Rhode Island has become known internationally for its Folk Fest, Jazz Fest, Rhythm and Roots and Classical Music Fest – that’s a lot of music for a little state. The Rhode Island Blues Fest is a new entry that hopes to shine a similar spotlight on the blues. Blues music seems to be rising in […]
In the midst of the Rhode Island Hospital (and Hasbro Children’s Hospital) strike, I received a message from a friend named Keith, a CT technologist at Rhode Island Hospital. The message read, “Hey dude, this is going to sound weird. Is there any chance you could check out/review a restaurant that is being ridiculously awesome […]
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 Infants Hospital; that bright spot is Amore Espresso Gelato Bar. I received a message from unionized CT Technologist Keith, and he urged me to cover […]
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 Act went into effect. It’s known as the Paid Sick Days/Time-off law and says that employers are mandated to give their workers paid sick leave. […]
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 French Macarons. It’s the product that Ellie’s was founded on. Ellen [Slattery], who is the proprietor/owner of Gracie’s, kept getting guests who were telling her that […]
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 the country thought the wings were the part of the chicken you threw away — had I only had the foresight to imagine a day […]