Capitol Punishment: Fear and loathing in DC
“I’m 18 With a Bullet… …Got my finger on the trigger and I’m gonna pull it.” Those old song lyrics came immediately to mind after the chaos in Washington when […]
Events:
The Flower, The Labor, and The Sea
September 27, 2025 - June 28, 2026
Poor Oversight: DoH drops the ball on optometrist accused of sexual assault
“He had an obvious erection, and just started grinding on me. There was nothing ambiguous about it.” This is not how you would expect someone to describe their last visit […]
Open Doors and Open Arms: Open Door Health offers inclusive healthcare to LGBTQ+ Rhode Islanders
In March 2020, while the world seemed to be collapsing in on itself with the start of lockdown, you may have missed the opening of what’s proving to be an […]
Mural Mural on the Wall
A new mural appeared this fall at 319 Broadway in PVD, on the building that houses the 1199SEIU Healthcare Workers Union. The artist behind the mural is Joyce Kutty, an […]
Enough Talk: Art therapy provides an alternate means of self expression
Athena Kobin is a licensed mental health counselor and art therapist who uses art in her practice to help older teens and adults express themselves in a different way than […]
The Real Deal
Rhode Island media lost a heavyweight in early 2021 with the passing of long-time TV news investigative reporter Bill Rappleye, who succumbed to brain cancer last week. Bill left a […]
Granting Immunity: COVID vaccine roll-out stymied by lack of supply
“We’ve crossed the 30,000 doses mark… as of 9am,” said Dr. Philip Chan of the RI Department of Health (DoH) in a press briefing late in the afternoon on Friday, […]
No Rhode Islander Can Resist a Cabinet: Raimondo heads to DC, leaving a power vacuum in her wake
Governor Gina Raimondo is leaving the Ocean State for another job. News broke last week via a leak to The New York Times that President-elect Joe Biden was picking our […]
New Treatment Available: Monoclonal antibody treatments for all eligible RI patients
A new treatment for COVID-19 patients is available in RI to anyone who tests positive and is age 65 or older, or has an underlying health condition: a one-shot infusion […]
Scot Free: Officers involved in Gonsalves moped crash will not be charged
Attorney General Peter Neronha announced today his office will press no charges against any officers involved with the Jhamal Gonsalves moped crash on October 18. The announcement from the AG’s […]