The days are longer, the air is warmer, and the Rhode Island dance scene is twisting with the turning of the season. RI dance companies are ripe with new offerings this summer; from contemporary ballet to experimental collaborative projects, the Ocean State dance community covers it all. The first weekend of June offers a double […]
Dear C and Dr. B; The first time I saw Brian was at the Starbucks downtown, and I remember thinking that he had the most beautiful face I’d ever seen – soulful eyes, chiseled cheekbones, a perfect mouth. He seemed unapproachable and totally out of my league. He was also the saddest looking guy I’d […]
WED 29 PechaKucha: Tonight’s theme is “hot takes” at this fast moving show of slide shows. 7:20pm. BreakTime Bowl and Bar, 999 Main St #1330, Pawtucket. fb.com/events/450766518992106 THU 30 Lisa Marie & Johnny Juxo: Roots, soul and rock. 9pm. Nick-A-Nee’s, 75 South St, PVD. fb.com/nickanees Stranger Stories: Made It: Live lit night, true stories read […]
The Boots on the Ground for Heroes Memorial, honoring soldiers who have died in combat post 9-11 in the Global War on Terror, will be held at Fort Adams in Newport, RI Memorial Day Weekend, May 24-May 27. Hosted by Operation Stand Down and sponsored by Cardis, WJAR and IHeartRadio, the memorial presents almost 7,000 […]
Starting a business can be a lengthy process. For Urban Greens Co-Op, the wait has been worth it. It was founded in 1999 as a buying club for a small group of people with a mission to supplement the lack of grocery store options in Providence’s West End. Since then, it has grown into a […]
Increasingly, consumers are making an effort to shop — and eat — more sustainably, with an effort to prioritize eating local foods that reduce one’s carbon footprint. Traditional Styrofoam packaging, plastic cutlery and take-out bags can wreak havoc on the environment, and several RI eateries have taken note. So Motif has come up with a list […]
First impressions are key, and our covers, like a nice shirt on an eligible bachelor, entice our readers to stay and mingle with the articles within. This issue’s cover artist is a friend of mine who showed me his art “way back” in middle school when everybody still had flip phones and MySpace. Nick Lafluer […]
The distinctions between food, drugs and medicine can be unclear and overlapping, and the lines separating them are often contrived by human institutions. One such entity is the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which is now becoming tangled up in the regulation of the CBD products that are the fastest-growing new health food craze. Industrial […]
The Pushy Public Boy, the nerve of some people! Phillipe and Jorge are referring to the majority of the American public who have the audacity to demand information about perhaps the most corrupt, lying and incompetent administration in the glorious history of our great country. Pushy, pushy. Instead, we now have all of the essentials […]
The Good Luck Gateway is a semi-permanent art installation by artist Vinnie Ray that will be unveiled during this year’s PVDFest. Vinnie Ray is a street artist who uses public space to create positive energy, and The Good Luck Gateway in a variation on that theme. The installation is designed to bring good luck to […]