¡Qué Padre!: Providence’s sole tortilla factory serves them up hot
La Mexicana Mini Mart & Tortilleria is the only tortilla factory in Providence. Located in a building that serves as both a restaurant and convenience store, it packs a lot […]
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The Flower, The Labor, and The Sea
September 27, 2025 - June 28, 2026
Where the Benny’s Used To Be: A Rhode Island Pictorial History Series
Rhode Island Memories is a three volume coffee table book published by The Providence Journal that serves as a pictorial history of this state. With photos beginning in the late […]
Friars’ Blast in The Past: A review of “Homegrown” by Paul Lonardo
Paul Lonardo’s book “Homegrown” sheds light on the Providence Friars’ 1972-73 men’s basketball season, possibly the most magical season in Rhode Island sports history. “Homegrown” serves as an introduction to […]
Sitting with Dogs: A relief for pet owners
Pets are a joy, but what do you do when you have to leave them at home for an extended period of time? Marcia Kilduff is a life-long animal lover […]
Food for the Goodest Boys: Treats My Dog Eats made from ingredients you’d eat
Pets live a life that can fill their owners with jealousy. All of their basic needs are taken care of, money is no object and they pretty much get to […]
O For God’s Sake: Alan Masterson’s science fiction novel is a thrill ride through Providence
Obi Storm Otto pretty much thought that he was living a paint by numbers life for a guy in his mid 20s. He had a job as a bar back, […]
Jeff Zurowski’s My Summer Vacation
In Jeff Zurowski’s My Summer Vacation, Brent Jackson was handed a composition journal from his future teacher on his last day of fifth grade and told to write daily entries […]
Voices of the Earth: The Future of Our Planet II
This collection of 67 environmentally themed poems can be depressing and uncomfortable to read at times, which is exactly the point publisher Notable Works set out to make with this […]
Dispatches From the Fort: Jeff Danielian publishes his fourth volume of poetry and it’s about time
Jeff Danielian is back with his fourth volume of poetry (to go along with four works of non-fiction geared toward educating youth), featuring his introduction, 56 poems and what he […]
Making Sure Larders Aren’t Bare: When Rhode Islanders struggle, the RI Food Bank steps in
These have been brutal times for nearly everyone (with maybe the exception of big box stores, which are seeing record profits). Citizens worldwide have been hit mercilessly with the combination […]