I Parked In Providence. Can You?
“If you have any change, I’ll give you a tip,” said the homeless man in downtown Providence, as I emerged from my freshly parked car. “What’s that?” I asked. “Well […]
Events:
The Court: Art in Play
September 24, 2025 - April 26, 2026The Flower, The Labor, and The Sea
September 27, 2025 - June 28, 2026
A Perfect Day in Narragansett
Perfect days — the kind of days where you can look back and say, “Absolutely nothing could have gone any better than it did,” — are hard to come by. […]
Alt-Health: Granny’s Home Remedies
In modern day America, if we have a problem we usually go see a doctor or visit the drugstore. But in olden days, people had to take care of themselves. […]
Advice from the Trenches: Screening
Dear C, My brother Kenny and I are having a disagreement. He’s been having digestive problems off and on, but refuses to get checked out. He is of the opinion […]
Alt-Health: The Core
For years, the primary aim of health care reform has been to make insurance affordable for everyone. The assumption was that a lack of access to medical care is behind […]
Advice from the Trenches: e-Cigarettes
Dear C: I have tried to quit many times, but I still smoke. Don’t give me a lecture, I know all about the dangers, but I have too much pressure […]
Alt-Health: Spring Cleansing?
Type the word “cleanse” into any search engine and splat! a glitzy array of advertisements will gush out of cyberspace with the force of an exploding soda bottle. A cleanse […]
Alt-Health: The Faces We Are Shown
I remember a class discussion in fifth grade. The teacher at our suburban middle school was talking about “poor people” and the challenges they faced. A kid from an affluent […]
Advice from the Trenches: My Clothes Are Ugly and I’m a Terrible Cook
Dear C, I’m engaged to a really great guy. He was born in Taipei but learned English when he was very young and came to the US for college. His […]
Rhode Island: Beachier and Pavementier
After several days of controversy, Rhode Island Governor Gina “Flip Flops for Summer” Raimondo announced that the entire Rhode Island Tourism Campaign was actually an elaborate April Fool’s joke. “The media is […]