Rhode Islanders You Should Know: Melanie Ducharme
One of my favorite things about Rhode Island is simply this: We all know each other. Whenever I’m telling someone from out-of-state what it’s like, I always say, the usual, […]
Events:
The Flower, The Labor, and The Sea
September 27, 2025 - June 28, 2026
Khmer During COVID-19: A conversation with Andy Chao of the Cambodian Society of Rhode Island
One week before COVID-19 caused Rhode Island to enter a state of emergency, the Cambodian Society of Rhode Island announced its plans for the Khmer New Year. Along the Pawtuxet […]
Jack Downey Live at The Parlour
Jack Downey is a one-man band extraordinaire, with his new project Wave Goodbye based on a loop pedal, drum machine and a whole lot of talent. Since he began with […]
Decision Paralysis: What’s one reader to do with all her options?
Dear C and Dr. B; I wanted to change my internet/TV/phone service plan, because I was paying a lot for a bundle considering I usually watch mostly Netflix or Hulu. […]
In Providence: Don’t Speak
If you get invited to one of their get-togethers, it’s a good idea to bring something that’ll keep you occupied. “It’s not that you’re not allowed to talk, we just […]
Up and Coming in Cumberland: Vegan and CBD specialties abound at Blackstone Herbs and Coffee Bar
Calling my coffee, tea and CBD lovers out there, there’s a coffee shop you have to check out: Blackstone Herbs and Coffee Bar in Cumberland. This new shop is located […]
The Ticket Cost: On theater and elitism
Soon after graduating from college with a degree in theater and a lot of uncertainty as to what my next steps should be, I decided that networking might be the […]
Invoice for Emotional Labor: Christopher Johnson’s latest performance explores questions about race and racism
This past weekend, April 8 – 10, Christopher Johnson debuted his workshop performance of Invoice For Emotional Labor. The streamed, recorded performance was presented by the Wilbury Theatre Group, in […]
You Wanna Pizza Me?: A Guy and His Pie brings pizza with pizzazz to PVD!
If you’ve been tooling around Rhode Island foodstagrams in the past few months, there’s no way you haven’t come across A Guy and His Pie and their amazingly mouthwatering pizza […]
What’s Cooking?: Vaccination goals in RI are a recipe for failure
At the weekly COVID-19 press conference on Thursday, April 8, Gov. Daniel McKee and RI Department of Health (DoH) Director Nicole Alexander-Scott made clear that economic reopening plans were conditioned […]