Month: September 2025

From Letters to Lyrics: Kufa Castro finds home and builds community in RI’s Hispanic music scene

I had the pleasure of sitting down to meet with Leandro “Kufa” Castro at El Eden restaurant on Broad Street in PVD’s West End, where the aromas of hearty Dominican dishes and the sound of Spanish being spoken created the perfect backdrop for our conversation. As someone who has made it a personal mission to […]

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Food truck award winners

Asian Influenced Cuisine Ming’s Asian Food Truck Italian Influenced Cuisine Bird’s Nest Italian Street Food Latin Influenced Cuisine Cultro BBQ South County Barbeque Burger / Slider Griddle Me This Sandwich The Perky Turkey Cheesesteak Meat Sweats RI Hot Dogs Griddle Me This Sausage Griddle Me This Chicken Wings Bomb Bites Pizza Hook & Ladder Pizza […]

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Open & Closed

Opened: Bistro Locale: Not brandy new, but opening a second location! This popular Attleboro restaurant has doubled in Lincoln. Goodbye Nathaniel’s Bistro, hello huevos rancheros! Husband and wife duo, Luis Cano and Rocio Hernandez, focus on creating Mexican and American dishes, without shying from combining them both; for example, a menu that features Nutella Crunch […]

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Paint with a Purpose: AGONZA’s Mural Battle returns to PVDFest to transform public art into political action

Do you ever have those seasons where you become hyper fixated on a specific interest for a time? I’ve been through many, whether it’s one musical artist, a new TV show and all of its accompanying lore, or a certain style of dress. A few years ago, I found myself drawn to the Afrofuturist movement […]

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Bombs Ahead: Cold War Choir Practice plays at Trinity Rep

Power to the playwrights who can effortlessly weave together disparate themes and characters, something Ro Reddick manages deftly with Cold War Choir Practice, making its world premiere at Trinity Repertory Company. In a gritty Syracuse roller-skating rink in the waning days of the Cold War, she crafts a satirical, genre-defying look at power – Ronald […]

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