Providence Creates Green Revolving Fund for Municipal Projects PROVIDENCE — In a political environment where federal officials — and even some Rhode Island officials — have proposed rolling back climate funding and resources, others are deciding it’s time to double down. Mayor Brett Smiley announced on April 7 that city officials were creating Providence’s first […]
On February 28, after 20 years of being a community staple for first dates, Super Tuesday regulars, and movie fanatics alike, CWTheaters (previously called CinemaWorld) was forced to shut its doors for good. The decline of the theater began in July of 2025, when the small theater company that owns CWTheaters, Starr, filed for Chapter […]
Last year, I had a blast and a half working on a fun commercial shoot. I landed the gig because the fella producing, Josh Kirk, asked around to find an actor to portray the client’s mother, and that is how I landed the role as Lawyer Twillie’s mom. Yes, that is the attorney’s real name. […]
Okee dokee folks… PLEASE stop using AI. The more it knows, the more it grows. We are feeding a beast that will someday destroy us. AI is not your friend, though it may pretend to be. Why doesn’t it do the dishes or clean your house? If it did, then it might be worthwhile. AI’s […]
Aries: From keeping a low profile and spending time alone, you emerge like a shot. You become sociable, talkative, and much more friendly. Not that you weren’t friendly before, but you’ve become a bit warmer. Your ideas and what you want to do become clear and you are ready to take action. Spring is the […]
McKee’s Budget Includes Rollbacks for State’s Renewable Energy Programs PROVIDENCE — Five years after lawmakers passed the state’s first firm climate mandates, the historic Act on Climate law is in danger of getting rolled back by the same governor who signed it. Rhode Island’s environmental groups have already spent much of this year’s General Assembly […]
When the US Congress allowed the Affordable Care Act subsidies to expire on Dec. 31, 2025, they created a health insurance crisis that could have inspired a plot line for “American Horror Story.” Overnight, millions of Americans saw their premiums expand and rise like mushroom clouds from a nuclear explosion. In an article posted January […]
Have you heard about the sober curious movement? If not, you’re at least familiar with Dry January. Neither were part of my drinking vocabulary until recently, when my liver decided to speak up about the number of Manhattans I had been happily enjoying on a regular basis. In my younger days, I probably would have […]
Closed Rosalina: After more than 13 years, the cozy Italian dining establishment and downtown stalwart has shut its doors for good. 50 Aborn Street, PVD Tallulah Taquiera Fox Point: A heartfelt goodbye tothe popular restaurant which offered casual mexican cuisine for just under 12 years to the hungry Ives St neighborhood. Their Jamestown location remains […]
In typical Aries fashion the Spring season will hit us like a shot, maybe like a shot in the arm, hopefully not a shot in the foot. The Equinox begins two days after the New Moon. With that fingernail Moon in the sky it is a good time to take action, but wait… In the […]