At the time of this writing, it is 60 degrees and cloudy with the promise of summer’s arrival in the next few days. Like many of us, I am very much looking forward to warmer days to get out and do things, one of which is the annual Concert in the Park series coordinated by […]
Do you have runner dreams, but yearn for routine and/or social accountability? Are you “hardcore” or more of a walk-jogger who is just happy to be outside? Maybe you just crave endorphins, a heart-rate/mental-health boost, and community? Good news: Lil’ Rhody has several weekly run club options to choose from. From petite crews to massive […]
One of the clearest ways we are already contending with the effects of climate change is by feeling, well, warmer. Since the Industrial Revolution, average temperatures in RI have risen more than 3 degrees Fahrenheit. In fact, New England as a whole is the fastest-warming region in the US, in part because of our proximity […]
Part one of a three-part series. — Introduction At times, being a student on College Hill can feel a little like being Rapunzel atop her tower, understanding that you’re within some sort of seclusion without knowing what you’re not seeing. As an international student a year into Rhode Island, yet still only a breath into […]
The second episode of the Real Housewives of Rhode Island will premiere tonight. (Well, Wednesday, depending on when you read this. Thursday on Peacock.) The show has produced a social media furor almost as big as the botoxed lips of its stars – not really a surprise for one-degree-of-separation Rhody and our “know a guy” culture. […]
Hey idiot, why are you and your friends getting high indoors? Don’t you know? We have a planet, a whole, big planet filled with trees, rivers, and critters. The outside world doesn’t have to start and end at your doorstep – come on, you can go farther than that! But where? Where can you and […]
As we crept under the illustrious and verdant canopy of an intimately engulfing medley of colorful leaves and sharply protruding branches, it was the fresh revival of a distant, latent memory that wispily resurfaced and spurred me, personally, onward — for I was adventuring with (at present) the silent intrigue of companions. While the brush […]
I’ve never known much about growing flowers. The few gardens I’ve started in my life ended all too unceremoniously, in death. And I’ve never known much about 3-D printing, either. In fact, probably attributed to my lack of knowledge and skill in both realms, I never really cared much about either subject. But when my […]
Drivers and cyclists often seem to carry an almost antagonist relationship with one another. People all too often forget courtesy for the fellow citizen when driving on the roads and that, combined with a lack of safe bike access, can and often does lead to accidents. On average the city sees 262 reported crashes per […]
Every Venezuelan has lived this moment. An American asks, “Where are you from?”You answer, “Venezuela.”They reply, confidently: “Minnesota?” I don’t know if it’s the rhythm of the word, the way we roll the Z, or just the fact that people hear what they’re already familiar with. But it happens every time. Venezuela becomes Minnesota. A […]