Adventures in Listening: Grandpa Simpson finds a new musician who can stay on his lawn
Okee dokee folks… Most of you know I’m a “get off my lawn” type of guy, and age is finally catching up with my attitude. I will be turning 60 […]
Events:
The Flower, The Labor, and The Sea
September 27, 2025 - June 28, 2026
Get Out!: Free, fun and socially distanced things to do
The weather is changing, and we’re sick of being quarantined, of being inside, and we want something to do. Right? Well, here are a few socially distanced and unique activities […]
Taking it Outside in Style
PVD Cares Outside is the new public program from The Steel Yard and City of Providence Arts, Culture, and Tourism. At a meeting last year, Tim Ferland, director of public […]
The Cabinet
Greetings, denizens of our infinitesimal state! I, H.L. Popinjay, have had a change of heart this past fortnight. This week, rather than continue tofill the pages of this news-paper with […]
Tend to Your Garden: Our resident plant lover draws parallels between plant care and self care
Six months ago, I started taking care of indoor plants for my mental health, only to discover it quickly began to hurt me. I was enamored with each new growth, […]
Bright Days Ahead
Your Future Is Bright, a children’s book written by local author Corey Finkle and gorgeously illustrated by Shelley Couvillion, is an inspiring piece of work that follows children discovering a […]
Time Travel: It is okay for her man-child ex to live in her basement?
Dear C and Dr. B; I am wondering if I am losing it, or if what I am doing is a reasonable way dealing with difficult and unchangeable realities. I’ll explain. […]
In Providence: An Atlantic Avenue Proposal
If you go over to their house on a Saturday night, he’ll fix dinner and she’ll tell you the story about how he lost the engagement ring. “He’s the type […]
Unemployment insurance runs out for hundreds in RI
UPDATE: Important information in follow-up “Their Bad: Thousands notified in error of end of RI Unemployment Insurance eligibility”, by Michael Bilow, Mar 3, 2021. As the latest pandemic relief bill […]
Crime in the Streets: Warmer weather, relaxed restrictions could lead to another spike in gun violence
Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha announced last month the second major statewide grand jury indictment in response to a so-called firearm “straw purchasing” operation. It is alleged that a […]