RI Governor Todd Giroux (D): I want RI to be the Amsterdam of the East Coast. I want to have the most welcoming atmosphere of business, culture and lifestyle. Not every leader understands that lifestyle is a consumer choice. Gina Raimondo (D): I think, generally speaking, we need to do a better job of helping our artists […]
RI Governor Gina Raimondo (D): Absolutely. We are already home to some great shared spaces and incubators, and as governor I will work to highlight and expand these wonderful resources Clay Pell (D):I welcome the opportunity as governor to promote the arts statewide and ensure artists have access to the space they need for their work. I […]
RI Governor Todd Giroux (D): I would enhance school arts programs if it were a choice. The art programs that are always underfunded is the place where we need to invest the most. When you bring in the arts model, you have role models from the community who show the pathways to the career, such as […]
RI Governor Todd Giroux (D): The economy is in prolonged recession in RI, the crimes of opportunity are up. People are the eyes and ears of the community; they see it and aren’t okay with it. Elections are naturally the most effective time to bring them to light. Gina Raimondo (D): Crime has a major impact on […]
RI Governor Todd Giroux (D): I feel that we haven’t done enough to bring in the federal dollars, specifically the banking bailout money that was created by TARP. It provides provisions for small business loans, which could be our state commerce fund, additional provisions for statewide pension fund loss up to $1 billion. That’s written into […]
Key issues We asked our resident data nerd, political operative and angry outlier (and concerned mother of three) what they thought were the key issues facing candidates. With a range of conservative and liberal perspectives, here’s what they think. By Mike Bilow, “Its the Economy, Stupid“ By Jonathon Jacobs, “Zombies, Brains, and Arts Education” By […]
CLICK HERE TO VOTE As we’ve been doing for years, Motif seeks to recognize the excellence in local theater at many different levels. We polled the critics and theater companies themselves– about their own best work and the best work they saw. Here’s who they picked! At our awards show, coming in late August, we’ll have technical […]
Fourth of July Events Independence Day Beach Ball: Traditional clambake on the beach with live music to keep you grooving through the night. The Ocean House, 1 Bluff Ave., Watch Hill. July 4. oceanhouseevents.com Fourth of July Clambake: Celebrate the birth of the nation with a traditional New England clambake. Stick around for post-dinner s’mores […]
Happy Birthday Motif! To celebrate Motif’s 10th birthday, we wanted to get stories and reminiscences from some of the people who helped create or shepherd the magazine over the years. But we didn’t want to be self-indulgent or self-congratulatory about it. So when we asked Motifated people – especially former staff – to write in, […]
