Roots Report
Okee dokee folks…’Tis the season once again to NOT celebrate the holidays. I have kept up this tradition for almost 38 years now. For me, and many others, the holidays […]
Events:
The Flower, The Labor, and The Sea
September 27, 2025 - June 28, 2026
Can Robots Grow Our Weed?
With all the buzz about Artificial Intelligence in the news these days, I decided to explore the latest in robotic cultivation of cannabis. AI is creeping into – some say […]
The Future of Cannabis: With new cannabis markets emerging across the country, are there any trends that could predict the future?
Rhode Island is living in the wild, wild west… of cannabis! Though we’ve had a medicinal market since 2012, our recreational market is only one year old. We’re babies! Since […]
Journey of Snowflakes
You can determine the shape of snowflakes by surrounding conditions, the symmetry of dust particles frozen into crystals that sprout arms and legs different directions off one central core based […]
Winter in the Stars
The wheel of the year turns when the Sun enters the tropical sign of Capricorn on December 21 making the transition from autumn to winter. The chart for this event […]
A Christmas Carol: Bringing on the spirit, or three
Perhaps more than any tale that comes to mind, A Christmas Carol is the quintessential Christmas story, making the case that each moment counts—and not just so that we may […]
IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE, A LIVE RADIO PLAY: The charm alone is enough to get an angel its wings
If this Gamm Theatre production of It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play was any more adorable, it would be licking your nose and following you home from the […]
A Cornucopia of Cannabis
Since moving to Rhode Island earlier this year, I have been pleasantly overwhelmed by the cornucopia of cannabis products available at the dispensaries around the Ocean State. As a retiree […]
Harlem Nights in Pawtucket
The Langston Hughes Community Poetry Reading is about more than poetry, and more than Langston Hughes – it is about the impact each force has had, and continues to have, […]
Lunar Notes: December 15 to 31, 2023
Aries: You’re in a festive mood and eagerly join in on all social and cultural events that come your way. As the season shifts you become increasingly aware of the […]