2022 Tattoo Award Winners
Joey Moreira Cloud 9 Tattoo Company Best overall / Best character / Best coverup / Best linework Mike Johnston Empyreal Ink Best blackwork / Best portrait / Judge’s pick: photorealism / Judge’s pick: favorite eyeball Jay Blackburn Powerline Tattoo Best overall color / judge’s pick: fastest character Alyssa Cavallo Red Elk Tattoo Best American Traditional […]
Featured Contributor April 2022: Emily Cotter
Emily Cotter is a native Rhode Islander with ten years of professional experience in organic agriculture and advocacy. Alongside her work as Cannabis Editor at Motif, Cotter is a co-owner and director of operations for Lovewell Farms, a USDA-Certified Organic hemp farm and CBD company based in Hope Valley, RI. She also teaches gardening skills […]
Notes From NECANN: A firsthand account of the New England Cannabis Convention
Sunday, March 20. Boston, MA. Hynes Convention Center. New England Cannabis Convention (NECANN) Day 3. Morning drive from Providence to Boston: the fog was lifting, the sun was shining, everything was white. Listened to the radio. Sang along to everything. Fog parted just outside Quincy. Seagulls perched atop the beauty supply building in Roxbury. Blue […]
Additional COVID-19 vaccine booster dose: For everyone age 50+ and immunocompromised age 12+
Today, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommended a second booster dose of mRNA COVID-19 vaccine (that is, either Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna) for everyone age 50 and older at least four months after their prior booster dose, with a strong recommendation for everyone […]
The event
RI Tattoo Awards, taking place at Gansett Brewery, 210 Tockwotton Ave, Providence, Rhode Island on Tuesday, April 12, 2022. Doors at 6pm, show from 6:30 – approximately 9pm. Here is the event on Facebook – feel free to spread the word! https://www.facebook.com/events/987342308580542 Register to model here! Requirements Participants must have an aesthetically pleasing collection of […]
401Gives Back: 401Gives provides an opportunity for the community to support local nonprofits
401Gives is a statewide, online fundraising event in which RI nonprofits can sign up to receive donations from generous participants. The event is relaunching on April 1, 2022 (4/01), and describes itself as RI’s largest day of giving. Jennifer Remmes, director of resource operations at United Way describes 401Gives as “a modern day telethon … […]
Ukraine vigil Sat, Mar 26, 4pm, RI State House: Interfaith humanitarian relief effort
UPDATE: View our video recording of the full 45-minute event at motifri.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Ukraine-vigil.2022-03-26-720p-h264-crf35.mp4 An umbrella group calling itself “Rhode Islanders for Ukraine” announced a vigil in support of the Eastern European nation, now fighting against an invasion by Russia, to be held Saturday, March 26, at 4pm on the south side of the RI State House, […]
Rhode Island Woman Awarded $1.3 Million After Botched Surgery
Sponsored Post A Rhode Island woman was recently awarded $1.3 million after she had gallstone surgery, resulting in months of prolonged complications due to medical negligence at Kent Hospital. Although in most cases, Rhode Island healthcare professionals meet acceptable standards of care, malpractice can and does happen. Fortunately, legal help is on hand to help injured patients […]
