In RI, during the COVID-19 emergency Gov. Gina Raimondo has limited informal social gatherings to no more than 15 people and in-person school classrooms to stable groups of no more than 30 students. Where do these numbers come from? The governor has described them as “judgment calls,” but she is not just arbitrarily picking numbers. […]
Dear C and Dr. B, Twenty-five years ago my marriage crashed and burned, leaving me in a deep state of depression. A therapist put me in contact with a psychiatrist who, after trying a few medications and tweaking dosages, prescribed 50mg a day of Zoloft. My PCP (primary care doctor) continued to prescribe Zoloft over […]
Steve Ahlquist is the founder of UpRiseRI.com. He’s a reporter and photographer who has become a force for shining a light on stories other local media in Rhode Island seem to be unable to cover with the kind of nuance these complex issues sometimes demand. I became aware of Steve after my theater seized onto […]
A year ago this week, I stepped onto the Pedestrian Bridge in Providence. I was going to write a column about Providence. It was going to be a fun column. Lots of fun, I thought. So much fun. Like a modern Truman Capote, I was going to galavant around the city I love so much, […]
Governor Gina Raimondo, Dr. Jim McDonald, and RIDE Commissioner Angelica Infante-Green gave the COVID press briefing today at 1pm. State leadership announced today Rhode Island conducted almost 8,500 tests yesterday, with the governor claiming it as a banner day. DOH reports the percent positive rate of tests is at 0.7%. The reported rate has been […]
Troubled times call for audacious measures. Math the Band is back, this time with a whirlwind of multimedia the likes of which has never been attempted. Their latest project, Flange Factory Five, is an immersive experience that includes a novel, record, game boy cartridge, energy drink and boutique guitar pedal. MTB, sometimes billed as “Math […]
Professional Drinking in the Time of COVID-19 Phillipe and Jorge are glad to see Governor Gigi “Knock it Off” Raimondo continuing to take tough stances on people and businesses from saloons to schools that are not engaging in best practices to thwart the eruption of more cases of COVID-19. The one that has attracted a […]
Aries: Your ruler, Mars, goes retrograde this month. Mars brings energy, while retrograde you might be rethinking about how, why and the ways you use your energy. A lot of conversations take place where you give voice to your ideas. A change in life direction, diet, exercise may be on the menu. You get creative. […]
Dr. Joseph Chazan, like the character Billy Pilgrim in the novel Slaughterhouse-Five, is unstuck in time. The phenomenon is localized in a new graphic novel Chazan! Unfiltered, which takes a here-there-and-back-again approach to his personal and professional life story. Rhode Island’s own Dr. Chazan is a nephrologist (in layman’s terms, a kidney doctor), and while […]