PROVIDENCE
Dispute poses threat to live music in downtown Providence
A dispute between a nightclub impresario and the police puts l ive music in downtown Providence in danger .
Cam’ron takes aim at the King of New York
But will Jay-Z revoke the Killer's diplomatic immunity?
Jo Jo Gator bids farewell after two decades in the music biz
The other day an e-mail arrived from Jo Jo Gator, a guy some of you may know is a local and national pop music impresario.
Holding its own and then some
When Chez Pascal changed hands three years ago, we wondered several things.
But RITE does a decent job with Timon
Thank goodness for bad plays.
Ford’s massive job cuts are a national tragedy — and few care
As the Ford “restructuring” announcement was unfolding this week, I read the Associated Press stories on the Internet, digested the New York Times ’ substantial package, viewed PBS’ long discussion on the NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, and listened dutifully to National Public Radio’s programming, including bits of On Point , Tom Ashbrook’s always-remarkable morning program.
Critics mount an alternative State of the Union
When George W. Bush makes his State of the Union Address, protesters in scores of US communities — including Westerly — plan to embark on a symbolic effort to drown out the president.
Stephen Thorne takes on Hamlet at TrinityRep
Playing Hamlet can be an intimidating rite of passage for a young actor, the same way King Lear is daunting when the hair grows white — the bar has been set so high.
Which schools take a tough line against student partying, and which ones mellow out?
In the spring of 2004, Ross Butterworth, a 21-year-old junior at the University of Rhode Island, was hanging out with friends, “puffing a bowl,” in a wooded area behind dorms on the Kingston campus.
Honeyhander’s Mannerisms is gripping and fully realized
If U2 played regularly at late, lamented underground mill spaces like Fort Thunder, they’d be lucky to sound something like Honeyhander
Making a connection at Funda Fest
Rhode Island’s “Biggest Little” designation is particularly appropriate when applied to the performance art known as storytelling.
2nd Story’s zesty take on Mame
America has always been in love with colorful, charismatic, high-powered women — it’s just been reluctant to vote them into higher office.
A talented touch at the helm
Rhode Island's the
A nautical rhumb line is akin to the shortest distance between two points. The Rhumbline, on the other hand, has zigged and zagged over the past decade to its current captain, Ian McIntyre.
A disengaged public supports an environment in which political misdeeds flourish
What’s a new year in Rhode Island without a few indictments?
Anti-sweatshop initiative touted in Providence
While some individuals might question what they can do to help distant workers toiling in exploitative sweatshops, a number of US cities have taken a stand by passing ordinances requiring that municipal purchases of uniforms and sports gear pass a sweatshop-free test.
Bush’s reign marks a troubling time for abortion supporters
I hope for the day when my daughter and granddaughter will never have to write — or read — columns like this one.
RISD professor uses art to bear witness to the Abu Ghraib victims
Although not all of the images of the abuses at Abu Ghraib have been made public
A Westerly restaurant that's just like mama’s kitchen
Driving through a cold and rainy South County, we were summoned by a place that beckons like a campfire in the winter woods.
An ‘odd collection’ at the Warwick Art Museum
“2006 Omnium Gatherum,” the photography show at the Warwick Art Museum, is an eclectic collection of work by 12 Rhode Islanders.
Is the staffing glass half-full or half-empty?
The Providence Journal rolled into 2006 in dramatic form.
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