The Artists’ Exchange joins the ranks of those keeping holiday traditions in tact, but with a twist. Fans of their annual gingerbread house decorating contest are invited to take part in the merriment this year from their own home. Between December 3 and 6, prospective builders can pick up their gingerbread house kit from The […]
Gabrielle Halliday is a seasoned chef who moved from Rhode Island to the wilds of Houston, Texas, where the budding entrepreneur started Seasoned, an online marketplace for BIPOC business owners in the food industry. Halliday said of Seasoned’s inception, “There’s really a need to support Black people and minorities, and I realized there isn’t a […]
While you’re decking the halls, don’t forget that it’s open enrollment season through HealthSourceRI. Virtual open enrollment info sessions will be held throughout the month that will help you get signed up. To ensure active coverage by January 1, sign up by December 23. For January coverage, sign up by December 31. And the very […]
Revive the Roots is a non-profit organization located in Smithfield that teaches and practices permaculture, an agricultural philosophy that recognizes the inextricable relationship between people and nature and works within an ecosystem’s natural patterns. The non-profit provides space to visitors at Mowry Commons, land leased from the estate of Mary Mallory through the town of […]
Governer Gina Raimondo held her weekly press conference at The Vets at 1pm today. She began her press conference with good news about vaccine efficacy and Rhode Island’s being chosen to be a pilot state in Pfizer’s vaccine delivery program before she got into the data. The RI Department of Health today announced 921 new […]
Alexandria Lynch and Jessica Rainey started their company, Spiritually Lit, shortly after the pandemic put Rhode Island on lockdown. They knew that creating things made them happy, and they sought a way to use their creativity to make others happy. On a chilly fall day, I spent some time on the front stoop with these […]
Rhode Island Spirits collaborated with Ocean State Pepper to launch a Bloody Mary kit, and brunch just got a whole lot better. The kit comes with a bottle of Rhodium vodka, organic dried chiles for a DIY infusion of your favorite level of spiciness and a package of Bloody Mary spice mix. We talked with […]
When Tammy Brown of The Womxn Project approached Alicia Wilder of Metamorphosis Dance Company suggesting they organize a flash mob to promote voting, Wilder was instantly on board. The song they chose to dance to is Janet Jackson’s “Rhythm Nation.” “If you really take the time to listen to the lyrics, it is so relevant […]
Providence has a long history with veganism and vegetarianism. In the 1970s and 1980s, it was home for the North American Vegetarian Society’s annual summer fest; it birthed Like No Udder, the world’s first vegan ice cream truck and now it has Plant City, one of the first vegan food courts in the world. This […]
When Tammy Brown of The Womxn Project approached Alicia Wilder of Metamorphosis Dance Company suggesting they organize a flash mob to promote voting, Wilder was instantly on board. The song they chose to dance to is Janet Jackson’s “Rhythm Nation.” “If you really take the time to listen to the lyrics, it is so relevant […]
