The Scoop: Guide to local ice cream shops
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On the Cover: Gina Lerman
Cover art: Gina Lerman, @lermworm IN THIS ISSUE
April Mixology Madness Cocktail Winner: The Regal Bee
April’s Mixology Madness winner was Brendan Maddock, whose winning drink was a springy cocktail named the Regal Bee, featuring the night’s star ingredient, SmokeLab’s saffron vodka. Maddock gave us the lowdown on this fresh pink drink that will have you buzzing royally. The drink comprises SmokeLab’s Saffron vodka, fresh strawberries, honey cardamom syrup, lemon, and […]
Motif’s 2024 RI Tattoo Awards: Recap and interviews with the winners
On a sunny April evening, the local New England tattoo community, as well as a Lycra-clad crew of runners, flocked to Narragansett Brewery in Providence, across from India Point Park. The former were there for Motif’s 2024 RI Tattoo Awards; the latter, for Gansett’s weekly running club. By the end of the night, participants from […]
Motif’s 2024 RI Spoken Awards Recap
At the 2024 Spoken Word Awards, hosts Chip Doug and Anjel Newmann ushered in a night of storytelling, poetry, comedy, and more by welcoming nominees and spectators alike. Doug is a host, entrepreneur, local personality, and a Motif contributor (check out his most recent article about The Fitness Sanctuary). Anjel Newmann is an […]
On the Cover: The Cannabis Guide
COVER ART BY MICKEY ZACCHILI mickeyz.org IN THIS ISSUE: What’s the Vibe: Cannabis Dispensaries in RI by Lenny Brennan – An overview of the seven dispensaries in RI, with cannabis writer Lenny Brennan asking each dispensary to explain what patrons can expect when visiting their dispensary for the first time. Hops and Hemp: A blunt […]
Motif’s 2024 RI Spoken Awards: And the winners are…
A poet, a comedian, and a storyteller walk into a bar… it sounds like the beginning of a joke, but on Tuesday, April 9, it was a beautiful reality manifested via Motif’s second annual RI Spoken Awards. Nominees and members of the spoken word community alike gathered at Myrtle in East Providence, which was the […]
March’s Mixology Madness Cocktail Winner: Lucky Thyme
On Sunday, March 17 — St. Patrick’s Day — Motif held its monthly mixology contest at Kimi’s, a cozy and beloved neighborhood bar in Federal Hill. Competing bartenders and spectators strolled in, thirsty and decked out in green, ready to sample some thematic cocktails using SmokeLab vodka as the main ingredient. Whose concoction contained the […]
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If you’re 35 this year, you are in good company: Taylor Swift was famously born in 1989. Nina Dobrev of Vampire Diaries fame is 35; so is Daniel Radcliffe, Jason Derulo, Alyson Michalka, Rory McIlroy, the list goes on. But if you’re 35 this year, you might feel a lurking sense of pressure to have […]
2024 Motif RI Music Awards Recap
On Monday night, March 19, Motif threw the RI music community’s version of the Oscars, the 2024 RI Music Awards. A record crowd of over 600 musicians and music lovers came and went throughout the evening, which was filled with live performances and awards for over 50 different categories. Food from Burrito Bowl formed a […]