Aura’s Chocolate Bar: Sometimes, It is Love at Second Sight
Aura never planned to fall in love with chocolate. Chocolate may not have been her first choice, but it became the obvious one for her pastry adventures. When she enrolled […]
Events:
A Shared Journey
September 13, 2025 - March 5, 2026This Is a Thing, Recent Gifts to Prints, Drawings, and Photographs, 2020–2025
September 14, 2025 - March 1, 2026The Court: Art in Play
September 24, 2025 - April 26, 2026The Flower, The Labor, and The Sea
September 27, 2025 - June 28, 2026
Special Date Spots
Rhode Island is a unique little state with adventures around every corner. Looking for a new place to try with that special someone? Check these unique places out: Pump House […]
Black Excellence in Rhode Island: Support Black-owned businesses throughout Black History Month and every other day
Black excellence is something that should be celebrated every day. Black History Month not only honors that excellence but places it front and center. In that spirit, I invite you […]
Opened and closed
Closed Louis: The venerable diner has served as a go-to for the local and Brown communities for longer than we can remember – since 1946. It even has a commemorative […]
The Sandwich Hut: A Sammy Slam Dunk
There are some places in RI that feel less like a business and more like a trip back home. The Sandwich Hut is one of them. It all began in […]
Young People and Gut Health
We are told we should be eating the colors of the rainbow, and no I’m not talking about Skittles! How do we tell young people about healthy eating for their […]
What’s Next for RI: Your crystal ball is ringing
“We are all interested in the future, for that is where you and I are going to spend the rest of our lives!” –Plan 9 from Outer Space, 1957 What […]
Carrie Bradshaw, Anton Ego, and Me at Medici
For the first time ever, I was officially tasked with reviewing a restaurant — which doesn’t mean it was my first time pretending. I often act like a reviewer (I […]
Dragging Away Wild Mushrooms: A hunt for fungi.
Searching for anything can be exciting and become a passion, like combing the beach for treasure. My friend invited me to go on a mushroom foray with a group of […]
Bartender Awards Winners 2025
On Monday night, September 29, Motif celebrated the denizens that keep this city liquored up! Thanks so much to R1 Indoor Karting for hosting and sponsoring us, and for musicians […]