Vault: Made-in-RI film about made-in-RI crime
The long-awaited drama Vault, based on the audacious 1975 robbery of the Hudson Bonded Vault company in PVD, a private safe-deposit company used by big-time criminals to store their loot […]
Events:
The Flower, The Labor, and The Sea
September 27, 2025 - June 28, 2026
Beach Reads: Books for Summer
Abundance by Michael Fine (320 pages, PM Press, published May 1, 2019). Doctors among warriors occupy an unusual position in society, witness to much yet trusted and expected to respect […]
Send Noods: The Broth Bros are sending out top-notch bisque pics
The Broth Bros are lighting up Instagram feeds around New England with scintillating pictures of noodles, chowder, ramen and all things soup! I caught up with Stephanie Martineau, the creator […]
A Co-Op Finds its Home: Urban Greens to house first retail space
Starting a business can be a lengthy process. For Urban Greens Co-Op, the wait has been worth it. It was founded in 1999 as a buying club for a small […]
That Sounds Sustainable!: Rhode Island businesses get smart about environmentally friendly packaging
Increasingly, consumers are making an effort to shop — and eat — more sustainably, with an effort to prioritize eating local foods that reduce one’s carbon footprint. Traditional Styrofoam packaging, […]
Knock Knock! Who’s There? Banana! Gluten and dairy free banana muffins, that is
I have Celiac disease, but thanks to this banana muffin recipe from my Aunt Lynda, I never have to toss overripe bananas in the trash. She developed this recipe as […]
Lunar Notes
Aries: Concerns about what’s mine, what’s yours and what’s ours has you thinking about boundaries as well. Don’t think about it as keeping you corralled, but rather as keeping folks out. […]
Smooooth! Our intrepid writer heads out on a smoothie bowl crawl
Once upon a time I lived in Hawaii and worked as a dolphin trainer. I made $8 an hour and could only afford to eat PB&J and canned vegetables, but […]
That’s Twisted! The World Pretzel Eating Championship comes to PVD
Pretzel purveyors The Malted Barley have announced the official (Major League Eating-sanctioned event) 2019 Malted Barley World Pretzel Eating Championship to take place on June 8 from 2-4pm as a […]
Unsavory Tastes: Give a thought to history before placing your order
On the afternoon of March 15, 1999, Northern Irish lawyer Rosemary Nelson reversed her silver BMW out of the driveway alongside the house where she lived with her husband and […]