In Providence: The Drop
I sometimes wonder if I survived the drop. It’s a drop that never happened, but could have– Maybe it did. Years ago, I was standing on a rooftop in downtown […]
Events:
The Flower, The Labor, and The Sea
September 27, 2025 - June 28, 2026
Five Fun Things To Do: Oct 9 – 15
THU 10 Sweet Little October Show: Feminist, anti-racist, queer-positive and body-positive cabaret. 8pm. Askew, 150 Chestnut St, PVD. fb.com/Askewprov SAT 12 – MON 14 Scituate Art Festival: Three days of […]
Climate Strike 2019
The climate strike held at the State House was the first public and global protest that I attended since turning 18, legally an adult. And that shift changed my thought […]
Paws Watch at Greico Automotive Community Cat Center: “You see a rescue. They see a future.”
No sense in sugar-coating it; the stray cat population in Rhode Island is out of control. Shelters are over-populated and the rescue groups are doing all they can to help […]
Five Fun Things To Do: Oct 2 – 8
FRI 4 Muddy Ruckus: Folk rock/Americana music/Punk blues. 9:30pm. Ocean Mist, 895 Matunuck Beach Rd, Wakefield. oceanmist.net SAT 5 TEDxProvidence 2019: The pre-eminent speaking event of the season. 10am. The […]
Crafts and Craft
You know what sometimes can get the creative juices flowing? Beer. And you know what’s creative? Brewing. That’s kind of the idea behind the free event Crafts and Craft at […]
Mixing up the Medicine: CBD in cocktails?
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: In my opinion, cannabis is WAY safer than alcohol. But what happens when the two are combined? I’m not talking about […]
Advice from the Trenches: Mean Girls
Dear C and Dr. B;Help! My daughter and her middle school best friend, Jeanne, were both in the artsy group and at the time they were both picked on by […]
Keep on Moving: That Sold-Out Stadium in the Sky: Saying goodbye to giants in the music world
Two weeks ago, while I was waiting for The Hold Steady to take the stage in Cambridge, I heard that Ric Ocasek from The Cars passed. The Hold Steady, knowing […]
Got Beer? Reaching Beervana: There’s no suffering, but there’s plenty of desire
This is our ninth Beervana Fest preview (we hadn’t earned our Official Beer Writing Credentials when the first coupla fests took place). Waaaaay back in 2011, the 401 beer scene […]