Dear C and Dr. B; I’m in my third year of undergrad. Last weekend at a party, I admit that both myself and my date, Sandra, had too much to drink. We ended up doing it in the coat room, which was probably a bad idea, but she was as much into it as I […]
The US Census says that more than 70,000 veterans live in Rhode Island. The US Department of Housing and Urban Development 2017 Point in Time report said that 95 of those veterans are homeless, but it is difficult to determine definitively how many are homeless or severely struggling and in need of further support and […]
RJ Heim is a familiar face and voice to most Rhode Islanders, as the weekend weatherman and a feature reporter for the longstanding, top-rated television station NBC 10 WJAR for the past 25 years. Like most broadcasters, RJ’s journey to becoming an established media personality was filled with trials and tribulations; however, during a recent episode […]
Taken by Small Frye at the Dark Lady, right after the Boo-lesque show: party to un-die for With boo-lesque dancers front and center, some of the undead crowd live the nightlife at PVD’s Dark Lady for the 12th annual RI Zombie Night, hosted by (far right) the ever lively Rev Al Mighty. Use this photo […]
As the veil between the worlds thins this Halloween night, this time-travelling Irishman stepped into the land beyond the horizon to learn more about Rhode Island’s illustrious departed. Julia Ward Howe, abolitionist, suffragist and poet; May 27, 1819 – October 17, 1910 Julia Ward Howe was an early and commanding voice of the suffrage movement. Her […]
Motif headquarters sits on the Blackstone River in an old mill building that creaks and moans as if trying to settle its old bones. While no one in our office has seen a ghost, some folks have reported “getting a feeling” while alone in the building late at night. With the approach of Samhain (Halloween), the time […]
You see them all over Rhode Island: white rectangular placards on metal poles — like bus stop signs — beside a highway, near a school, tucked between houses or in unexpected corners of land. They’re markers for historical cemeteries. And RI — a state of only 1,214 square miles — has more than 3,000. Pegee Malcolm, chairwoman […]
I had the recent opportunity to speak with Trinity Rep’s conversationalist-in-residence, Christina Bevilacqua. Our conversation follows: Alison O’Donnell: What does a conversationalist-in-residence do, and what brought you to play that role at Trinity Rep? Christina Bevilacqua: I kind of made up the title! In the 11 years I spent producing humanities-based conversations at the Providence Athenaeum […]
Dear C and Dr. B; I read your post on “Free the Nipple,” the movement that says that for true gender equality, wherever its appropriate for a man to be topless, it should be for a woman too. I looked it up, and found that there are between 10 and 33 states that allow for toplessness […]
The storefront on Ives St. is mostly a revolving showroom of many styles of e-bikes. The bikes on display are not for sale. Potential buyers are encouraged to come in for a test ride, then order one that fits their needs. “So e-bikes are more of a bicycle than a moped or a motorcycle?” I […]