Your Weekend in the Stars
Wednesday, January 20, Moon in Gemini welcomes the Sun as it moves into Gemini compatible Aquarius. Gemini and Aquarius are air signs and deal with the world of ideas, some of it abstract and under the influence of Aquarius, forward-looking and inventive. Sun in Aquarius can rouse the rebel in us all, but Aquarius’ co-ruler […]
Book Review: Janet Dutcher’s Samuel and the Soldiers of Heaven
But I want to know what is going to happen next. This was my mantra while reading through this 131-page story, the first foray into fiction for Rhode Island native Janet Dutcher. I had trouble making it through at times, but I was incredibly curious to see where Dutcher was going with this and how […]
Lunar Notes
Aries: Aries may have reached a goal or be in the process of changing those goals as life events have altered your perceptions. While career and the business of life occupy you by Full Moon time, you are ready for some fun. Romance and fun stuff make you feel like a kid again. Let your […]
Providence Children’s Film Fest 2016
The holidays are over and the New Year is upon us; in the Rhode Island film community that means the Providence Children’s Film Festival is coming up soon. The ever-growing and eclectic festival is now in its seventh year and will be running at locations throughout the city February 6 through February 21. This year’s […]
Know Your Mom and Pop: The Bodhi Spa
January is the time when most people plan to put some spark back into their lives, looking at each new year as a fresh start to a better everything. Resolutions, brand new to-do lists and updated goals are swimming around the heads of many in hopes of a newfound productivity and enlightenment. While accomplishing some […]
Locale Profile: Raw Power Juice Bar & Kitchen
My weekends spent in Newport were once filled with beach days and nights in the arcade as a child (plastic ninja swords anyone!?), but now, as my rabble-rousing evenings have taken a more mature spin, late nights lend themselves to even later mornings and the all-too-common urge for a greasy, boozy brunch that might stave […]
Your Weekend in the Stars: January – Getting Back to Business
Wednesday, Moon in Sagittarius brings restlessness and an urge to escape the everyday routine. Moon’s connection with Neptune and Venus throughout the day and evening does not help. Neptune loves the escape from reality. Moon and Venus in Sagittarius encourages love and adventure, so getting back into the workaday routine will require some effort. The […]
Lunar Notes: New Year’s Eve – Big Night or Bust?
Wednesday morning, in the wee hours, Venus gets ready to party when she enters fiery, freewheeling Sagittarius. Here Venus’ idea of a party may manifest as a hike in the woods or a basketball game. If anything, Venus in Sagittarius is looking for adventure. Waning Moon in Virgo Wednesday and Thursday is a great time […]
Book Review: Christine Jenkins’ Fake Smiles and Lasagna
In Fake Smiles and Lasagna, author Christine Jenkins, a math teacher at Moses Brown School, describes mentoring sibling refugees from Rwanda and helping them get accustomed to the United States. This is Jenkins’ coming-of-age story — a middle-aged high school teacher who embarks on an incredible three-year journey. The idea to become a refugee mentor […]