The Quahogs are one of the best bands to come out of Rhode Island in recent years, producing an instantly relatable, resonant sound. They’re the type of band that, as soon as you hear them, you know instantly it’s them. The Quahogs are real. Their music, their lyrics, and their band members are always authentic, […]
Okee dokee folks… The past couple of issues (and many before) I have started my columns discussing subjects that I have opinions about. Some of my views tend to rapidly stir the pot. So, I want to let you in on the not so secret reason behind my pot stirring: I do it to rile […]
I met Eileen Harvey, then Eileen Skeffington, in 1978 when she and her parents moved to my neighborhood. Eileen grew up with her older brother and sister in a big house full of love and Irish songs. We became childhood besties. We spent our time playing with dolls, combing each other’s hair, at the playground, […]
As the Rhode Island cannabis industry grows, numerous legislative and policy challenges remain. Nearly all of these challenges — which are also opportunities — revolve around fundamental elements of social justice. The term “social justice” means different things to different people. In my view, the central definition is justice in relation to a fair balance […]
Over the past few years, pickleball has become immensely popular. The paddle game was invented as a backyard game to occupy bored kids in 1965 and has grown ever since, gaining mainstream success and a celebrity-invested professional league that started in 2021. Though there is a different set of rules, it resembles tennis and ping […]
Behind every abandoned building is a story. Within its walls forgotten voices whisper endless conversations, once-important papers yellow in the sun that sneaks through cracked windows, old time cards sit in their holders, covered in the smudged fingerprints of their old owners. Rhode Island is full of these vacant, lively, buildings. For someone who builds […]
When I walk up to the triple-decker home on the quaint residential street, the blinds are closed. In the space between the blinds, a pedestal is visible in the center of an otherwise empty room. Is this the right place? I assume it is either the newly opened art gallery I seek, or some kind […]
Hello! My name is Brookie – I am a female brook trout and ambassador for the Woonasquatucket River Watershed Council‘s Environmental Education programs. Comic by Lermworm.
