Lupo’s Not Closing
Rumors have suddenly been swirling around the internet about the sale or closure of Lupo’s Heartbreak Hotel. Today Motif spoke with the man himself, legendary music promoter Rich Lupo, and […]
Events:
The Flower, The Labor, and The Sea
September 27, 2025 - June 28, 2026
The 48 Hour Film Project: Suffering in the Name of Art
The 48 Hour Film Project, which took place in Providence during the weekend of July 15, offers local filmmakers a chance to suffer and abuse themselves for an entire weekend […]
Rhode Island Spotlight: Keeping People WARM
It is the food, of course, that has drawn in tens of thousands of people over the past three decades. That and a bed, for those who had nowhere else […]
Phillipe & Jorge’s Cool, Cool World: Politicians, a Bishop and a Good Friend
Urinal Rises from Dead As Vo Dislunders slip a mirror under the nose of The Biggest Little’s organ of record, The Urinal, to detect any signs of life, the Old […]
Motif’s 5 Event Picks of the Week: August 3 – August 9
August 4 Sojourner House Donation Day: 10% of the day’s proceeds will go to Sojourner House at this restaurant & bar with kitschy trailer park-inspired decor serving American comfort food […]
Find a Copy!
Motif is distributed to over 1,100 locations throughout the region. We aren’t listing them all here – we’ve picked a few key spots in each town or city where we […]
Hip-Hop: Supporting the Community
This summer the Rhode Island music scene has been off to a great start. I always enjoy seeing upcoming locals progress in their music careers, and recently discovered that two young […]
Phillipe & Jorge’s Cool, Cool World: RNC on TeeVee
Republican Convention — Must See TV As longtime party planners, Phillipe and Jorge were of course consulted by lying Philistine blowhard Donald Trump for what sort of program he should […]
The Hummel Report: Bullying in Warwick’s Norwood Elementary
For half a century Norwood Elementary has been a fixture for families in the northern end of Warwick. And it’s where Jessica Moone has spent countless hours over the past […]
Locale Profile: Dine at Massimo for Maximum Yum Yums
“Wine is one of the most civilized things in the world and one of the most natural things of the world that has been brought to the greatest perfection, and […]