Take Shelter at Providence’s First Barcade: Shelter Arcade Bar
Rhode Island, 1999. The Providence Place Mall is almost complete, serving as a new beacon of light and hope for the state. Citizens are looking to the future with excitement […]
Events:
The Court: Art in Play
September 24, 2025 - April 26, 2026The Flower, The Labor, and The Sea
September 27, 2025 - June 28, 2026
Hitting the Trails Safely
Whether you’re hiking in a management area in Rhode Island or a wilderness area farther north in the White Mountains, you should always keep some basic information in mind to […]
Alt-Health: Guns — A Public Health Crisis
The American Public Health Association (APHA) has long recognized that guns are not just a political or civil rights issue; they are a public health issue. There is more gun […]
Advice from the Trenches: I’m Confused!
Dear C, I am confused. Every time I watch a news show or read the paper, there’s another headline about what science has discovered is good, or bad, for you. […]
Motif Event Picks for June 22 – 28
Motif is trying something new, where our team selects a handful of events we find particularly interesting or cool for the upcoming week. Check out our favorite events in the […]
Is Sugar the New Tobacco?
“Sugar is the new heroin.” – Tom Jacobs In life, we all make choices. Some of them are good and some of them are pretty stupid; but they should be […]
Advice from the Trenches: Why Do I Get Attached?
Dear C: I want to know why every time I sleep with a guy, I get attached. Men just don’t seem to do this. I hear a lot of my […]
Alt-Health: Step on a Crack …
Summer is here and Dr. Michael Zola is expecting company. With warm weather comes overexertion and sports injuries; this is the time most of us think of going to a […]
Igniting WaterFire
I am standing at the head of a boat holding a lit torch above my head. I can’t see what is going on behind me. There is only the […]
What Am I Going To Do With My Kids All Summer?
As a mother who lives far away from both my own and my husband’s extended family, I have had to be very resourceful about finding fun things to do […]