Motif’s 2026 RI Music Awards Winners
The Music Awards went off without a hitch this year, and over the course of the evening more than 400 local music lovers dropped by to dance, listen, and cheer […]
Events:
The Flower, The Labor, and The Sea
September 27, 2025 - June 28, 2026
RI MUSIC AWARDS 2026
Please join us on Monday night, March 30, to celebrate local music at The MET! Or check out the latest details on Facebook. The 2026 Motif Rhode Island Music Awards […]
News Analysis — Iran War Update: Where are we going, and do we know?
Donald Trump built his entire life and career on denial of reality, convinced he could counter every adversary with some combination of cajolery and charm or, if that failed, threatening […]
Ferns & Fiddleheads: The unfolding of Isa and Tess
It’s often said (well, I definitely say this), that some of the deepest conversations and connected moments can happen while one is sitting in a car. This is certainly true […]
Civil War Re-Enactors Commemorate, Well…: We’re not exactly sure what
Local Civil War re-enactor Bill Sherman was having trouble recruiting young people into the hobby, so he hit on a novel idea that is perfectly suited to Gen Z. He […]
Historic origins of A. Fool’s Day
April Fool’s Day originated among the French a few years into the Revolutionary War. Thomas Jefferson and Ben Franklin had been pleading with them for any sort of assistance. The […]
THE NEW RI BREWERY PASSPORT: What you want to know
If you have been a craft beer lover over this past decade, you may remember when the first Rhode Island Brewery Passport was released. It was changed to an app […]
THEATER PREVIEW: The Outsiders – Warring teens tug at the heartstrings in touring musical coming soon to PPAC
The national tour of The Outsiders, coming soon to the Providence Performing Arts Center, will seem familiar. And not just because it’s the stage adaptation of S.E. Hinton’s seminal 1967 […]
No Kings Rallies Mar 28: Find one near you
No Kings – nokings.org – is a non-violent protest movement responding to the monarchy-like concentration of power in the hands of the president, to the exclusion of Congress and the […]
RIFC kicks off new season
As I picked up my credentials and walked into Centreville Bank Stadium for Rhode Island Football Club’s (RIFC) season opener against expansion Sporting Club Jacksonville, I had two goals on […]