In Providence: The Nurse
“This is the fourth place I’ve lived in six or seven years. I’m on the move a lot. When I was a kid, we moved around because my dad was […]
Events:
The Flower, The Labor, and The Sea
September 27, 2025 - June 28, 2026
In Providence: Plenty
“She’s a real piece of work, I’ll tell you that. A real witch if ever there was one.” On the South Side of Providence, there’s a woman who likes to […]
In Providence: Lava
If you happened to be near Angell Street on Saturday night, you might have heard the sound of an active volcano covering a house in lava. “The minute we agreed […]
In Providence: Small Doses
“If we didn’t pick rooms, we were headed for divorce.” I’ll admit that it’s a little strange writing a Man About Town column when nobody is allowed out on the […]
In Providence: Checking In
“I have a lot of folks I check on. I just go by and knock on their door, and because now, we gotta think about not causing trouble for each […]
In Providence: A Paper Elephant
“Nobody can ever find the house. Back in the days before cell phones, I’d have to be on the landline for half the night talking to people calling in from […]
In Providence: Design for Life
“He was in a cop movie I think. I don’t know. I don’t watch cop movies. But it was a cop movie I think. He was a cool guy.” They […]
In Providence: Flames
“He brought Flames to the party. The boy ain’t playin’ around none, is he?” She told me to bring chicken if I was going to bring anything, and she said […]
In Providence: Dirty Laundry
“He’d come over and I’d do his laundry for him. That was the big thing. I did his laundry how he liked it. He never let anybody else do it. […]
In Providence: I’ll Take My Diamonds Now
“He has always taken me out. That was one of the things I liked about him right away. He loved to go out. Didn’t matter what day it was — […]