I Am Providence
Jun 6, 02:18 PM (Issue #17)
Contributor: Ted Rao
by Ted Rao
IN THIS ISSUE: PROVIDENCE
DRIVES WHILE WHITE.
(Actual
dialogue between myself and the cop who pulled me over last week on Valley
Street while I was driving my truck with: 1. no front plate, 2. a busted
headlight, 3. no inspection sticker, 4. an expired license, 5. expired
insurance, and 6. no plausible exhaust…
Apr 5, 11:20 PM (Issue #13)
Contributor: Ted Rao
By Ted Rao
[This article first appeared in The Agenda #13, December 2005]
In the first column I listed my ten favorite Providence bands ever. Apparently, this was one of the more popular aspects of the column, since people started giving me their own lists as well. Again, gimme some shit; I’ll…
Mar 25, 01:19 PM (Issue #12)
Contributor: Ted Rao
By Ted Rao
[This article first appeared in The Agenda #12, November 2005]
Cranston Mayor Steve Laffey is a complete idiot. I don’t care that he’s got an MBA from Harvard; so does our President, and there’s a guy that my cat could beat at Scrabble. He will not, repeat, will not…
Feb 18, 08:47 PM (Issue #20)
Contributor: Ted Rao
by Ted Rao
This marks the tenth appearance of I Am Providence in this paper. Thanks to everyone who has sent or continues to send questions, comments, or lists to iamprov@gmail.com.
I think I'll try a Narragansett. It's this rad new beer.
I don't have too much to write about this time…
Feb 3, 06:31 PM (Blog)
Contributor: Agenda Staff
Two types of pipes commonly found in Providence. Top: Peter; Bottom: Ted Johnson
(Because the rest of Providence is off at law school or some crap.)
By Agenda Staff
I live in downtown Providence and have seen 5 or 6 of these pipes coming out of the sidewalk…
Sep 22, 07:47 AM (Issue #17)
Contributor: Lee Berman
by: Lee
Berman
If you charged for mustache rides on a sliding
scale, what would be the criteria for that scale? -WP
How could I calculate anything out on a sliding scale?
Wouldn't it have to stay put long enough for me to figure out a rate? Is this a
sexual question? My father told me…
Aug 31, 12:23 PM (Issue #15)
Contributor: Ted Rao
By Ted Rao
The
"Greatest Spin-Doctor in Providence" award must surely go to Providence Public
Library Director Dale Thompson. Thompson, famous for her branch "restructuring"
program last year, a term which served as an umbrella for such other niceties
such as "layoffs," "union-busting," and "administrative pay-raises," recently
wrote the oh-so-rosiest of letters-to-the-editor to the Providence…
Jul 4, 04:02 PM (Issue #16)
Contributor: Ted Rao
Do you know anything about the old train tunnel
underneath College Hill? Supposedly there was some kind of riot in it in the
early '90s. The North Main St.
Entrance to the tunnel, near Mill's Tavern, is now sealed shut with a large
metal wall. Thanks. - Dan Lawlor
The East Side Railroad Tunnel…
