Rhode Island Spotlight: Little League Hits the Big League
It is seven hours before the first pitch at Fenway Park, but the batting cage for pre-game warm-ups is already in place and ready to go. Pitching coach Chili Davis […]
Events:
The Flower, The Labor, and The Sea
September 27, 2025 - June 28, 2026
Rhode Island LGBT Community Honors Steve Ahlquist
RI Future blogger (and Motif contributor) Steve Ahlquist was honored by the LGBT community Sunday at the Rhode Island Pride Honors with the Spirit of Pride Award. The event, which honors […]
Lunar Notes
Aries: You’re on a journey of discovery, figuring out what makes you happy, healthy and human. What works for you? Conversations with significant others in your life clarify your thoughts. Things […]
Alt-Health: Whacked
Watching the American health system operate is like watching a game of Whack-A-Mole: a symptom pops up, a doctor smacks it down. Another one pops up and whack! It goes down. […]
The Hummel Report: Junkyard Battles
There is no sign for those driving by, no indication there is a business just behind the tree line off Weaver Hill Road in West Greenwich. But anybody who has lived […]
Phillipe and Jorge’s Cool, Cool World: Something For the ‘Utes, Right Wing Pledge and Billary
A ‘Utes Guide to P&J Phillipe and Jorge have learned that some of our discerning and loyal younger readers are somewhat vague about the origins of the column and references […]
The Student Loan Crisis
The student loan crisis has made national headlines recently, with everything from multi-speech, multi-initiative attention from Obama to a cover story in Time magazine. Exact figure estimates vary, but somewhere […]
Police Officers For Marijuana Legalization
Law Enforcement Against Prohibition. To some, that might seem an oxymoron. To others, like former Providence police officer Beth Comery, it makes perfect sense. Those tasked with enforcing drug laws […]
HxC: Festivals to Usher in Fall
Fall is finally here and with the changing season comes pumpkin flavored beer, corn mazes and two weekends of punk and hardcore music festivals! Although the festivals are smaller compared […]