Opinion

Wanted, Providence Creative Revolution: Art, Culture, and Tourism’s PVDx2031 plan falls short

On March 1, the who’s who of PVD’s creative scene gathered at the Providence Public Library downtown to attend the unveiling of the Art, Culture, and Tourism Department’s new cultural plan: PVDx2031: A Cultural Plan for Cultural Shift. It was a wonderful, full-day event, complete with spoken word poetry, music, and a delicious catered lunch. […]

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Not Exactly Platform 9¾: Seeking the old in Pawtucket’s new train station

The doors of the bus swooshed open and the strong-eyed man behind the wheel turned his head toward me. We stood suspended in silence, the rain drops beating down the windshield casting a moving shadow across his face. After another second I climbed aboard, beating my soggy newspaper against the cold steel rail. A lightning […]

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January Holidays, Ranked: A sardonic take on the holidays of January

I’ve always thought that the holidays of the year were poorly distributed. Why do we stack all the major ones (Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukkah, etc.) at the end, and leave pretty much the whole first half of the year barren? It just doesn’t make any sense. Presidents’ Day Weekend can’t possibly support all of our mental […]

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