Total Recall
Fall River Mayor Flanagan faces potential recall, after promoting Michael Coogan, a man facing charges in Rhode Island for allegations of doing business as an unlicensed contractor Fall River Mayor […]
2 Poems: Tanya Young
Writing Prompt in Which a Bird Looks Down at What I Call My Autobiography For Lucile Clifton Hey girl! Why is everything all covered in tarps? I see the shapes of a table filled to the corners pressed against all...
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Book Review: Human/Animal: A Bestiary in Essays by Amie Souza Reilly
When Amie Souza Reilly and her family buy a New England home in August 2014, the real estate agent forewarns them about the two brothers next door. They were “nosy but mostly harmless,” the agent...
Mixology Winning Drink: Mel Lopez
When I learned the theme was punk and that Mr. Black would be the spotlight liqueur, I immediately began thinking about how to create a cocktail that felt truly subversive. My first instinct was to...
Track 15: Where community, culture, and cuisine converge
Providence, Rhode Island is about to welcome an exciting new culinary destination with the opening of Track 15 on March 18, 2025. This ambitious project, spearheaded by Chris Marsella, of Marsella Development Corporation and Marsella...
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Roots Report
Okee dokee folks… I have been noticing a trend with folks who go out to shows; their “pop-up timers” have been going off at 9:30. At first I thought it was just older folks who...
3 Local Female Artists You Should Know About
Since March is Women’s History Month, it seemed appropriate to highlight some stellar female artists making their mark on the local music scene. Bee and The Boys Fronted by vocalist Belinda Landry, Bee and The Boys...
American Caesar Salad: Letter from the editor
Elon Musk has asked us to forward the following email to all Motif readers: Please tell us what you have read in the past week. If you have not read enough of Motif’s content, you...
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Ants in the City: Slay queen(s)!
In her book of ant poetry, Sawako Nakayasu, an artist and professor at Brown University, describes keeping ants close to her heart, from both metaphorical and literal perspectives. Ants have been close to my heart...
Inclusive Barber Breaks Barriers While Shaving My Head: Interview with owner of New Age Barbering Co., Tiffany Aponté
Entering New Age Barbering Co. at 8 Freebody St in Newport comes with a feeling of relief that many women wish was more familiar to barbershops everywhere. Rather than walking into obnoxious chatter and intimidation,...
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The Women Behind The Bannister: Gallery Night Providence kickoff paints a legacy
Just about a year ago, the North Burial Ground cemetery’s most-visited gravesite was burglarized when two copper medallions were stolen from the memorial of Edward Mitchell Bannister, a prominent Black artist who resided in Providence...
Tradwives: A mixed review
It’s late afternoon, the light is glinting off the snow and beaming directly into my eyes. Irritated, I spin around in my chair, turning my back to the window, hunched over my laptop. Instead of...
A Haunted Name: The poetry of Phillis Wheatley and the specter of slavery
http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/396463 At just 13 years old, Phillis Wheatley published her first poem “On Messrs, Hussey and Coffn” in 1767, in the Newport Mercury, a well-known Rhode Island newspaper. Wheatley’s early publication marked the beginnings of African...
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On The Cover: Grechel Rosado
A few months ago, cover artist Grechel Rosado of Providence felt like she was burning out. Creating a piece of art every month, while juggling a full-time job, was becoming hard to sustain. Then, she...
Stuff to Do
CELEBRATE SPRING
March 15 - April 27Into The Woods
March 21 - April 6RI Music Awards
March 24TR3 featuring Tim Reynolds
March 27 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmJoanne Shaw Taylor
March 28
Baseball, Theater =Life at Second Story
For 2nd Story Theatre, 2012 opens with Take Me Out, Richard Greenberg’s provocative examination of “America’s game,” offering a locker room view of how a baseball team reacts when it’s […]
Offer Editor the Antidote? Maybe
I don’t make New Year’s resolutions, because I despise the inevitable disappointment I feel when I break them slightly more than I enjoy the wicked thrill of violating even self-imposed […]
January Pin Up of the Month: Robin DaPoints
No. -1 Tagline: Robbin’ the Bitch to feed the Rich Team: Old Money Honeys Hometown: Mansfield,MA Current town: Attleboro,MA Occupation: Knockin’ bitches down In 2012 I plan on kickin’ more […]
Some of 2011’s Best Releases
The last embers of 2011 are finally squashed in the gutter existing only in memories and hazy cell phone photographs. Whether 2011 was a great, horrible indifferent, or another number […]
Mayan Prophecy: The Band Plays On!
Okee dokee folks… “It’s the end of the world as we know it, and I feel fine!” Mark your calendars now.December 21st, 2012is it! Only about 350 days to go, […]
Year in Review
As we head into 2012, the Hummel Report brings you new information on some of the investigations from 2011, and in one case a story we first brought you two […]
Political Will
Angel Taveras had heard it all before. Taveras is a nice guy. A smart guy. But he’s not tough enough. Certainly not tough enough to deal with unions in Providence […]
Amazing Kreskin Plays Garde and Z
Even now, he knows what you’re thinking. No, it’s not Santa Claus. He only knows if you’ve been naughty or nice. He can’t read your mind. But the Amazing Kreskin […]
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