Whether you’re hiking in a management area in Rhode Island or a wilderness area farther north in the White Mountains, you should always keep some basic information in mind to stay safe. The gear and even the clothing for your trip will vary depending on what you’re doing, how long you’re gone and where you’ll […]
With summer quickly approaching, I imagine there are some readers who would like to learn to fish — that age-old skill and pastime. I have learned a lot in the last eight years or so, mostly through trial and error. I have taken suggestions of conventional wisdom that didn’t work, and tried oddball tactics that […]
Providence Roller Derby’s all-star travel team, the Rhode Island Riveters, closed out April by catapulting up 16 spots on the WFTDA rankings to #85 thanks to the three out of four victories over Granite State, Burning River and Suburbia. The toughest battles were fought against D.C. as the Riveters and the Killah Bees (PRD’s B […]
The self proclaimed “Greatest Show on Dirt” is back for another summer at Dexter Park on the West Side. Yes, the Providence Kickball League (PKL) has everything that makes summer away from the beaches weird and wonderful: costumes, a sport most of us last played in elementary school and beer. As much theater as it […]
Over 10 years in the making, Providence Roller Derby has continued to grow and inspire women of all ages not only to feel empowered, but step out of their everyday lives and try something fun and competitive. Full-time mothers, students, nurses, lawyers, teachers, soldiers, and many others from all different backgrounds have joined both home and […]
Have you ever been in a book club? I’ve been in several – I’m in one right now – and I’m therefore all too familiar with its thinly veiled disguise. It’s an event that makes me feel cerebral; cultural even, despite the fact that I know it’s a mere excuse to drink with friends. We all […]
I don’t know what got me started jogging around my neighborhood, but I can remember the first few runs being absolutely brutal forms of torture that I just wanted to end. I could go maybe a tenth of a mile before my lungs felt like collapsing, my legs would tense up and my entire back […]
Some of the most exciting roller derby bouts are the ones that have a very close score, and the April 2 bout pitting (#101) Providence Roller Derby’s Rhode Island Riveters against (#126) Granite State All Stars was a prime example of this! The bout at the West Warwick Civic Center kicked off already neck and […]
If you want to learn how to climb you can probably find a rock gym to get introduced to the sport. This isn’t how it’s always been though. “You could only climb when the weather was good and you could drive to New Hampshire,” said Kat Waterhouse, director of marketing for Rock Spot Climbing in […]
The travel team season in Women’s Flat Track Derby Assocation (WFTDA) has begun, and Providence’s A-team, the Rhode Island Riveters, and the B-team, the Killah Bees, are warmed up and excited to get back to the hard-hitting competition. Delta Bravo and Freak’n Awesome will captain the Riveters; meanwhile, Sis Boom Bonnie and Toni Montana will […]