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Exploring Providence's real underground

Photographer Peter Goldberg documents the subterranean world of the Combined Sewage Overflow project
Photographer Peter Goldberg documents the subterranean world of the Combined Sewage Overflow project
By | November 13, 2008

Endorsements, or lack thereof

The Phoenix ’s picks for this election
The Phoenix makes no endorsement for the United States Senate. Neither Republican Susan Collins, the incumbent, nor Democratic challenger Tom Allen would agree to talk with this paper.
By PHOENIX EDITORIAL STAFF | October 31, 2008

RI ’08: Prelude to 2010

In a national year of change, stasis is likely to prevail at the General Assembly
During a national election season in which “change” remains the dominant motif, Rhode Island politics is locked in a holding pattern marked by a Democratic stranglehold on state and federal offices.
By IAN DONNIS | October 31, 2008

That’ll learn ya

Kabir schools other MCs, little kids
In eighth grade, I decided that school and hip-hop should exist separately.
By CHRIS FARAONE | August 26, 2008

The truth is up there

Clouds, sun dogs, and the dream of an atmospheric education . . . How one former TV reporter brought his sky gospel to the people
The sky’s on the move again, he can feel it.
By JAMES PARKER | August 22, 2008

A stormwater popsicle

What the Bayside Glacier can teach us about Portland’s sewage problem
You’ve probably seen the Bayside Glacier: it’s that pile of dirty snow and ice that rises each winter to rival the redeveloping neighborhood’s new office buildings in bulk and height.
By CHRISTIAN McNEIL | April 09, 2008

Why ban smoking?

An extreme proposal where the spirit of compromise already works
This editorial originally appeared in the February 20, 1998 issue of the Boston Phoenix.
By EDITORIAL | February 21, 2008

A tragicomedy of errors

In an excerpt from his new book, The Fall of the House of Bush, author Craig Unger details how Bush is, well, screwing up the world
It was not until after George W. Bush and Dick Cheney were narrowly re-elected that many Americans began to realize that the Iraq War represented a dangerous moment in American history.
By CRAIG UNGER | November 20, 2007

If we had our way . . .

Three wishes for improving winter sports in New England
However tempting, I do not wish for movie stars.
By ELLEE DEAN | November 14, 2007

Mirth Day

The idea of a consumer-led environmental movement has pollution-belching multi-nationals rolling in the aisles — and the joke is on you
Eco-living is the new opiate of the masses.
By DAVID S. BERNSTEIN | November 07, 2007

Greased lightning

Powering the anti – fossil fuel revolution, one fried catfish at a time
Oil has been discovered in a Brighton backyard.
By MIKE MILIARD | November 07, 2007

Jockular plus

New England is the home of past and future champions
Phillipe + Jorge have been absolutely giddy, as we have gone crazy about the World Series’ success of the Olde Towne Team.
By PHILLIPE AND JORGE | October 31, 2007

An inconvenient poop

The Simpsons Movie craps out
Maybe 18 seasons is too long to remain topical and funny, especially in prime time on Fox TV.
By PETER KEOUGH | July 25, 2007

Conflict

Battle on concrete plant rages in Cranston
These legal hurdles mean the stalemate will continue for quite a while.
By JESSICA KERRY | July 18, 2007

Talking trash

Going green
I don’t know if it was in the air or what, but when I moved to Portland just a few weeks ago, I became inspired to be as carbon-neutral as I can be.
By DEIRDRE FULTON | May 30, 2007

Martha’s quick start

In her first four months as attorney general, Martha Coakley has shown political deftness — and a desire to play a major role in state policy
Martha Coakley told opponents of same-sex marriage this past week she would use the full force of her new office to fight their efforts.
By DAVID S. BERNSTEIN | May 16, 2007

Editors' picks: City life

Best uses for dead trees, best old-fashioned spoken word, best place to realize you have no game, and more
Spogga, Figments, Teamworks, and more.
By PROVIDENCE PHOENIX STAFF | April 17, 2007

A plea to the democrats in congress

State of the nation
Perhaps the new Democratic majority in Congress can slow down, if not bring to a halt, the current presidential insanity.
By MARY ANN SORRENTINO | January 10, 2007

Your desktop could be a time bomb

Making computers — and disposing of them — exacts a harsh environmental cost
In Rhode Island’s sooty industrial past, the state was awash in toxic chemicals and metals.
By TIM LEHNERT | November 29, 2006

Post-primary revelations

Your superior correspondents approve of this message
Pernod and grapefruit in hand, Phillipe & Jorge offer a little public policy overview while hanging out of our chauffeur-driven Bentley, screaming, “Mira, mira,”
By PHILLIPE & JORGE | September 13, 2006

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