Month: November 2022

Sipping on the Southside: Indigenous-Owned smoothie business creates healthy community

Smoothies are a great way to nourish one’s body. They taste delicious and the different ingredients add varied nutritional value to the drink. One ingredient you’ve probably never heard of before is sea moss. Luckily it’s available right here, in PVD. Eric Mercado is the owner of Southside Smoothie and the creator of their recipes. […]

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Dusk’s Danielle Teller: From Karate Kid to Motif’s 2022 Favorite Bartender Award Winner

Danielle Tellier doesn’t care what you drink.  “You want something fruity? Do you like vodka? Gin? Tequila? You want a Long Island Iced Tea? I’ll make you one in 45 seconds. I don’t give a shit what you drink, I don’t care if it’s the grossest thing in the world, I’ll make it for you. […]

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It’s About More Than Land: Raymond Two-Hawks Watson and Dr. Taino Palermo establish Center for Indigenous People’s Rights

In 2006, Raymond Two-Hawks Watson’s grandma passed away. She had raised him in PVD and been his principal connection to his Narragansett Indian heritage. Before that, Watson says, he was just tenuously connected to his Indigenous culture, attending an occasional powwow on special days; after her passing, he decided to take his grandma’s example more […]

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Moving Morely? Not so Surely: Pawtucket’s plan to relocate Morely Field hits legal snags

PAWTUCKET, RI: The City of Pawtucket’s latest effort to reallocate greenspace in the Woodlawn neighborhood of Pawtucket to the Oak Hill neighborhood has found some obstacles.  Over the past several months, the Pawtucket City Council and mayoral administration has worked to allow for the expanded footprint of the Blackstone Distribution Center, a trucking center planned […]

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