Going to Cru: A review of PVD’s newest hang
On a frigid Tuesday night last week, my husband and I joined our friend Mike to check out a new restaurant: CRU PROV, on West Fountain Street.. Immediately upon entering, […]
Events:
The Court: Art in Play
September 24, 2025 - April 26, 2026The Flower, The Labor, and The Sea
September 27, 2025 - June 28, 2026
Track 15: Where community, culture, and cuisine converge
Providence, Rhode Island is about to welcome an exciting new culinary destination with the opening of Track 15 on March 18, 2025. This ambitious project, spearheaded by Chris Marsella, of […]
Life at Night: Discussing PVD’s new report with Joe Wilson Jr. of the city’s ACT department
The city of Providence has released a new Life at Night Report that examines the after-hours economy in PVD (see our article from last issue at motifri.com/brettsbillion-dollar-bulletin-the-life-at-night-report). The report was […]
Trump’s Tariff Madness: Behind the new administration’s economic policy
So here we are again people, inexplicably at the beginning of yet another Trump presidency. I hoped we wouldn’t have to endure another four years of the deranged and inexplicable, […]
&Juliet: What if she didn’t end it all?
Redefining the standards of modern theater, the highly acclaimed & Juliet is presented by the Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC) for a limited time. Deliberately altering the fate in one of the […]
Robert “Rob” Yaffe: Obit. 1954-2025
If you’ve ever enjoyed a meal at Pawtucket’s Garden Grille or a vegan dessert at Wildflour (or back in the day at the still-missed Grange in PVD), you have Rob […]
Patios to live for: A guide to spring patio culture in PVD
Spring has sprung for the ocean state. The plants are coming back to life, and the grey winter drifts into memory. The sun is shining and your outfit is slaying. […]
EcoRI News Roundup
Frozen Federal Funding Wreaks Havoc on Key RI Climate Issues PROVIDENCE — Funding for RI’s key climate initiatives remains illegally frozen by the Trump administration in defiance of a temporary […]
Spring On The Powder: Stoke Patrol on spring boarding alert
“Spring?? You want to talk about spring snowboarding?!” While the snow is pummeling New England harder than The Patriots pummeled anyone all season… It seems a little ridiculous to already […]
Brett’s Billion Dollar Bulletin: The life at night report
Before earning the moniker the “Creative Capital” (or even “PVD” for that matter), Providence struggled to rebrand itself as the Renaissance City through the 1990’s. Prior to this, there was […]