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Five Fun Things To Do: Sep 3 – 10
THU 5 WHEM – Dylan Harley/ Black Pus/ Sidy Maiga: A living and breathing radio show. 8pm. Columbus Theatre, 270 Broadway, PVD. columbustheatre.com FRI 6 Live Bait: Award-winning and longest-running true-life, adult storytelling show. 7pm. 115 Empire St, PVD. artsnowri.com SAT 7 Taiwan Days: Celebrating Taiwanese culture, with our absolute local favorite the dragon boat […]
Care for a Cuppa?: Sanctuary Herbs offers comfort for the community
When you think about Sanctuary Herbs, Christina Dedora wants health, comfort and community to come to mind. Sanctuary Herbs is the only locally grown tea company in RI, and it’s run by Christina and her sister, Sheryl. The company creates delicious herbal blends, called tisane, from herbs grown at Dedora’s Blue Skys Farm in Cranston, […]
10,000 Spledid Suns: Proving that nature can thrive in an urban environment
On a patch of grass near the Providence River blooms a sea of sunflowers, the highlight of Adam Anderson’s annual 10,000 Suns public art project. I recently met with Anderson to talk about his project and learned why he puts this show together each season. For him, a lot of the excitement comes from the […]
Long Live the King: King Richard’s Faire crowns a new monarch
In 2018, the long-running King Richard’s Faire welcomed a new Queen Anne. One year later, there’s another shakeup in the kingdom: a fresh King Richard will preside over the fictional Carvershire this fall. Now in its 38th season, the popular Carver, Mass., renaissance faire runs weekends and holidays through October 20, and this year, the […]
Backyard Farming: Don’t feed your lawn — let it feed you
Picture a yard. Did well-fed grass accompanied by the drone of a lawn mower come to mind? You’re not alone. But when RI resident Jackie S. thinks about a yard, she pictures sunflowers and daylilies and hears the chirping of yellow finches, orioles and blue jays. In her yard, Jackie has created a space that […]
Open and Closed
Open The Juice’d Cafe: This health food cafe has reopened. They’ve also opened another new location in Fall River. 190 Thames St, Newport. the juicedcafe.com Friskie Fries: The local favorite food truck turned brick-and-mortar- potato place has opened another location! This time all the way in East Bay. 404 Thames St, Newport. fb.com/Friskiefries Koto: Asian […]
Fall in Love with Hip-Hop: The Ocean State’s lineup is so fresh and so clean
Fall is a beautiful season, yet our lives tend to become as crisp and changing as the leaves. Don’t let your flow slip away as you encounter stress after deadline after change. Find a consistent beat and walk to it, find peace within, and you will be useful and productive for others and yourself. Fortunately, […]