As my stepdaughter has grown up, I’ve been pretty vocal about how some shows she watches I can totally get behind, while others, yeah … not so much. Since we’ve had a lot more screen time during the pandemic (don’t judge, you have, too) I’ve made a quick list of a few shows you can […]
The Lizzie Borden Bed & Breakfast Museum is located in Fall River, Massachusetts, and it’s the site of the infamous Borden family murders. For those of you who need a reminder of what happened, in 1872 the Borden family purchased the Fall River home. Twenty years later, on a morning with incredibly odd events, Lizzie […]
If you were awake one night on Providence’s north side, you might have heard the scream. “It was long. It was a long scream. I popped right up in bed. I popped up and my wife– My wife never wakes up. Not for nothing. I look and her eyes are open, and she asks me […]
If you live in Rhode Island, you’re used to defiantly referring to things and people by their old names. I was once at a party where the person I was talking to rolled her eyes when a gentleman from across the room began calling out a name. “He’s calling to me,” she said. “Oh,” I […]
Dear Spyce: I have been single for a long time and I really feel like I am ready for a relationship. But I work a lot, don’t feel great about the way I look, and I haven’t had as many dates as I would like. So whenever I do get asked out, I say yes, […]
Last week, Trinity Repertory Company announced that it would not produce in-person theater until late next year. While all of us have watched the hoped-for timelines for live entertainment get pushed further and further back, many theater organizations are still anticipating a safe window in winter or spring to begin performances again. Other theaters around […]
If you live in Providence, it may seem as though we’re always finding a reason to mourn. For what’s happening across the country, here in the state, and internally as we all grapple with a pandemic that is six months in with no signs of letting up. On Friday, we found another reason to mourn, […]
If you know who she is, then you call her The Sheriff. “That was a cute name they came up with for me. I’d come back this time of year and pull up to a party or something and they’d go ‘Here she is. The Sheriff is here.’” She was born in Providence in the […]
A year ago this week, I stepped onto the Pedestrian Bridge in Providence. I was going to write a column about Providence. It was going to be a fun column. Lots of fun, I thought. So much fun. Like a modern Truman Capote, I was going to galavant around the city I love so much, […]
Although three of our four local observatories are currently closed to the public, you can still get a glimpse of the stars on Friday nights at Frosty Drew Observatory. The telescopes are available for use about 30 minutes after dusk until around 11pm. Due to COVID restrictions, advance tickets are required. Frosty Drew Observatory, 61-62 […]