For any of my felted works, I start with rough sketches of what I want to make as it’s nice to have a plan to follow, but I keep the sketches very loose as a lot of the details and choices I make for the pieces come out naturally through the process of working with […]
Despite claims of a crime wave, the latest FBI data reveals a more nuanced picture – both violent and property crime rates continued to fall or hold steady in 2022. However, the data does indicate a crisis of a different kind. The data simply does not support declarations of a crime crisis. But truth often […]
This is not a work of fiction. Recently, the State of Rhode Island, in conjunction with the Atlantic Shark Institute, rolled out their new Shark Plate. The Shark Plate is considered a charity plate – the DMV has several charity plates for organizations and community participation, such as Breast Cancer Awareness, Nature Conservation, as well […]
The RI Cannabis Act signed into law on May 25, 2022, legalized recreational use and provided for automatic expungement of eligible criminal and civil records by no later than July 1, 2024. That process is the responsibility of the state court administrators and is on track to meet the statutory deadline. A person whose records […]
A special election to fill the US House 1st district seat vacated by David Cicilline will be held Tue, Nov 7, between candidates Gabriel “Gabe” Amo (D) and Gerry W. Leonard, Jr (R). Half of the population lives in the 1st district, and the other half in the 2nd district (represented by Seth Magaziner) will […]
Tia-Alexi Roberts, an enrolled member of the Narragansett Indian Tribe, is a multi-talented individual who actively promotes Indigenous culture. Holding the title of Miss New Hampshire Sweetheart 2023, she uses various platforms such as pageantry, podcasting, and her employment with Cultural Survival and Native Pride Productions to shine a light on Indigenous arts, culture, and […]
Providence locals often enjoy sharing that their city tap water is among the best in the country. U.S. News and World Report, however, has other ideas: Rhode Island sits at a middling #21 for drinking water quality in U.S. News national rankings. The best I could do to corroborate this proud anecdotal claim is a […]
Photo by Joan Marcus. Euphegenia Doubtfire, aka Rob McClure, gives a steamy performance in the kitchen. In this musical comedy, based on the beloved film starring the incomparable Robin Williams, and directed by four-time Tony Award winner Jerry Zaks, Mrs. Doubtfire tells the sometimes poignant yet mostly uproarious story of an out-of-work actor who would […]
If you type “poisoned candy” into snopes.com you’ll get a big FALSE message. Most of the scarelore you’ve heard about the dangers lurking in Halloween candy is total hype. According to Snopes, to qualify as a Halloween poisoning, the poisoned candy must be handed out on a random basis to children as part of the […]