Boots on the Ground in 2019
The Boots on the Ground for Heroes Memorial, honoring soldiers who have died in combat post 9-11 in the Global War on Terror, will be held at Fort Adams in […]
Events:
The Flower, The Labor, and The Sea
September 27, 2025 - June 28, 2026
A Co-Op Finds its Home: Urban Greens to house first retail space
Starting a business can be a lengthy process. For Urban Greens Co-Op, the wait has been worth it. It was founded in 1999 as a buying club for a small […]
That Sounds Sustainable!: Rhode Island businesses get smart about environmentally friendly packaging
Increasingly, consumers are making an effort to shop — and eat — more sustainably, with an effort to prioritize eating local foods that reduce one’s carbon footprint. Traditional Styrofoam packaging, […]
The Tail of a Tiny Lobster
First impressions are key, and our covers, like a nice shirt on an eligible bachelor, entice our readers to stay and mingle with the articles within. This issue’s cover artist […]
Munchies: CBD in food remains a gray area
The distinctions between food, drugs and medicine can be unclear and overlapping, and the lines separating them are often contrived by human institutions. One such entity is the Food and […]
Phillipe & Jorge’s Cool, Cool World: Shove It!: Your superior correspondents think everyone’s getting a little pushy
The Pushy Public Boy, the nerve of some people! Phillipe and Jorge are referring to the majority of the American public who have the audacity to demand information about perhaps […]
Lucky Local Seeks Same
The Good Luck Gateway is a semi-permanent art installation by artist Vinnie Ray that will be unveiled during this year’s PVDFest. Vinnie Ray is a street artist who uses public […]
Express Yourself-ie
These multicolored and intricate angel wings sprout from the side of a brick building, begging passersby to stand in front of them and snap a selfie. This selfie wall is […]
That’s Twisted! The World Pretzel Eating Championship comes to PVD
Pretzel purveyors The Malted Barley have announced the official (Major League Eating-sanctioned event) 2019 Malted Barley World Pretzel Eating Championship to take place on June 8 from 2-4pm as a […]
AltFacts: Nice Day for a Pic-a-Nic: Unlike the last two years, which have been no picnic
There, There, It’s Gonna Be Fine Foster, Hopkinton and West Greenwich have all joined Burriville in becoming sanctuary towns for the Second Amendment. Responding to Governor Raimondo’s proposal to restrict […]