When you think about Sanctuary Herbs, Christina Dedora wants health, comfort and community to come to mind. Sanctuary Herbs is the only locally grown tea company in RI, and it’s run by Christina and her sister, Sheryl. The company creates delicious herbal blends, called tisane, from herbs grown at Dedora’s Blue Skys Farm in Cranston, […]
Here’s a roundup of news for the last-two-official-weeks-o’-summer and the roundup of big beer doings a-happening when the temp starts dropping: Buttonwoods Brewery will present its first annual Oktoberfest on September 22 (the big doings in Munich runs from the 21st through October 6). Brewmaster Morgan Snyder made a traditional-style märzen called (wait for it…) […]
Warming temperatures in the Northeast come with shifting seasons, more intense storms and more rainfall – and farmers in RI are noticing. Kathan Teepe is the farm manager and founder of Sweet Pea Farm in Charlestown, where she grows vegetables and flowers. “I’d say I’m less concerned about the heat and more concerned with extreme […]
Heads up, good people of Warwick! The city is behind in its car tax collections, so don’t be surprised if you receive a letter in the mail asking for monies dating back to 2018. Overjoyed by the good news? Well, hold your celebrations because that’s not all. Because of this bureaucratic balls-up, there is a 2% “processing” fee (read: late […]
On a patch of grass near the Providence River blooms a sea of sunflowers, the highlight of Adam Anderson’s annual 10,000 Suns public art project. I recently met with Anderson to talk about his project and learned why he puts this show together each season. For him, a lot of the excitement comes from the […]
Narragansett Bay has warmed 1.6 degrees Celsius over the last 50 years, and Rhode Island is the first state in the lower 48 to have average temperatures increase by two degrees Celsius. Climate change is hitting us now, and there’s a group of youth activists trying to do something about it. Climate Strike RI is […]
The former Jewelry Capital of the World is about to turn back time for the third annual Jewelry City Steampunk Festival. On Saturday, October 27, the heart of Attleboro will be filled with a clash-of-eras science fiction style that incorporates Victorian attire with industrial-era steam-powered machinery. All ages are welcome to join and learn about […]
In 2018, the long-running King Richard’s Faire welcomed a new Queen Anne. One year later, there’s another shakeup in the kingdom: a fresh King Richard will preside over the fictional Carvershire this fall. Now in its 38th season, the popular Carver, Mass., renaissance faire runs weekends and holidays through October 20, and this year, the […]
The fall season begins on September 23, 2019, at 3:51am EDT when the Sun enters Libra. A horoscope erected for that moment, located in Washington DC, puts the Sun in the 2nd house, the house of money, land and values. These attributes are emphasized further by the presence of Mercury, Venus and Mars situated here as […]
“In a sea of Providence’s Italian bakeries, we are the only French bakery — but that’s not to take anything away from our neighbors,” says Alane Spinney, the “Den Mother” of Ellie’s, having been around since the bakery’s opening day in January 2013. “If you want a cannoli, go to Scialo bakery on Federal Hill. […]