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20 Years Ago
The 12th Annual Mardi Gras Ball was held at Rhodes on the Pawtuxet, featuring Geno DeLafose, Roy Carrier, and Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys. Cajun/Zydeco lovers filled the …
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By Don Fowler
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2/14/24
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Like a lot of other people, Hubby and I spend time on our recliner couch watching television. One of his favorite shows is American Pickers, which highlights antique hunter Mike Wolf and colleagues …
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2/14/24
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Throughout time, addiction has proven to be a devastating force that causes the addict to lose parts of their lives and, in the case of one Rhode Island man, pieces of himself.
At about 9:30 on …
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2/14/24
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When it comes to craft beer in Rhode Island, the industry was a bit different a decade ago than it currently is today. Many local breweries were still trying to find their footing while experimenting …
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By ROB DUGUAY
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2/14/24
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Jason Cabral was named executive director of The Gamm last August. Since then, as he put it Monday,” my job is like keeping all the balls in the air.” His focus has been on the …
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2/14/24
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If you grew up in Rhode Island chances are McCoy Stadium and the Pawtucket Red Sox hold a special place in your memory. Most locals agree that losing the team, and now the stadium, is a heartbreaking …
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2/14/24
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Earlier this month we were called to handle a Kenner Star Wars collection in Albany, New York. This time of year, most people wouldn’t be too excited about driving north, but I was! I knew the …
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2/7/24
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As I wrote about in my last blog, we had been preparing for a number of years to hold a live-fire study. We had purchased or had made all of the materials we needed, and it was time to pick a date. …
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2/7/24
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The cold weather has certainly arrived and with it comes an increased risk of cold-related injury. While it is important to keep in mind that cold-related injury can occur in just about any month of …
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2/7/24
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Whether it’s in your lower back, your neck, or anywhere between, if a spine issue is causing you pain, you’re not alone. Back pain affects four out of five Americans in their lifetime, …
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Courtesy of Ortho Rhode Island
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2/7/24
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FAMILY FEATURES
On the sweetest day of the year, a day full of flowers, love and sweets, Valentine’s Day is the ultimate opportunity to try a different dessert meant for two.
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2/7/24
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Beautiful pizza, like art, is subjective.
Take Rhode Island’s Italian bakery specialty — pizza strips (or party pizza or party strips … or bakery pizza or red strips or …
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By RORY SCHULER
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2/7/24
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Providence’s Lippitt House Museum and Virginia’s Maymont Mansion team up to explore the lives of two modern post-Civil War business leaders in a special virtual program February 22.
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2/7/24
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On the night of June 21, 1920, a Chicago man named Carl Otto Wanderer was returning home from the theater with his wife of one year, Ruth (Johnson) when it was noticed that someone was following …
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2/7/24
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WARWICK SHOWCASE
SCRAMBLED * * * (All About Preserving Eggs)
Leah McKendrick stars as Nellie Robinson, a 34-year-old single woman who is bridesmaid to many of her friends, but never a …
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2/7/24
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Two winners will share Music on the Hill’s 2024 scholarship, each receiving a $300 award toward their music study. Soprano Camila Brito of Cumberland and Evelyn Zhang of Providence were …
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2/7/24
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Much has been said about beauty, defined as “a combination of qualities, such as shape, color, or form, that pleases the aesthetic senses, especially the sight.” Oh! There …
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2/7/24
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If you’re ever looking to gauge how fast time flies, take a look at the years it’s been since a local band played their first show. For the Providence alt-rock act Tall Teenagers, …
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By ROB DUGUAY
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2/7/24
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The East Greenwich Art Club is exhibiting members’ artwork thru Friday, March 29 during business hours in the lobby at 333 Main Street, East Greenwich, RI. It is hosted by Gaspee Real Estate …
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2/7/24
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They’re back!
After a pandemic hiatus, WOMENSWORKRI Theatre Collaborative is back, this time on Pawtucket’s Burbage Theatre stage, where five actresses over the age of 40 give …
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Theatre Review by DON FOWLER
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2/7/24
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