We are counting the days until the Washington County Fair returns to Richmond! We loved the virtual programming last year — we could almost smell the goats — but it just wasn’t the same. This year, we can’t wait for the carnival rides, live bands, games and demonstrations that show agriculture is alive and well […]
We just heard some news that got us so excited we had the 3am zoomies for a week. Bajah’s Cat Cafe in Tiverton recently celebrated the grand opening of a new concept cafe. Bajah’s looks like a normal cafe, complete with New Harvest coffee and Wicked Whoopies, but attached to the cafe by a large […]
Anthony “AM.” Andrade’s (they/them) work entails activism and awareness through communal art and creativity. Andrade is co-director of The Haus of Glitter Dance Company & Performance Lab. They also manage The Haus of Glitter Liberation Garden and Record Label as part of a two-year artist “parkist” residency at the Esek Hopkins Homestead and Park where […]
Providence is the star, stage and celebrated guest at the upcoming A Pageant for Providence, a COVID-safe performance-art walking tour taking place downtown. Taibi Magar, an acclaimed director, together with her life and professional partner, Tyler Dobrowsky, who served as associate artistic director at Trinity Repertory Company, created this project to celebrate the Providence community. […]
Oooh, you bitch! The British would call it, with a dismissive sneer and a smile, “handbags at 10 paces.” That about sums up the much-inflated confrontation between Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza and Governor Dan “Who He?” McKee at a recent press conference for the illustrious WaterFire. A lot of heated blather, especially from the diminutive […]
Salutations, louts and bully-boys! H.L. Popinjay here with another edition of The Cabinet, the column which, much like the chocolate cabinets of my wayward Rhode Island youth, is bound to give you a stomachache. Politicking is a nasty business these days, as evidenced by the recent public spat between The Mayor and The Governor over […]
Okee dokee folks … I honestly thought that we would be beyond pandemic discussions by now, but we’re not. GET A F**KING VACCINE!!! We have the capacity to eradicate the virus, but it takes a village and we are learning that the village has more than one idiot. It has throngs of them. As long […]
As if you needed another reason to drink rosé, frosé was invented! And the good news is you don’t have to be a master bartender to make a yummy frosé at home. Here’s a simple and easy recipe for making your own, with the added bonus of a little gin! You will need: 1 bottle […]
Narragansett Brewery’s new waterfront location in India Point Park is holding its official grand opening celebration, August 5 – 7. There will be three days of fun-filled events, complete with music, food and, of course, beer releases. Mark Hellendrung, CEO of Narragansett Beer said, “We’re all pretty excited this week for our grand opening! This […]
Do you recognize that hand on our cover? No? Let’s play a little game. Gen Xers over here, Zoomers over there. Now, Xers — picture that hand chopping wildly at the air, dressed in an oversized suit, the epitome of cool. Zoomers — picture that hand on TikTok, chopping wildly at the air, the epitome […]