Cathren is a community collaborative artist who has been working with the Community Libraries of Providence and other non-profits since 2012, developing arts and literacy programs and creating public art installations. She has been an artist in residence at Hattie Ide Chaffee Home since 2023, implementing visual arts and health programs with seniors and dementia patients. Website: ArtHouseRI.com
Since the ’70s, when it was first discovered in Lyme, Connecticut, Lyme Disease has become one of the fastest growing infectious diseases in our country. It is a debilitating infection that, if not caught in its earliest stages, can become a lifelong, crippling illness. The CDC estimates that 300,000 people every year are diagnosed. In […]
Dear C; I used to drink coffee – until my boyfriend started getting on my case about it because of all the news about how coffee gives you the jitters, raises your blood pressure and causes anxiety disorders. So, goodbye coffee. But recently, I’ve been hearing that coffee isn’t bad for you after all – […]
Trump has finally signed the executive order that ended the separation of immigrant families and children at the borders, but the families in question seem to still be in limbo As of June 27, more than 2,000 children remain separated from their parents. In the six days that have elapsed since the order was signed, only […]
Dear C; My mom is in her early 60s. She’s always been a “Type A,” not letting anything stop her, but last year she had a heart attack. In the hospital, tests showed her health had gone downhill and she was put on multiple meds for blood pressure, cholesterol, etc. The doctors say she’s recovering, […]
It’s backyard barbecue season, and if you have a meat eschewing guest in your backyard, do more for them than provide a dry soy patty or a store-bought crudite platter for them to gnaw on. Elevate your vegetarian grilling menu to new heights and be sure your veggie friends keep coming back without feeling like they […]
Most of us regard them as creepy little pests that sting us and bite us, but it’s time to take a new look at insects. Put away your DEET and citronella candles and get ready to hold the first maggot roast in your neighborhood. Yes, folks — insects are the protein of the future. First off, […]
On a sweltering summer day when the sweat beads on your skin, nothing looks more alluring than the blue crystal water of your backyard pool. But before you jump, make sure you close your mouth; and for god’s sake, don’t swallow. That cool, sparkling H2O may not be as clean as you think. Between 2000 […]
Dear C; I’ve known Steve for about four years. We’ve just been friends, but there has always been a certain chemistry between us that never quite came to the surface. Part of it is me. I was sexually abused as a kid and when I become intimately involved with a man, I can become uncomfortably vulnerable. […]
“Baby Got Back” was a mouth dropper when it first hit the airwaves, but today it is the anthem for voluptuous women everywhere. No longer are they fat-shamed; in fact, thanks in no small part to Kim K, Iggy Azalea and Nicki Minaj, big booties have now become the height of fashion for mainstream America. […]
Dear C; I almost didn’t notice the small black dot under the top rim of Caitlin’s ear until she rubbed at it and said, “My ear feels funny!” I bent down to look and nearly shrieked – it was one of those nasty ticks, and it must have been there for at least a day […]