Fighting Goliath for Her Daughter
Navigating the Labyrinth of Social Insurance Becky Kelsey is in a great mood this Monday afternoon, laughing and smiling for her mother Jodi. It is a lighter moment in what […]
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The Court: Art in Play
September 24, 2025 - April 26, 2026The Flower, The Labor, and The Sea
September 27, 2025 - June 28, 2026
Thar Be Dragons
The Providence pop-up scene can be hard to track down – the very nature of a pop-up is that is temporary, almost ephemeral. Pop-up galleries in Providence can be like […]
The Hummel Report: Proposed Bills Will Leave You Wondering
Nearly 2,000 bills have been filed since the beginning of this year’s general assembly session. Only a fraction have made it to the governor’s desk so far and the majority […]
Tap In to Community Outreach
Every Thursday they converge, seemingly out of nowhere: a core group of volunteers who will unload two pallets of food in about 20 minutes. It is an efficient operation and […]
Motif Alternative Album Nominees
Sick Pills — Sickening Earlier today I was blasting the new CD Sickening from the New Bedford-based band Sick Pills. With all that ground thumping new wave goodness pouring from […]
Smiley vs. Smiley on Gun Violence
With November’s statewide election drawing closer, Rhode Island is beginning to enter its bi-annual political frenzy of candidates and policies. In the four years since the last mayoral race, the […]
PRD’s Travel Teams Are Lacing Up for Competition
By Crimson Al-Khemia Beautiful and brutal, they are the Providence Roller Derby’s all-star teams: The Rhode Island Riveters, The Killah Bees and The Rocky Point Rollers! On May 31, roller […]
Are URI’s Hiring and Rentention Practices Fair?
An unresponsive university president doesn’t look good For more than a decade, the University of Rhode Island had a national reputation as one of the most unfriendly campuses for […]
Hobby Lobby Needs a New Hobby
The Supreme Court recently heard Sebelius v. Hobby Lobby, which asks the justices to consider whether for-profit companies can refuse certain types of medical coverage, citing religious objections. Hobby Lobby […]
125 Years of German American Rhode Islanders
Rhode Island; a melting pot Global culture continues to homogenize, and American cultural elements have spread throughout the world. When everyone can watch Breaking Bad at the same time on […]