Trinity Repertory’s Company’s 19th Annual Pell Awards takes place June 15 and honors a diverse foursome. The Pell Awards, developed by former Artistic Director Oscar Eustis, honor Senator Claiborne Pell, who worked to support the arts and provide new opportunities for artists. He was responsible for establishing the National Endowments for the Arts and Humanities in […]
Aries: You’re having fun these days, living in the moment and enjoying every bit of it. At times, you can’t quite keep up with all that is going on around you. As the Moon winds down to the Last Quarter phase, sudden actions, events and news act like lightning bolts jarring you into a reassessment of […]
Summer is finally here and with it, early morning sun flooding in through your windows interrupting your hangover sleep, mosquitoes and unbearable humidity. With it also comes idling the days away on the beach and cooking like a piece of bacon. Personally, I could do without the sand everywhere, long lines for parking lots, kids […]
King Snake Everybody knows that the dice are loaded Everybody rolls with their fingers crossed Everybody knows that the war is over Everybody knows the good guys lost Everybody knows the fight was fixed The poor stay poor, the rich get rich That’s how it goes Everybody knows – Everybody Knows; Leonard Cohen You could add […]
RI is definitely not lacking in beach towns, and each has its own unique culture. If you frequent the same seaside town year after year — and let’s face it, we RI’ers are creatures of habit — try something different this year. Our intrepid reporters researched a few of them, and discovered that each offers much more […]
That bitterly cold first day of the Raimondo Administration in early January seems like a very long long time ago. In her first five months, Governor Gina Raimondo has crisscrossed the state with a focused message that we heard repeatedly during the campaign: bring jobs back to Rhode Island and make the state business-friendly. In a […]
Do you have a nickname? Little Italy. My boyfriend gave it to me during our college days since I’m only 4’11” and Italian! What do you never leave home without? My aviator sunglasses. What’s your favorite movie? Anything that can scare the bejeesus out of me. But ultimately, Jaws gets first prize. What’s your favorite […]
The half dozen young people gathered at a community center in Woonsocket got something last month that many never had when going through school: a financial coaching session. Leading them step-by-step is Rachel Wall, Director of Coaching for The Capital Good Fund in Providence, a non-profit organization that over the past six years has helped […]
Dumb and Dumber As you are no doubt aware, Phillipe and Jorge are deep thinkers, and philosophical discussions at Casa Diablo often extend well into the night (fueled by frequent refills of Pernod and grapefruit and whatever we can find in the medicine cabinet that won’t knock us out). So it was in the wee […]