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Photos: The Providence Phoenix Best of 2012 Party

Fete Music | April 11, 2012
The Providence Phoenix Best of 2012 Party | Fete Music | April 11, 2012.

By: RICHARD MCCAFFREY | April 13, 2012

Here's the essence of Rhode Island

The nifty fifty
Long after you've left the state in search of greener pastures and cheaper taxes, there will come a time when you have to explain to a child, lover, friend, or therapist why you chose to attend school in Rhode Island.

By: DANIEL MCGOWAN | January 24, 2012

Must-see music, comedy, and more

Where the fun is!
Welcome back! The holiday break has you reenergized and ready to hit the books, but first things first. Break out a fresh No.2 and pencil in some fun.

By: CHRIS CONTI | January 24, 2012

Sex ed 101

Advice for students (of all ages): make it fun
If you're in the market for a steaming slice of sex advice, local sexologist Megan Andelloux is the woman you want to know.

By: AMY LITTLEFIELD | January 24, 2012

In a quest to quit smoking, our reporter delves into the strange world of modern hypnosis

Entranced
I sit with a group of 19 others in a semicircle in what looks like a living room in a brick Brookline walk-up. The smell of old cigarettes lingers on our clothes.

By: EUGENIA WILLIAMSON | January 05, 2012

The Paranormal Bikers are a new breed of ghost hunters

Spooky business
What really frightens paranormal investigators, those folks who go looking for ghouls? Some will tell you it's the uncomfortable feeling they sometimes get when leaving the scene — a feeling that someone, or something, wants to follow them home.

By: JOHN LARRABEE | October 26, 2011

Carl and Keith Johnson are spreading the ghostly gospel

Supernatural sleuths
Rhode Island's Ghost Rush — the books, the TV shows, the tours — often seems built to squeeze a little money out of a haunted economy.

By: PHILIP EIL | October 26, 2011

Voices carry

Marty hears things that aren't there. Doctors say she's schizophrenic. A new movement says she's just human.
She can hear a baby crying. She searches the house, each cluttered room, the closets, under the bed. She checks the cupboards. She checks behind the shower curtains. There is no baby.

By: S.I. ROSENBAUM | October 21, 2011

A few great places to go when you want to look great

Altered images
You're new to town and you want to get all dolled up for that lecture on cognitive linguistics. What to do?

By: ELIZABETH RAU | September 27, 2011

Savor these urban (and suburban) oases

Quiet, please
It's not a huge state, but Rhode Island, you may be realizing, is abuzz with activity. There's music, poetry, theater, gallery shows, social gatherings, and all sorts of events at the colleges.

By: MARION DAVIS | September 27, 2011

The best places to lace 'em up

Run for it!
Rhode Island was founded by a man on the run, so it's no surprise the state has become a runner's paradise.

By: PHILIP EIL | September 27, 2011

The heartbreak and hilarity of Rhode Island amateur baseball

Endless summer
By the eighth inning it's clear the Dodgers, a middling team in the 22-plus age division of Rhode Island's largest amateur baseball league, aren't going to win.

By: DAVID SCHARFENBERG | September 01, 2011

The dashing pirate of Providence

Urban swashbuckler
Casey Dorman of Providence was walking to work on the stone wharfs of Rockport, Massachusetts one day this summer when he crossed paths with Johnny Depp, fresh off another box-office conquest as Captain Jack Sparrow in the latest of the Pirates of the Caribbean series.

By: MALCOLM BURNLEY | August 31, 2011

Photos: Grand opening for Lola's Tequila Bar & Cantina

Lola's Tequila Bar & Cantina | July 28, 2011
Lola's Tequila Bar & Cantina celebrates their grand opening on July 28, 2011.

By: RICHARD MCCAFFREY | July 29, 2011

The best of Providence's mobile cuisine

Truck nuts
These are the gems of this growing biz. If you’re already a regular at these places, sorry for the bigger line this time tomorrow. If you’re a rook, enjoy.

By: PHOENIX STAFF | June 10, 2011

Best. Summer. Ever.

New England's Best Summer Guide
New England's Best Summer Guide

By: PHOENIX STAFF | June 16, 2011

That sinking feeling

The shoreline at the Ocean Mist Bar is swiftly eroding. But the regulars are more than willing to follow the watering hole into the sea
It was a particularly violent storm. And a television news crew was filming the wind and rain on a small strip of beach in front of the Ocean Mist bar when the camera panned up to the deck.

By: DAVID SCHARFENBERG | June 08, 2011

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