Perfect Day!: Take a stroll down Main to The Perfect Sweet
Strolling down Main Street in Warren is an almost-every-day occurrence for me. When your job demands hours in front of a computer all week long, having a pleasant place to […]
Events:
The Flower, The Labor, and The Sea
September 27, 2025 - June 28, 2026
Lunar Notes
Aries: You feel like it is a brand-new day for you — and it is. You’re busy, active and at times aggressive. Beneath the surface you’ve got this inner dialogue going on. By […]
Period Piece: Brown first-year talks about her Oscar win for Period. End of Sentence.
Charlotte Silverman is a first-year at Brown University and already has an Oscar under her belt. Period. End of Sentence., a film she executive produced when she was in high […]
Lunar Notes
Aries: It is nose to the grindstone time for you. You might not like what you are doing but you know you have to stick it out for now. Use this […]
Pass it On!: Raising kids to be stewards of the Earth is no child’s play
Parenting in the age of climate change can be overwhelming. As I try to raise my young children to be environmentally conscious citizens, I use the theory of environmental education […]
Locale Profile: Gettin’ Fresh!: Prica Farina serves up homemade pasta with a pinch of flour and a lot of love
“They look like my wife’s hair,” David Strenio said as he guided the cavatappi pasta cascading from the extruder in perfectly formed ringlets. His wife, Priscilla Moritz, a woman with, indeed, […]
New Wave Science: Local scientists study the ocean from the crest of a wave
The sands of time are shifting in Rhode Island, and not just metaphorically. Coastal erosion is a problem in the Ocean State, with the impact of climate change and the […]
Stop Being So Plastic: Single-use items threaten the environment — but we can stop the threat
For decades, Rhode Islanders have been working diligently to restore Narragansett Bay. By the 1980s, much of the bay’s waters had become fouled from more than a century of pollution by […]
A Green New Deal: This people-first solution reflects RI’s roots
Rhode Island enjoys the unique advantage of having accessible natural resources. After work, I have the option of driving 30 minutes to stroll along the sea cliffs of Fort Wetherill or […]
New Beginnings: The opening of Aleppo Sweets
While most restaurants and cafes begin with a vision, Aleppo Sweets, in many ways, began with a friendship. Sandy Martin, of Providence, and Youssef Akhtarini, of Syria, met at Dorcas […]