Newport Polo takes place every Saturday during the summer, and continues through late September. One of their biggest matches of the year took place on Saturday, August 24, when USA took on England. The event features field-side seats for the serious fans, as well as food and drink options and a swath of rented tailgate […]
Enough already! Enough with the shootings and the anti-hug policies. No more deportations of sick babies. Quit the Twitter fights over semantics. Cancel cancel culture. And for fuck’s sake, if you don’t agree with someone, don’t use the forward momentum of your car as a counter-argument. Let’s fight this fall of decency by declaring this […]
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 […]
I tried to model this year’s Fall Guide column after a Ramones concert — no frills, just kill. Check out five new releases to pregame with high grade tequila on page XX, and there is also a Spotify playlist called “Motif Keep On Moving Fall 2019” to get you ready for the rock! Much as […]
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, […]
Here’s a roundup of news for the last-two-official-weeks-o’-summer and the roundup of big beer doings a-happening when the temp starts dropping: Buttonwoods Brewery will present its first annual Oktoberfest on September 22 (the big doings in Munich runs from the 21st through October 6). Brewmaster Morgan Snyder made a traditional-style märzen called (wait for it…) […]
Warming temperatures in the Northeast come with shifting seasons, more intense storms and more rainfall – and farmers in RI are noticing. Kathan Teepe is the farm manager and founder of Sweet Pea Farm in Charlestown, where she grows vegetables and flowers. “I’d say I’m less concerned about the heat and more concerned with extreme […]
Heads up, good people of Warwick! The city is behind in its car tax collections, so don’t be surprised if you receive a letter in the mail asking for monies dating back to 2018. Overjoyed by the good news? Well, hold your celebrations because that’s not all. Because of this bureaucratic balls-up, there is a 2% “processing” fee (read: late […]
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 […]