March 20 – Providence College Provost Sean Reid and the Office of Mission and Ministry vetoes the group art exhibition Nothing Living Lives Alone, featuring the work of Shey ‘Ri Acu’ Rivera Ríos, Feda Eid, and Luana Morales, which was scheduled to run from March 27 to September 28. April 3 – Providence College faculty, […]
On the first Tuesday evening of this past April, a rain-soaked Kennedy Plaza saw a procession of constituents file into the ornate corridors of City Hall. The days-long deluge had only just broken as thick clusters of invested individuals climbed the marble stairs and crowded into the City Council chambers. There were no empty seats […]
Driving has recently taken a turn for the worse in RI. Last December, officials closed the westbound span of the Washington Bridge, narrowly averting an actual calamity, they say. In doing so, they also summoned the specter of Carmageddon across the East Bay and Southeastern Massachusetts. Traffic on I-195 now slows to a crawl in […]
This is the fifth article in a series on social justice and the cannabis industry for Motif. The term social justice means different things to different people. To me, it means: Justice in relation to a fair balance in the distribution of wealth, opportunities, and privileges in a culture where individuals’ rights are recognized and […]
Tall Teenagers – ChasmTall Teenagers mine the vortex of garage rock for fuzz-wrapped harmonies. I’ve always loved guitarists/vocalists Chelsea Paulhus and Damian Puerini vocals together but the call and response on “Never Leaving” works especially well on the new biscuit. Who doesn’t love a song called “Hot Trash Breath?” There isn’t a bad tune on […]
The total sales by dispensaries in RI in 2023 was approximately $108 million, according to the Office of Cannabis Regulation. With that amount of revenue, and a slippery legal context in the years following cannabis legalization, I was interested to learn more about cannabis lobbying groups in Rhode Island. Lobbying is a professional or organized […]
At Providence, a deceptively pleasant morning featuring sunny breaks through the overcast will quickly turn unpleasant with a late-season nor’easter, rain likely by 10am and becoming heavy by late afternoon, tapering off Thu morning and ending in the afternoon. Temperatures in the low 40s during the day and high 30s overnight will prevent any possibility […]
With 384 miles of shoreline, buoys are plentiful in the Ocean State. Buoys are anchored floats strategically perched above shoals or near hazard-prone coastline to help steer sailors. First bobbing to the surface in the thirteenth century as moored rafts or tethered barrels and casks near the Iberian Peninsula, buoys expanded to aid in seafaring […]
The National Weather Service has issued a series of River Flood Warnings effective Wed morning through Fri, with a number of rivers in RI, MA, and CT expected to ebb and flow throughout the period and overflow their banks at times, resulting in roads becoming impassable. Rivers affected include the Taunton and Pawcatuck, and may […]
State Primary ElectionKey Races – US Senator and US House of Representatives Sunday, August 11Deadline to register in person, by mail, and online Tuesday, August 20Deadline to request a mail-in ballot Wednesday, August 21First day you can vote early in person Monday, September 9Last day to vote early in person Tuesday, September 10State primary election […]