Category Archives: Musings

It's official: Today is the warmest Feb. 1 on record for Providence, breaking the previous high temperature of 64 degrees set back in 1989. Last February we struggled to get above 32 degrees, and coul...

Did you know that the tiny front pocket on your jeans actually has a purpose? It was originally put there to store your watch. Back in the 1800s, cowboys wore their watches on chains and stuck them in...

Barbie made a big announcement this week! As part of the whole "Evolution of Barbie" and #YouCanBeAnything campaigns that the company has been running, they have revealed new Barbies with different ha...

A Rhode Island Political Era has come to an end today with the passing of Buddy Cianci. He wasn't perfect, but he was a transformational mayor for city of Providence. Buddy was the best salesman the c...

The other day I was cruising through my social media pages (because that's what us Millenials like to do :) ) and I decided that my Instagram needed a big of a refresher. I don't use it often, but may...

You may bump into a Hollywood celebrity in the New Bedford area soon. Emmy-winning actor James Spader purchased a home in Marion for more than $1.1 million. Spader is no stranger to SouthCoast. He gre...

When a doctor tells you to fast for blood work, that means you should not eat or drink anything (except for water). And yes, that includes not eating any type of mint or Lifesaver. Lesson learned.

Got cabin fever this weekend, and my wife and I took in a movie in Swansea. We went to see Dirty Grandpa starring Robert De Niro and Zac Efron. Let me just say this had to be one of the worst movies I...

New country artists are being discovered all the time thanks to Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc. But it's certainly not every day a new country act is discovered as a result of having a hit tv show ...

Rhode Island gets another new restaurant chain. We have Sonic, Chick-fil-a, and now we can welcome Smashburger to the list. It's one of the fastest growing fast casual restaurants in the US, celebrati...