That’s Amore
There has been a bright spot for the union nurses and technologists who were part of the strike at Rhode Island and Hasbro Children’s Hospitals. It sits right behind Women and […]
Events:
The Court: Art in Play
September 24, 2025 - April 26, 2026The Flower, The Labor, and The Sea
September 27, 2025 - June 28, 2026
RI Workers Guaranteed Paid Sick Time
Workers in Rhody who live in fear of getting sick or needing a day off just got a big dose of relief. On July 1, the Healthy and Safe Families Workplace […]
Chef’s Corner: Caitlyn McGuire
Gabrielle Halliday (Motif): What menu item would you recommend to someone who’s never been to Ellie’s? Caitlyn McGuire: One of the items that is very much quintessentially Ellie’s are our […]
Oh Boy! There’s a New Hot Spot on Westminster!
I’ll start with an admission: When it comes to food, I like it spicy. Since my collegiate youth spent in Western New York in the late ’80s when the rest of […]
His Pen Is Smitier Than the Sword
Mr. Fish is the nom de plume of Dwayne Booth, an artist whose clever, biting, often funny, sometimes gut-punchingly painful work is the subject of the documentary Mr. Fish: Cartooning from […]
And Now, for Your Feature Presentation
Shawn Quirk is the program director for the Rhode Island International Film Festival (RIIFF), and this is his eighth year working at the festival. In 2011, Quirk had friends with films in […]
Pin-up: Jenny Currier
You’re a food writer and a food tour guide. Where does your passion for food come from? Traveling. It wasn’t until I moved to New England for grad school (and started […]
AltFacts: Red as a Wall of Meat
Heaven and Hell-sinki It always struck me as bizarre that the Republican party chose to be represented by the color red. On the one hand, there have been generations of […]
An Interview with Seth Magaziner
The office of the general treasurer of Rhode Island is currently occupied by 35-year-old Bristol native Seth Magaziner, an investment professional who was elected in a 2014 landslide victory based on his platform […]
Advice from the Trenches: Two Takes on Online Sharing
Dear C; I have a busy life and am a busy person, but I love to write, so I keep a blog. I also post often on Facebook, both about […]