Mr. Wood in retirement a few years ago Gordon S. Wood, Prof. Emeritus of American History at Brown, died at age 92 over the weekend. Mr. Wood was fatally struck by a car in a supermarket parking lot on Taunton Ave. in East Providence. (Honest!) Many of us knew Mr. Wood, about as distinguished a historian of the American Revolutionary period as there was in the last half of the 20th century and early 21st. He arrived at Brown in the late 1960's, overlapping for a few years with another giant...

Save the date - Wednesday, May 27, 2026 - 4:30 - 6:30 PM (or whenever) - Muldoon's Irish Pub, Newport Beach. An important call is coming in! If you used phones like this one (yes, that's a phone), we especially want YOU! We'll focus on those alums who graduated in the 20th Century, and whose Brown diploma was signed by a male president. If you are younger, feel free to join us, but we may insist on adult supervision. This is a no-host event - you pay for yourself - that's the bad news. The...

I am certain I am not the only Brown alum who survived for 4 years in Providence because of the cuisine of the Louis Family Restaurant on Brook St. just south of Benevolent, behind the Wriston Quad. The modern manifestation of the Louis Family Restauarnt During the pandemic, Louie's added "patio dining" on the Brook St. sidewalk and closed for dinner, limiting its hours and offerings to breakfast and lunch. They also stopped using the term "grinder" (one of the New-England-isms I had to learn...