Book Review: Heather Rigney’s Waking the Merrow
Native Rhode Islander Heather Rigney puts a fantasy twist on Rhode Island in her debut novel Waking the Merrow There have been surges of popular, old-school monsters lately. Vampires were […]
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A Shared Journey
September 13, 2025 - March 5, 2026This Is a Thing, Recent Gifts to Prints, Drawings, and Photographs, 2020–2025
September 14, 2025 - March 1, 2026The Court: Art in Play
September 24, 2025 - April 26, 2026The Flower, The Labor, and The Sea
September 27, 2025 - June 28, 2026
Local Beach Reads — Read ‘Em With Us!
Books to get you through the summer I’m not sure if I’m more amazed that time seems to pass so quickly or if everyone else says the same thing. Maybe […]
Book Review: Sylvia Weber’s A Guide for Compassion in Political Power
I read A Guide for Compassion in Political Power in search of inspiration. I’m not the most political person in the world, but I wasn’t expecting to gain any political knowledge […]
Know Your Mom and Pop: Record Store Day Edition
They may be out-dated technology, but records are not ancient artifacts Record shopping used to be a favorite pasttime of mine. I loved searching stores to discover a band […]
Book Review: Condemned
Teenagers have always had a sense of invincibility, going on adventures that would make their adult selves squirm. This premise is explored in Scott LeFebvre’s Condemned. In the story, Jason, […]
Running Up Stairs for Fight for Air
I wanted to do the Fight for Air for three years. A “vertical road race” that raises money for the American Lung Association, participants ran up 25 flights of stairs […]
Know Your Mom and Pop: Oasis Music
I’ve walked into the store hundreds of times, usually to the sounds of drums pounding in the back room. I’d take a quick look at the inventory of drums, cymbals […]
Book Review: Mad Tales
Mazzenga creeps readers out with twisted townies, eerie sea creatures, aliens and more in his short story collection, Mad Tales HP Lovecraft has had more of an impact on Rhode […]
Wrap Up These Books For Little Ones On Your List
Christmas shopping tends to be a stressful hassle – playing Santa Claus and trying to find just the right gift for a seemingly never-ending list while dealing with the everyday […]
Special Olympics in RI Helps Local Athletes Gain Confidence and Strength
The athletes filed into Town Hall Lanes in Johnston, heading to their assigned lane with their teammates. Families and friends waited patiently in the viewing area to cheer for all […]