Aries: Major decisions regarding home, family and career require careful thinking. The Old Trickster, Mercury, is retrograde until July 23. Be sure to think it through very carefully before making a move. The neighborhood, the commute, and nutty people warn you to be careful. Don’t run that red light. Taurus: You miss, you miss, you […]
Quite some time ago, I read a quip that the art of diplomacy is how to tell a man to go to hell and have him enjoy the trip. If true, then the abstract expressionism of Sheila Isham offers an inverse corollary, as the diplomacy within her art suggests an inquiry toward the heavenly. Born […]
As an international student a year into Rhode Island, yet still only a breath into America, I finally found a question that I might be able to answer – this is my continued exploration of: What is the fashion culture in Rhode Island? Many vendors that I spoke to emphasised a large interest from their […]
There is nothing like a long walk and talk with a good friend to catch up, but then you add a place to stop and eat, and the day becomes more relaxing and enjoyable. Several tantalizingly tasty locations in RI are found off walking/bike trails. Washington Secondary Rail Trail Bike Path measures 19 miles and […]
Tucked inside the historic Harrison Steam Complex in Providence’s Olneyville neighborhood, Siren Spirits is redefining what a visit to a distillery can be. Equal parts neighborhood gathering place, cocktail destination, and craft spirits experience, this micro-distillery has become a must-visit stop for those looking to discover something unexpected. At Siren Spirits, the focus is simple: […]
There are several workforce training programs related to the food industry here in Rhode Island. Beautiful Day RI is a nonprofit granola company on a mission to help refugees through business initiatives, job training, and public education. The Culinary Hub of Providence — also known as CHOP — is another one. That is a 2,000-hour, […]
Open: Closed: What a month!! We got nothing – keep up the good work, RI culinarists!
Music makes beer taste better? In 2016, Vrije University in Brussels, Belgium, conducted a study that showed scientific evidence that music has an impact on our taste of beer. This study concluded that lower audible frequencies, ie: electronic dance music, reggae, and hip-hop make one perceive bitter senses, while higher audible frequencies, ie: metal, pop, […]
Editor’s note: At the recent Spoken Awards, one performance had the entire club hooting and singing along. We asked the performer to send along the barn-burning lyrics. Lyricist’s note: Every word has been fact checked. We call him “Tronald” out of disrespect. Stream the demo at found.ee/tronald CHORUSTronald Dump’s a fraudA bully, A liar, A […]
Okee dokee folks… Well, summer is here and for me, summer is HELL! A few years back I wrote a song about my disdain of Summer for the Empire Revue’s “Cool” show. Here are a couple of the lines: “The summertime tests my will/ the sun is not my friend/ its rays reach out to […]