Cool Spots: A map of winter activities!
LIGHT DISPLAYS TREE FARMS SANTA MEET & GREETS ICE SKATING HOT COCOA
Subterranean Jungle: Your Winter Survival Kit
Six Star General It’s good to have local indie guitar swingers Six Star General back, rocking out after a bit of a hiatus. Both of the bands at this show bring noisy, pre-grunge rock & roll. This is for fans of the ’80s SST Records catalog, which inspires both of these great bands. Six Star […]
Local gift spots
The holidays are near, which means it’s time to go shopping. Here’s an assortment of local spots we visited with something uniquely RI to offer. Taking Stock As a fellow coffee and tea drinker, my eyes were glued to the shelf of tea kettles and coffee pots. The shop sells kitchen supplies and ingredients, including […]
How to Pick a Christmas Tree: Advice from the woodcutter’s daughter
Thinking back about trees and the meaning of the holidays, a warm, fuzzy feeling comes over me. I am a woodcutter’s daughter, and trees have a special meaning and purpose in our lives. During the busy hustle and bustle of the holiday season we forget the true meaning of the Christmas tree. A Christmas tree […]
Winter Solstice
The Winter Solstice is a solar celebration that marks the shortest day of the year. Astronomically, the Winter Solstice occurs when the Earth’s axis is tilted farthest away from the sun, generating the least illumination (on our half of the globe). This gives us the year’s shortest day, and also signifies that the light will […]
Not Just Christmas: A look at Christmas around the world
Tradition has always been important. It evolves as the years, decades, and centuries pass, but still serves as a guide for everyday life. Traditions vary based on geography and religion. For instance, not all people celebrate Christmas on December 25. With the holiday season (too) quickly approaching, we took a look around the world to […]
Hell Will Keep You Warm: What to read this winter
Ah yes, the sun has finally retired. The slight anxiety of longer days can finally be put to rest. The air is cold, all your windows are shut, and you light a candle – It’s 5pm and you have nothing to do. So what do you do? Turn off the TV, put down the phone, […]
The Last Sips of 2024
Most of us have made the choice to cut back on drinking for the New Year or not drink the month of January (“dry January”) at some point in our lives. If you are planning on this, I am here to help you decide how to end 2024 making your last delicious decisions. Are you […]
Sober for Christmas: Inclusion over infantilization
The growing movement of sobriety in both Millennials and Gen-Z raises the question: what do you have to offer to your sober companions this holiday season? Most holiday celebrations center around signature cocktails or wine with soda or juice – often intended for children – as the only alternative. However, if all we offer is […]
Holiday Cocktail Recipes
Who doesn’t love the classic hot toddy cocktail? First introduced so long ago that its origins are shared at bars like ghost stories around a campfire, the hot toddy now sits comfortably in our hands on cold days or after enduring the ever-changing New England weather. This Indian-inspired take on the toddy offers a new […]