Roommate Wanted
Living with roommates is a quintessential college experience for most people: get assigned to a stranger, move in with them, and learn to mesh your lifestyle, personality and habits with another’s....
View ArticleTo Your Health!
Dear C, I caught my boyfriend masturbating when I woke up in the middle of the night to use the bathroom. He says he read online that it was good for his health and “keeps him young” if he does it...
View ArticleAdvice from the Trenches: Learning to Trust
Dear C, I was in an abusive relationship for about a decade. With the help of a therapist and some wonderful friends, I found my way out. Since becoming single, I have not been able to have a normal...
View ArticleNot So Great Gatsby: Thanks, Mom
Dear Nick, I opened the door and dropped my gym bag in the front hall as always. We had a late basketball practice so I had been at the high school 12 hours before returning home. Although practice was...
View ArticleOSMM Making Marks in Pawtucket
For nerds for all things mechanical and programmable, walking into the Ocean State Maker Mill (OSMM) is moving! At first sight, the beautiful machines decorating the room draw the eye: 3D printers,...
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Transportation: Gearhead Systems DIY Car Repair
Ron Long, owner of Gearhead Systems, in his service bay.(Photo: Michael Bilow) Ron Long as a 19 year old in 1982 came up with the idea for a customer-friendly car repair garage that would make...
View ArticleShosha: Comfy Clothes for Goal-Setters
Shosha, a hip, urban clothing company from Providence, is run by a 28-year-old who goes by the name of Lex Effects. Her company creates strictly comfy, everyday wear for youths and young adults who are...
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So You Want to Plant a Garden …
Growing your own food is a great way to add fresh herbs and produce into your diet, and it’s dirt cheap. Gardening isn’t without its quirks, though. Anyone who has brought a basil plant home from the...
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Furniture Making for the Complete Noob
So you want to build some furniture but have no idea what you’re doing? No worries! Let’s build the simplest project out there, but one that nearly everyone needs — bookshelves. First, you need to...
View ArticleTry Something New at The Steel Yard
The Steel Yard, located in the industrial valley of Providence, allows aspiring artists or anyone who wants to learn something new to take classes in many different art and technical programs as a way...
View ArticleAlt-Heath: Spring Cleaning Down Low
Spring is here and housecleaning is in order. While you are shaking out the carpets and vacuuming the drapes, don’t forget to give your vagina a good steaming. V-steaming, the latest fad to hit Beverly...
View ArticleAir Sex Championships: Fake it Like You Make it
It’s 9:30 on a Wednesday night and I’m in a dimly lit room sitting at a table on the second floor of the Columbus Theatre. A classical music piece plays over the sound system. In front of me, a...
View ArticleLocale Profile: Like No Udder
When I walked into the ice cream parlor on the corner of Ives and Williams St one cool spring morning, it looked like what you’d expect from an ice cream shop: coolers, tables, napkins for spillage and...
View ArticleHave $100? Get a New Kitchen. Painting Your Cabinets 101
Maybe you’re looking around your dated kitchen with its ugly wood cabinets and thinking, “If only I could afford a remodel.” The good news? You can paint those ugly cabinets yourself for short money....
View ArticleCamp No Counselors: You Just Might Have the Time of Your Life…
I never attended summer camp as a kid, but I’ve seen Meatballs and Dirty Dancing enough times to know that I probably would have loved it. Bugs and uncomfortable beds aside, the idea of meeting people...
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Advice from the Trenches: Bye, Kitty … and Sandy
Dear C; I just buried my poor old cat after caring for her while she was sick. It was a difficult time, because I couldn’t get any clear answers. The cat began having strokes and was not in good shape,...
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Tammy Laforest: Mx. Bisexual RI 2017
Tammy Laforest [See Tammy Laforest as our pin-up: http://motifri.com/pin-up-tammy-laforest-mx-bisexual-2017/] “It’s a gender-neutral word: it could mean genderless, it could mean girl, it could mean...
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Not So Great Gatsby: Manton Avenue Project Gala
Dear Nick, As you may know, there are many great RI organizations that are near and dear to my heart. I met Daisy at the PPS Bash, we attend the Farm Fresh Event at Castle Hill every year, and Newport...
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Alt-Health: Was it Something You Ate?
Feeling virtuous, you order a spring greens salad at the new vegan restaurant. After some sparkling mineral water and fruit sorbet, you’re off for a mile-long stroll in the fresh air. What could be...
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It Does Mean a Thing: Providence Swings
Photo Credit: Tom Hager and Robert Hatcher There is only one thing that makes Rhode Island a swing state and it isn’t controversial. Providence Swings, a non-profit organization, is where the swinging...
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