Nominate for 2025 Drink Awards
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2025 Motif Food Truck and Drink Awards
Sunday, September 14.
Heat Advisory Tue 11am – Thu 7pm: Uncomfortably hot with heat index values up to 100°F expected
Heat Advisory in effect from July 15, 11:00 AM EDT until July 17, 07:00 PM EDT At Providence, a Heat Advisory is in effect Tue 11am through Thu 7pm, likely to be extended into Fri, with temperatures/heat indices reaching 85°F/94°F (Tue), 88°F/98°F (Wed), 86°F/97°F (Thu), and 87°F/94°F (Fri). Temperature/heat index will decline somewhat after the […]
Writing History: “No Kings Day” in Providence
Since the beginning of 2025 groups have gathered across the US to denounce moves made by the Trump administration, and have successfully made their voices heard across the political and social spheres. Protests began with collective cries to fight immigration policies, against government firings, and, especially, against administrative actions and rhetoric that stem straight from […]
Summer Reading: What’s on your summer reading list?
What’s on your summer reading list? Do you gravitate towards juicy beach reads that you can get through despite whatever degree of heat exhaustion you might be experiencing? Do you reach for something that takes place in a winter setting to recall what it feels like not to be covered in sweat whenever you set […]
Modern Day Poetry: Lyrical doesn’t mean less literary
A conversation with two local artists proves that the modern-day poet is not only found at poetry settings; you can also find them at the studio. When we think of poetry, do we think of the stanzas and lines we memorized by heart? Or, do we think of the lyrics that had us googling the […]
Dial Tone: RI steps in to save lifesaving LGBTQ+ hotline
RI’s 988 Suicide and Lifeline services will continue full operations when the federal government removes the “Press 3” Option. The option connects LGBTQI+ youth under 25 with affirming crisis counselors through The Trevor Project and six other contact centers with specialists. The federal government plans to eliminate this option nationally on July 17, 2025. The […]
Uptown Theater Prepares Grand Reopening: Columbus Theatre sets sail for new waters
Broadway in PVD has been quieter than usual for the last eight months — the historic Columbus Theatre has been undergoing renovations including new seating, touched up artwork and mold remediation. Right before the renovations, the theatre changed hands; for 60 years, Jon Berberian and his family were stewards of the historic space and kept […]
KNOW YOUR RIGHTS: An introduction to AMOR
The Alliance to Mobilize Our Resistance (AMOR) is a grassroots community support network that advocates to make individuals safer in the community where they live. Six organizations banded together quickly after the first Trump administration took over, sensing changes that would soon put people in danger. Their aim is to fight back against detention, deportation, […]
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Stage Agency Gives Country Club 30 Days to Submit Restoration Plan for Illegal Seawall PROVIDENCE — Coastal regulators have started the shot clock for the Quidnessett Country Club’s illegally constructed seawall. The Coastal Resources Management Council, by unanimous vote on June 10, rejected a petition from the club to refer the seawall case to the […]