows. DOH reports 74 new […]
Something’s Brewing: The Black Leaf brews more than tea
There’s no joy quite like the kind found in a cup of tea… Amber Jackson has been blending business savvy with community outreach for just over a year; she brought […]
Hooked on Hannah: She’s bad, but so good!
Dear C and Dr B; My girlfriend Hannah is smart and beautiful, but very distracting. She drinks a lot and probably smokes too much weed; she’s kind of crazy in […]