I love donuts, I lurve them, luff ‘em. I am not a morning person, but I will set an alarm and get my ass out of bed at an ungodly hour if there is the promise of donuts. Recently, I did just that. My trip to PVDonuts was more than worth the early morning wake-up […]
“I admire anyone who can get something done on a shoestring,” says Rhode Island local filmmaker Brett Davey. “But I think sometimes people who do film or video get caught up on waiting until they have the best piece of equipment.” He’s talking about his latest and fifth feature film: The Return of Brute […]
Congratulations on surviving another brutal New England winter! I applaud those of you who left your homes and ventured out into the frigid unknown to do whatever folks do in the freezing cold. As for the rest of us, cabin fever may be five steps beyond ‘setting in’ and this cold, dark reality may seem […]
My journey through the cosmos – by way of the Frosty Drew Observatory – began this past summer. I had attempted to go one Friday night in June. Unfortunately I neglected to notice the thick fog reminiscent of Stephen King’s The Mist during my hour long, 42-mile drive to Charlestown (Yes, I am a Rhode […]
Ah, the ol’ act of tipping. Figuring out how much to give, and is it deserved? Take the bills, leave the change? Straight up 18%-er? Relate to Mr. Pink (Reservoir Dogs) who only tips if his coffee gets filled six times? Perhaps Larry David, whose ongoing friction with tipping through eight seasons of “Curb Your […]
If you are what you eat, then West Enders are hyper-local, fresh and progressive. Providence has been on a long and interesting urban agricultural trip that hasn’t even begun to peak. Although it’s not a new concept, urban gardening and farming has been gaining momentum in the city over the past decade or so, especially […]