Salt “We are fatally drawn toward anyone who seems to offer a way out of ourselves”, Joan Didion. I At the beginning, the salty smell, Followed me home, every even day, in the evenings, As I drove in cabs. Admittedly, the smell was bizarre to me, I thought, soma, maybe unbalanced bacteria, No bother to […]
Yacht Club Soda, The Official Soda of Rhode Island, and “Sour Grapes” a nationally syndicated comic strip created by Rhode Island resident Tim Jones (that actually has a place in this here magazine, one of the originals to carry the strip, starting back in 2015), have launched an exciting new beverage together: Sour Grapes Soda. […]
This is the second part of an article from our previous issue. Find the full version at motifri.com/ flav-vapes To better understand the public’s opinion regarding the recent flavored vape ban, I spoke to numerous Rhode Islanders across various professions and backgrounds looking for critiques. The common thread between most was that the public believes […]
To many observers, this statement may seem like an exaggeration. Some state and local officials claim they are doing everything they can to ease what is an ongoing state health emergency, while advocates for the homeless see it a different way. As the old phrase goes, the numbers don’t lie. Homelessness in RI has increased […]
The Atlantic Mills Tenants Union, an affiliate chapter of the Rhode Island Tenants Union, has received no reply or acknowledgment of union demands from owner Howard and Eleanor Brynes LLC or potential buyers Eric Edelman and Robert Berle. “Despite our well-written letters and well attended rally on December 21st, we’ve not heard directly from either […]
Winter Storm Warning in effect from February 8, 07:00 PM EST until February 9, 01:00 PM EST At Providence, Winter Storm Warning cancelled as of 3:41am EST: “Significant accumulating snowfall has ended.” All precipitation will end by 8am. In the metropolitan area, expect 3 – 5 inches with accumulation probabilities: at least 0.1in near 100%, […]
Winter Weather Advisory in effect from February 6, 07:00 AM EST until February 6, 07:00 PM EST At Providence, snow likely Thu 7am – 3pm, likely changing to sleet by 12pm, to freezing rain by 2pm, and to rain before ending. Heavier snow and greater accumulation is expected to the north and west. In the […]
The three-time Tony Award winning theatrical experience LIFE OF PI will roar into PPAC starting next week – Tuesday, February 11 through Sunday, February 16. Lolita Chakrabarti’s stage adaptation of Yann Martel’s novel “Life of Pi” has become a global phenomenon with acclaimed engagements on Broadway, London’s West End and on tour in the UK. […]
Winter Weather Advisory in effect from February 2, 07:00 PM EST until February 3, 07:00 AM EST At Providence, snow likely Sun 8 pm – 3am, ending before sunrise. Heavier snow and greater accumulation is expected to the north and west. In the metropolitan area, expect 1 – 2 inches with accumulation probabilities: at least […]
Thanks to everyone who wrote in to help us get started with this column! It’s my hope that readers will continue to write in with a variety of queries, short and long – you don’t have to write in with a single sentence in question form, but instead I invite you to wax poetic on […]