What you read from the RI Governor’s press office is not true. The fracked gas/oil-fired power plant proposed for the middle of the woods in northwestern Rhode Island will do nothing to improve the lives of citizens in Rhode Island and those in nearby communities. But before heading into a discourse that will irk those […]
Author’s Note: Prepare for knowledge and puns! Do you have a lot of food waste stinking up your trash? Tired of increased water bills from excessive flushing? Or are you simply looking to grow a thriving garden of food and plant life in and around your home? I present to you the s**tiest hobby around: composting! […]
Trump’s International Recognition From the UK’s Private Eye magazine: How Soon They Forget Are Phillipe and Jorge missing something, or is the fact that the fat groper and purported billionaire now turning the White House into a man cave still refusing to release his taxes not an issue of importance anymore? As P&J are slogging […]
1.Thursday, March 9: Holy Roller High, Call Security, Wild Sun, Forest Fires; 8pm doors / 9pm; $8; All ages; The Met, 1005 Main St, Pawtucket. On April 1, 95.5 WBRU will hold its 2017 Rock Hunt Finals at The Met. The process before the finals moved into an online component with voting instead of the semi-finals […]
The sea of children’s books stretched across lunch tables lined up at the cafeteria of an elementary school in Central Falls. Long before the students arrived for a special morning assembly, volunteers were setting up and ready to hand out books, bookmarks and apples to hundreds of 1st through 4th graders at the Ella Risk […]
Here’s What’s Happening in Rhode Island on St. Patrick’s Day
THU 16 – SUN 26 Providence Children’s Film Festival: The Providence Children’s Film Festival presents the best of independent and international children’s cinema to inspire, delight, educate and connect a diverse community of children and families. Multiple locations. FRI 17 – SUN 19 Fetish Fair Fleamarket: Featuring a Rocky Horror performance by RKO on Friday […]
From a horse rescue operation in Saunderstown to the restoration of an historic grist mill in South Kingstown to a rolling library run by volunteers and a home repair program that helps elderly residents stay in their homes — the impact has been deep and wide across the southern part of Rhode Island the past five […]
Habla Loco? The Hispanic community in Little Rhody had every right to be proud of District Court Judge Rafael Ovalles when he became the first Latino to be elevated to the bench by Governor Donald Carcieri in 2005. He was an especially good role model for his nephew, young Angel Taveras (P&J simply adore him), […]
Marisa Campinha Where do you practice? I began at East Providence Tattoo about three years ago. How did you get into this line of work? I was infatuated with art since I was a kid — always drawing, painting and tagging anything I could. I came into the shop with a friend one day and met one of the artists here […]