Things are changing in Kent County as West Warwick demands nominative equity from its larger neighbor to the east. “Why should we be the diminutive, the one separate?” asked Ivan Clotheshanger, president of the West Warwick Foundation (WWF). “Warwick should drop the pretension and become East Warwick. It only makes sense.” However, the Citizens of […]
Shellfishing in the Providence River? Sure! Years of work and millions of dollars in investment are paying off for the Providence River, and with it, fishing and shellfishing opportunities have increased. This spring, the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) opened the lower third of the Providence River to quahogging on a conditional basis […]
DRENT (Done Right Every Now and Then), a self-described “emotional rapper” from Pawtucket, prides himself on constantly improving and meeting new challenges. He released his video and song “The Body Keeps the Score II” on May 18 to mark his 30th day of sobriety from food addiction. He has been very open with his family, […]
My guess is sports bars took it in the teeth with the COVID restrictions, but luckily most of the restraints on businesses were softened at a good time for sports bars. The NHL and NBA were just entering their postseason playoffs, the baseball season was getting rolling and soccer’s Euro championship was kicking off. And […]
Okee dokee folks… This bit is going to annoy 14% of you folks. Who are these 14%? Smokers! Because I haven’t been many places in the past year and a half, I haven’t really had to deal with cigarette smoke, but now that things are opening back up I again have to contend with this […]
On Monday, July 26, a new group tentatively titled the RI Theater Coalition will hold its first meeting. The group’s goal will be to discuss logistics involved in executing ideas that can make the local theater community its best, safest self. The group meeting is open to leaders of local theater groups, and will include […]
On my recent visit to Ives Street on the East Side of Providence, I was struck by the number of restaurants spanning only a few blocks — Asian cuisine, Syrian cuisine, Mexican food, American food, ice cream shops, dive bars, coffee shops and donuts. And as an experienced food tour guide (ahem), I wanted to […]
I spoke to David Lee Black (founder/photographer) and Jamie Lyn Bagley (performer/marketing and collaboration consultant) of the Providence Drum Troupe. The troupe uses drums to bring people together in joyful spirit and to connect in a meaningful way, and when I met them, I felt like I had been introduced to a magical group of […]
Richard’s Rock & Roll Alphabet Like most good and bad ideas, the genesis of the new book Richard’s Rock & Roll Alphabet happened in a bar — Patrick’s Pub to be exact. It was there that Robert Blunt asked renowned photographer Richard McCaffrey if he had photographs of musicians that spanned the entire alphabet Blunt’s […]
So here we are — the 2021 legislative session is over and we still don’t have legal cannabis in Rhode Island. Some really critical pieces of legislation were passed, and I heard members from both sides of the aisle expressing support for common sense measures that will do right by Rhode Islanders, including prioritizing racial/gender […]