Stock Culinary Goods: Food lovers, feel free to salivate!
When Motif caught up with Jan Faust Dane, owner of Stock Culinary Goods on Hope Street in Providence, she didn’t jump to sell us on some of her top-of-the-line wares, […]
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Holiday Small Works
November 4 - December 31A Christmas Carol
Everyone’s favorite curmudgeon, Ebenezer Scrooge, is back. The timeless holiday tale of redemption and joy, Trinity Rep’s reimagined production always has a few new wrinkles, and has been a beloved
November 9 @ 10:00 am - December 31 @ 1:00 pm
Concrete and Cardinals
Scott Turner’s brief articles in The Providence Journal always provided welcome glimpses of natural landscapes. Beauty in the Street – Nature Tales from the Neighborhood collects many of these, as well […]
Where the Benny’s Used To Be: A Rhode Island Pictorial History Series
Rhode Island Memories is a three volume coffee table book published by The Providence Journal that serves as a pictorial history of this state. With photos beginning in the late […]
Stoner Stocking Stuffers: Pot-entially excellent gifts
Getting gifts for the cannabis lover in your life can be quite an undertaking. With an ever-growing list of options and the average stoner’s taste becoming more sophisticated, you can […]
Cannabis Gift Guide 2021: For Those On-the-Go
Whether your upcoming travel plans include heading to Grandma’s house for the holidays, hiking in the wintery woods, or finally getting on a plane again, here’s hoping this winter will […]
Give the Gift of the Green Stuff: Jordan’s Jungle has great gifts for plant enthusiasts
Plant parents have one thing in common: They always get excited about adding more greenery to their collection. In a time when saving the environment is a top priority for […]
Everything Old is New Again: Fabulous finds in Pawtucket
A Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles VHS tape. A jacket worn by USPS letter carriers in the 1950s. A mirrored end table with Levi Strauss & Co.’s elaborate vintage logo embossed […]
Hands from Heaven: Athena’s Home Novelties saves your dry hands
Last year, hand sanitizer was a popular not-really-a-joke gift. This year, you can make up for it with a locally produced and sold magic hand formula. Dry, chapped hands can […]
More Fantastic Than Umbrellas: Charlestown’s Fantastic Umbrella Factory Inspires and Delights
The Fantastic Umbrella Factory in Charlestown describes itself as “a 19th century farmyard shopper’s paradise and international bazaar.” Understandably, we thought this sounded pretty cool. Stop by the South County […]
Squid’s Ink Holiday Gift Guide: Not that we’re being greedy…
This month, since we were already on the naughty list, we hacked Santa’s database and discovered what some of our public officials and institutions are asking for this Christmas… Gifts […]