THU 21 Chuck and Brad Re-Imagine Jurassic Park: Bone up on the prequel to the big dinosaur movie in cineplexes this summer, with this two-person comedic reenactment that’s sure to befuddle lizard brains. 7:30pm, The Comedy Connection, 39 Warren Ave, East Providence. ricomedyconnection.com THU 21 – FRI 22 CraveRI: A local foodie festival celebrating all […]
Favorite Burger/Slider Haven Brothers Open Season Red’s Street Kitchen Rhody Roots (Formerly Fork In The Road) Rocket Fine Street Food Favorite Grilled Cheese Captain Cheese Championship Melt Fancheezical Red’s Street Kitchen Rhody Roots Favorite Chicken Wings Buddha Belly Citizen Wing Fugo Julians Omnibus Rhodies Food Truck SoulFull Favorite BBQ Baby’s Bonetown BBQ Binge BBQ Eddie’s […]
Eric Weiner is the maven impresario of food trucks. His website, FoodTrucksIn.com, after five and half years in operation, lists more than 7,000 vendors in 1,600 cities, allowing the public to see the exact locations of trucks near them in real-time to help decide where to eat. Based in Rhode Island, his PVD Food Truck Events […]
WHO: National Grid WHAT: … has proposed the construction of a $180 million liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility right next to some other fossil-fuel producing, chemical-leaking facilities, all of which are conveniently located on the wrong side of the hurricane barrier. WHERE: Allens Avenue, South Side of Providence — otherwise known as The Sacrifice Zone. […]
What do you never leave home without? Chapstick, Blistex, lip balm, something to keep my lips feeling good! What’s your favorite book? Anything by Chuck Palahniuk. I hated reading until I found his books! What’s your favorite TV show? “Family Guy.” I have almost every volume! What’s your biggest pet peeve? Costume malfunctions. A safety […]
We asked our team of food writers to tell us their favorite places to dine. We’re lucky to live in a state with so many stellar restaurants, so it was tough to narrow this down. Maybe there’s a few on the list you haven’t tried, but should. Maybe you know of one we haven’t tried, […]
We asked and you voted for your favorite mobile cuisine in our fine state. During voting the names of your favorites stood next to a lot of other fantastic road warriors. When they’re hitting the streets this summer, be sure to support these hard-working and creative chefs by attending a food truck event or chasing […]
To the Narragansett people of Rhode Island, the humble strawberry carries an importance that goes beyond the confines of everyday convention. In the Narragansett language, wuttáhminneash translates as heart berry, and on June 23, the the Tomaquag Museum in Exeter will be hosting one of Rhode Island’s oldest celebrations of friendship and harvest. “Strawberry Thanksgiving […]
Miss Management The British have a phrase about general ineptitude, that “they couldn’t organize a piss-up in a brewery.” It appears the Raimondo administration is falling into that category. We have been treated to “Cooler and Warmer” and the UHIP debacle. Now it is revealed that because of missed deadlines for responding to legal demands, […]
Surely everyone from RI has heard of historic Pawtuxet Village in Cranston, nestled in a Narragansett Bay cove famous for the burning of the Gaspee (look it up!). In the heart of the village is a quaint coffee house called Little Falls Café, where friends and family (or friends who are family and family who […]