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Read Micro Expressions to Avoid Macro Mistakes
Have you ever met someone who just gave you a a slimy feeling? Maybe others perceived them as polite and charming, yet, you walked away with the definitive thought, I didn’t like that guy.” You’re...
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OPENED: Friskie Fries’ storefront is officially open for business; Grand Opening was on Nov 11. 110 Washington St, PVD. facebook.com/Friskiefries Yoleni’s, a Greek foods marketplace, is opening soon,...
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Alt-Health: PCPs Are Important!
There is no question that the United States healthcare system is in trouble, but getting to the root of that problem is a complex issue. While insurance conundrums and pharmaceutical price gouging have...
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Flying in All Types of Weather
Leroy doesn’t have gloves. To protect his fingers from the cold – which is pretty intense today – he keeps his parka pulled down over his hands; it makes holding his cardboard sign difficult, and he...
View ArticleResolve to Meet Your Neighbors
I’ve always been obsessed with my neighbors. It’s not entirely in a Rear Window way — although I love that movie, and The Burbs is my most-watched-movie of all time. I grew up in the north end of...
View ArticleFeel Better Tips for 2018
This has been a tough year, what with terrorism, wildfires, the disintegration of political reason and the unfathomable dick banging between the oval office and Kim Jong Un. To quote Rudy Cheeks,...
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Explore Rhode Island’s Ecological Treasures
Rhode Island may be the smallest state, but it contains an abundance of green and blue places ripe for investigation. Your two feet can carry you along our treasured bay, through the largest forest...
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Advice from the Trenches: Battling Holiday Bloat
Dear C; The holidays aren’t even over, and already I feel so bloated and disgusting that I can’t stand to look at myself. I keep wearing the same stretch pants with various tunic tops and scarves over...
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Advice from the Trenches: Keeping Resolutions
Dear C, I really want to make some changes this year. What’s the best way to make a New Year’s resolution that sticks? My resolve always seems to wear off after the first week. Ida Intent Dear Ida, New...
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Consent Deserves a New Definition
We need to fix our definition of consent. I’m a sex educator. I teach about consent. I’ve taught my workshop on consent over three dozen times in the past two years — to middle schoolers, high...
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Arena Attack Race Series
Scott Sutter runs Southern New England Athletic Association (SNEAA), which has nearly two dozen running events each year, mostly in Connecticut. The Arena Attack Series, which gives runners the option...
View ArticleLunch with Garrison
The day was overcast but gentle when Kate Lohman and I met at Three Sisters Café in Providence. I’d heard an anecdote from Kate years ago about an uncomfortable meeting with Garrison Keillor. It...
View ArticleOverdue #MeToo Movement
It’s fall 1991. I am a senior in college and feminist is a word I have been using for less than a year. My roommates and I rush home from class every day to witness the Clarence Thomas Supreme Court...
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Dance of the Living Dead: Providence Zombie Night 2017 is Here
The dead shall rise once again and party it up all night long at the annual Providence Zombie Night! On Saturday, Oct 14, make your way to the Quarantine Zone Block Party at 19 Snow Street in PVD,...
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Advice from the Trenches: Is it SAD?
Dear C; I dread the coming winter. I work out of my home and every year, I struggle with carb cravings, depression, fatigue, weight gain … you name it. No matter what I do, I put on 5 pounds and find...
View ArticleWicked Haunted
Since its founding in 1636 as “a shelter for those distressed of conscience,” Rhode Island has attracted freethinkers and dissenters and those whose oddball beliefs made them unwelcome elsewhere, so...
View ArticleKeepin’ it Local: Dress Up in Rhody Pride
It’s All Hallow’s Eve in Li’l Rhody and you feel like it’s a little hollowed out. But with a bit of creativity, you can get spooky like a Rhode Islander and show your local pride. Rhode Island has...
View ArticleSTDs Hit a 10-Year High
On Tuesday, September 26, 2017 the Federal Center for Disease Control (CDC) issued a press statement about Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs): “STDs are at a record high, indicating urgent need for...
View ArticleCurtis Armstrong, King of the Nerds, Comes to Comic Con
Friday, November 10 marks the start of the “Biggest show in the smallest state!” as fans gather at the Rhode Island Convention Center & Dunkin Donuts Center for a weekend of indulgence. In plain...
View ArticleAlt-Health: Halloween Safety
Ah…Halloween. What other time of year can girls dress with aplomb as slutty goth prom queens or a band of cartoon villains, zombies and super heroes approach any door and demand candy without having...
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