A summer 250 years in the making awaits Rhode Islanders. While RI250 commemorations have been underway for several years, the period between May 4 (Rhode Island Independence Day) and July 4 marks crunch time for planners and organizers – as well as the payoff for years of hard work. Motif spoke with RI Secretary of […]
Congratulations, you survived the record-breaking Blizzard of 2026. With the anticipated arrival of clear skies and warm temps, how will you be spending your well-earned, much-needed downtime this summer? If you’re adventurous, you could explore some of the state’s 266 hiking trails, numerous world-class gardens, or the 14.5-mile Providence-to-Bristol East Bay Bike Path. Perhaps you could […]
It’s grilling season and the air is rich with the scent of sizzling steak and sausages. If you don’t eat meat it’s easy to feel left out, but the days of sitting on the sidelines and watching everyone else enjoy the delectable smoky flavor of fire roasted food are over. The culinary world has wised […]
I’ve been drinking wine my whole life. Since I was five or six. My Italian grandfather would bring over his big bottle of Carlo Rossi, clutching it like a bowling ball. We’d mix it with canned peaches and call it dessert. Or later, as teenagers, my friends put yeast into bottles of grape juice with […]
Did you know that Rhode Island is ranked among the top states that support the LGBTQ+ community? Our neighbors Massachusetts, Connecticut, as well as New York, Oregon, and California, also make this list. That makes me proud. This growth has been evolving over the past century. Early advocacy started in the 1920s. It was not […]
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Okee dokee folks… Rising costs of everything is what’s on my mind this month. It really should be on everyone’s mind. The main things I will talk about here are gasoline and concert tickets. One of these is essential, but for some, both are. I usually drive a pickup truck, for many reasons, but mainly […]
Symbolic of grass roots entrepreneurism, the three-year old concert series that takes place in 195 District Park returns in quadruplicate this year. The Lemonade Stand began as a small, music-focused outing in 2024, the brainchild of Liam Anastasia-Murphy and Eva Okrent. This year it will be staged on Saturday, May 16; Friday, June 12; Saturday, […]
It’s that time of the year again with the temperatures rising and all the bugs out partying. While winter is the time to stay indoors and play some videogames, summer is the time to go out and have some fun. But what if you’re the type of person who doesn’t like clubbing and going to […]
Sunscreen is a product designed to protect us from the damaging effects of the sun, so it stands to reason that the rate of skin cancer would have dropped since sunscreen was introduced to the general market. It may shock you to know that cases of skin cancer have actually increased since the introduction of […]