The High Hiker’s Guide to RI
Hey idiot, why are you and your friends getting high indoors? Don’t you know? We have a planet, a whole, big planet filled with trees, rivers, and critters. The outside […]
Events:
The Court: Art in Play
September 24, 2025 - April 26, 2026The Flower, The Labor, and The Sea
September 27, 2025 - June 28, 2026
COMPUTERS 1 HUMANS 0: A Verdant Realm
As we crept under the illustrious and verdant canopy of an intimately engulfing medley of colorful leaves and sharply protruding branches, it was the fresh revival of a distant, latent […]
The Future of Flowers: A Garden of Paradise, Printed
I’ve never known much about growing flowers. The few gardens I’ve started in my life ended all too unceremoniously, in death. And I’ve never known much about 3-D printing, either. […]
Mayor Smiley’s Neighborhood: Stagnation with Providence Bike Lanes
Drivers and cyclists often seem to carry an almost antagonist relationship with one another. People all too often forget courtesy for the fellow citizen when driving on the roads and […]
Cool Spots: A map of winter activities!
LIGHT DISPLAYS TREE FARMS SANTA MEET & GREETS ICE SKATING HOT COCOA
How to Pick a Christmas Tree: Advice from the woodcutter’s daughter
Thinking back about trees and the meaning of the holidays, a warm, fuzzy feeling comes over me. I am a woodcutter’s daughter, and trees have a special meaning and purpose […]
2 Feet 2 Bucks to Bristol
The fall colors linger longest near the sea. When you hear, “Let’s take a hike,” you probably picture an uninhabited area. There’s nothing like a walk in the woods, the […]
Date Day PVD: Outdoors Edition
In the shadow of the concrete chaos that is the Washington Bridge closure, along our city’s Route 195, is a pristine park that we all know and love. I won’t […]
Move and Let Move: The joys of parkour
Parkour started in France in the 1990s with a nine-member group dubbed Yamakasi (meaning strong in one’s person). They based their challenges on martial arts and Asian culture, and considered […]
Pedals & Plates: Rhode Island bike paths that feed the soul (and stomach)
RI’s bike paths are one of the state’s best-kept secrets — especially if you’re the kind of cyclist who rides for the snacks. From converted rail trails to scenic coastal […]