Significant Storm Likely Sat Evening to Sun Night: Snow 3 – 5 inches before changing to rain
At Providence, precipitation will begin as snow Sat 6pm and change to sleet, freezing rain, and finally rain Sun 12am – 6am, before ending Sun 11pm. Snow accumulation 3 – 5 inches is expected before...
Salt + I Love: Poems
Salt “We are fatally drawn toward anyone who seems to offer a way out of ourselves”, Joan Didion. I At the beginning, the salty smell, Followed me home, every even day, in the evenings, As I drove in cabs. Admittedly, the smell...
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Someone Will Remember Us: Reflecting on the ripples of conflict
In 2006, Trinity Rep told the true, poignant stories of Rhode Islanders deployed in Iraq with the play Boots on the Ground. Nearly 20 years later, they now ask important questions as this legacy lives...
Adventures in Squid: Learning to cook, and (maybe) eat, the squid
Despite its small size, RI has a surprising number of emblematic foods. Many seem random, like the New York System weiner or the Awful-Awful. But others make sense. I’m talking about the seafood. With over...
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Will You Beer My Valentine?
If there were candy conversation hearts for beer lovers, what would they say? I came up with a few: BEER ME, WYSO, WANNA PINT, HOPPY 4 U, LUKR LOVE, and WILL U BEER MINE? I might...
Local Comic Strip & Iconic Yacht Club Soda Unite
Yacht Club Soda, The Official Soda of Rhode Island, and “Sour Grapes” a nationally syndicated comic strip created by Rhode Island resident Tim Jones (that actually has a place in this here magazine, one of...
Roots Report
Okee dokee folks… I am seriously worried about funding for the arts and for that matter, most other programs that rely on government resources. The Mango Moron has been putting his swishy, Sharpie signature on...
Date Night PVD: Restaurant edition
In a city bursting at the seams with culinary standouts, it’s difficult not to fixate on the tried and true institutions, the cliches and must-trys of PVD’s restaurant scene. We all know who they are;...
Love and Pasta
Everyone in Providence knows about Piazza di Amore, the small Italian restaurant tucked away on a side street off Federal Hill. It’s not one of the big places with valet parking and red neon signs...
Couples Therapist Saves Your Valentines Day: How to drop expectations for a better relationship
Stereotypically viewed as the final resort to saving a failed relationship, the idea of couples therapy tends to send your average happy couple running for their (love) lives. Similarly, when people fantasize about their ideal...
In Celebration of Non-Romantic Love: A study of love in all its forms
Ahh, the Love Holiday — marked every year by celebrations both romantic and nonconformist alike. Creativity abounds in non-romantic festivities the likes of Galentine’s, Palentine’s, Palpatine’s, AntiValentine’s, and Single’s Awareness Day (and, for what it’s...
Does AI Have A Heart: An interview with Alexa about the mushy stuff
AI is everywhere; it is becoming an integral part of people’s everyday lives, whether they realize it or not. It simplifies some aspects, confuses others, and can also be a major source of entertainment. I...
Vaporizing Flavors Part 2: What effect will the flavored vape ban have in RI?
This is the second part of an article from our previous issue. Find the full version at motifri.com/ flav-vapes To better understand the public’s opinion regarding the recent flavored vape ban, I spoke to numerous...
Does Anyone Care?: RI homelessness soars, unhoused people are dying and many lawmakers look the other way
To many observers, this statement may seem like an exaggeration. Some state and local officials claim they are doing everything they can to ease what is an ongoing state health emergency, while advocates for the...
Atlantic Mills Tenants Union: "We are not going anywhere," said organizer Emily Harrington
The Atlantic Mills Tenants Union, an affiliate chapter of the Rhode Island Tenants Union, has received no reply or acknowledgment of union demands from owner Howard and Eleanor Brynes LLC or potential buyers Eric Edelman...
American Caesar Salad: A revamped satire column for the latest administration
From 2016 - 2020 Motif hosted a satire column named “Alternative Facts,” a title we enjoyed because it both lampooned a favorite phrase of that administration and because it paid homage to our own journalistic...
Sirens: Fiction
Evie’s friends had bailed on her, so she drank alone. Ned was bartending, but his heady personality required a buffer to manage his conspiratorial rants. Evie didn’t have the energy. A conversation with Ned would...
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3 Upcoming Local Shows You Should Know About
The Get Up Kids at Fête Music Hall Celebrating the 25th anniversary of their 1999 pop-punk classic, Something to Write Home About, nationally touring act The Get Up Kids will be in PVD at Fête...
Ants in the City: Queer ecologies on Huxley Ave are checking the vibe
For a love story, this one might not lead to a happy ending. But hours before it even began, as the rising sun warmed the bricks of PC’s Aquinas Hall, there was a flurry of...
Ask A Witch: Even still, your dreams will take you home
Thanks to everyone who wrote in to help us get this column started! It’s my hope that readers will continue to write in with a variety of queries, short and long – you don’t have...
Two Feet Two Bucks: Rome Point
Don’t let another winter go by without visiting the seals on Narragansett Bay! Prepare for a day at Rome Point on Narragansett Bay by packing a lunch, binoculars, and an extra layer of warmth so you...
On the Cover: Michelle Perez
I met Michelle Perez downtown for coffee at Bolt. I was looking forward to getting together because I had been poking around her website and discovered that she is an amazing artist. Imagine my delight...
Stuff to Do
Oscar Shorts – Live Action
February 15 @ 3:00 pm - 6:00 pmFat City Band
February 15 @ 8:00 pm - 10:30 pmDr. Westchesterson
February 15 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmTom White Trio
February 17 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pmSugar Ray And The Bluetones
February 21 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
95.5 WBRU Summer Concert Series: Torn Shorts
By Jeffrey Folker June nights: not too hot for a stroll in the park, not too cold for an Awful Awful from Newport Creamery. Growing up in New Jersey, three […]
The Exonerated Leaves a Lasting Impact
Summer often ends up being the time when frivolous theater rears its ugly head. Not to sound snobbish, but lately, it seems like finding anything meatier than No, No Nanette would be a […]
Preparing for a Visit from BOB
Of all of the technology spawned by and for the theater, from computer-driven lighting instruments and sound cue software to glow tape and thundersheets, none has proved as useful and […]
Pilgrim – Doom-metal, Heavy Drinking, and No Apologies
Doom. If you’re a nerd like me, the word conjures images of violent PC games and masked Marvel villains with PhDs in Evil Science. If you are a nerd of […]
Epic’s Fire Island Presents Theatergoers with an Unusual Experience
Fire Island, by Charles Mee, is the current offering at Epic Theatre Company. Directed by Kate Lester, this Rhode Island premiere explores the ups and downs of various couples as […]
Building Bridges, Severing Ties
Delays in the construction of the Barrington Bridge were the most public display of bad blood between the Rhode Island Department of Transportation and the contractor for the project, Shire […]
Not So Great Gatsby
Dear Nick, Last weekend, summer finally arrived after a couple of false starts and foot faults. They say that summer is a season for the young, but I would like […]
RI Pride Celebrates 37th Anniversary
On Saturday, June 15, Rhode Island’s LGBT community held their 37th annual Pride celebration in Providence. The day featured sunny skies, lots of heat and passionate performances from several local […]
Rail Jam Thursdays at The Avenue Sandwich
By Ali Walsh Urban culture was in full swing at The Avenue Concept’s latest rail jam on Thursday, June 6. Over 100 graffiti artists, skateboarders, B-boys and DJ’s […]