Providence - The Phoenix

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RESTAURANT REVIEWSSiena Cucina Enoteca:  Small plates, Italian styleHow does a restaurant re-invent its image while spinning off a sister venture?By: JOHNETTE RODRIGUEZLIFESTYLE FEATURESSteam dream:  Steampunk bursts through its subculture roots to challenge our musical, fashion, design, and even political sensibilitiesThe All-in-One Victorian PC is the perfect little black dress of computer modifications.By: SHARON STEEL THIS JUST INShould 'Plantations' be removed from the state name?:  RaceEight years after an effort began to remove the word “plantations” from Rhode Island’s official state name, a related bill has not made it out of committee.By: MATT JERZYKPHILLIPE AND JORGEThe devil and Mr. Young:  Multi-office seeker drops the knowledge on House JudiciaryHoly water, Batman!By: PHILLIPE + JORGETHIS JUST INNew push: add at-large seats to Providence City Council:  Talking PoliticsIn the ward-based politics of the Providence City Council, it’s the rare councilor who publicly criticizes anything beyond the confines of his or her own turf.By: IAN DONNISNEW ENGLAND MUSIC NEWSPop-powered:  Neo Nouveau’s crafty CourtyardBig chord changes and bigger melodies mark Neo Nouveau’s second stellar album, Courtyard, released a few weeks back.By: BOB GULLAMUSEUM AND GALLERYTown and country:  Looking at birds and buildingsIn “Construction Details” at AS220’s Project Space, artists Stephen Brownell and Jean Cozzens meditate on a subject that has haunted Providence over the past decade.By: GREG COOKTHIS JUST INActivist leads criminal-justice reform festival:  Justice or just us?When Bruce Reilly was released from the Adult Correctional Institutions (ACI) in 2005 he had serious plans for how he intended to make up for lost time.By: ARIEL WERNERTHIS JUST INProgressive union coalition gathers in Providence:  Annals of laborIf there was an “intelligent designer” who could design a coalition to unify the disparate, passionate elements of the American left, the result would resemble Jobs with Justice (JwJ).By: MATT JERZYKTHIS JUST INWhy care for me, but not poor RI kids?:  PrioritiesOn weekdays this spring, I’ve been driving from my home in Newport to Rhode Island Hospital in Providence, where I lie under a fabulous machine that’s saving my life.By: BRIAN C. JONESNEWS FEATURESThe failure of ‘tough-on-crime’ tactics:  Left untreated, drug addicts pose greater costs for everyone else It was after midnight, and Dawn Jacques lay sleepless in her cell at the Adult Correctional Institutions, shuddering. Bathed in sweat, she stared at the ceiling for hours until it blurred.By: TE-PING CHENRESTAURANT REVIEWS3 Steeple Street:  More than a gravitational attractionGiven its location, 3 Steeple Street has an edge in being successful.By: BILL RODRIGUEZPHILLIPE AND JORGETwenty years pass, RI stays the same:  Acclaim for dubious deeds is an Ocean State mainstayPhillipe + Jorge were graciously asked to recall Rhode Island’s Monthly’s first dubious achievement-style Rhode Island Red Awards, as chosen in 1988 by your superior correspondents, during the mag’s 20th anniversary gala last week.By: PHILLIPE AND JORGENEW ENGLAND MUSIC NEWSTelling the Truth:  Prolyphic and Reanimator bring itProvidence hip-hop ain’t what you think it is.By: BOB GULLAMUSEUM AND GALLERYFlashback:  The high voltage work of Corita KentSister Corita Kent was something of a celebrity.By: GREG COOKTHEATERMake believe:  The songs are the draw in Drowsy ChaperoneOf the five Tony Awards that The Drowsy Chaperone swept up in 2006, Lisa Lambert’s co-win with Greg Morrison for Best Original Score was the real prize.By: BILL RODRIGUEZTHE EDITORIAL PAGECourting disaster:  Why McCain’s right-wing judicial pledge would further compromise America’s futureWith the price of food and gasoline running at punishing levels, it is no surprise that the economy has replaced the disastrous war in Iraq as the issue with which voters are most concerned.MUSIC FEATURESBest Music Poll 2008:  Local and national winners from our annual readers' pollBy: PHOENIX STAFFDANCEBig pond, little pond:  Swan Lake in Boston and ProvidenceThe Nutcracker may be the one that rakes in the money, but it’s Swan Lake that says “ballet” worldwide.By: JEFFREY GANTZTHIS JUST INAvedisian, Trillo challenge Manning for GOP post:  Talking politicsSince the RNC is “basically a seniority-based organization,” he says, a change in the post would mean “we’re going to [have to] start all over again.”By: IAN DONNISTHIS JUST INHow private are your medical records?:  Technology watchLet’s face it: the worldwide Web is making privacy obsolete.By: MARY ANN SORRENTINOTHIS JUST INPie-tossers renew free speech debate at Brown:  Uncivil liberties“A lot of people are talking about whether this was outrageous, or justified, or laudable, or totalitarian.”By: ARIEL WERNERRESTAURANT REVIEWSEl Chapincito:  Hospitality from south of the borderA recent experience at one of the city’s Latin-American restaurants left me with the distinct impression that if I don’t hurry up and learn Spanish, I’m going to be out of the loop.By: JOHNETTE RODRIGUEZPHILLIPE AND JORGEI didn’t give at the office:  Halitosis Hall gets an ‘F’ for long-range thinkingHats off to the brave lawmakers at Halitosis Hall!By: PHILLIPE AND JORGE

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