Open Kin Southern Table + Bar: 71 Washington St, PVD. kinpvd.com This southern-cuisine-inspired eatery is opening this spring in Downtown Providence. Bintimani: 326 Westminster St, PVD. Evicted from its Boston location, this West-African-inspired restaurant will be the second of two new Black-owned businesses in Downtown. (Where Tom’s BaoBao used to be). Opening in July. Plant […]
When I sat down (virtually), with three Rhode Island musicians, I had no idea their takeaways from navigating pandemic life would overlap as much as they did. For all three, Dylan Block-Harley, Chachi Carvalho and Roz Raskin, what’s most important is creating art and community in Rhode Island and beyond. This three-article series explores how having […]
TimeZone, one of the projects Nick Bauta recently worked on, softly opened this week. The latest addition to the entertainment options at R1 Indoor Karting. TimeZone is a time traveling adventure game. It’s currently in beta and restricted to comply with COVID safety. But as the vaccine spreads, look for this new challenge to provide […]
Greetings, denizens of our infinitesimal state! I, H.L. Popinjay, have had a change of heart this past fortnight. This week, rather than continue tofill the pages of this news-paper with corrosive bile and accusatory pap, I have endeavored to make my column a space for insipid and platitudinousself-help vulgarity! In this spirit, I offer two […]
Last month, Briefly ran a three-part series on running for office in Rhode Island. The series was written by three women with first-hand knowledge of the process — State Senators Tiara Mack and Cynthia Mendes and State Representative Brianna Henries. Go to brieflyri.com to read the series, and get inspired!
Salutations! H.L.Popinjay here with the second edition of The Cabinet, your monthly torrent of twaddle aimed at the high muckety-mucks in power in the so-called Ocean State. In case you missed my last missive, I should clarify that I am writing from the year 2121, one centenary hence, when, as a result of climate change, […]