During the wee hours of June 2, the streets of Providence erupted in violence. Local photographer Josh Bronto was on the scene. His work follows. All photos credit: Josh Bronto, joshbronto.com; @sorryaboutyoureyebrows
Governor Gina Raimondo and DOH director Dr. Nicole Alexander Scott gave the COVID press briefing today at 1pm. The data for today is as follows: 101 new cases, 188 hospitalized, 48 of those in the ICU and 31 people on ventilators. Testing in Rhode Island has seen a positive rate of less than 5% the […]
Governor Gina Raimondo, Mayor Jorge Elorza and RI State Police Colonel James Manni held a press conference today at 11:30am, briefing the press on the actions they are taking after last night’s attack in Providence. “What are saw last night was not a protest,” said Governor Raimondo this morning. “What we saw last night was […]
If you’re a Providence resident who woke up this morning, the city looks a little bit rougher. Overnight looting starting at the mall and fanning out downtown went on until the wee hours of the morning. Mayor Jorge Elorza, Police Safety Commissioner Stephen Pare, and other city leaders held a press conference in front of […]
It’s 3 o’clock in the morning as I begin writing this, having just spent the last few hours watching Providence finally get the violent riot it had been lucky to avoid. I can’t sleep, not because of anxiety or psychological distress, but because, having tried to formulate the words for the past week, I need […]
June opens with a major event, a Lunar eclipse. This eclipse falls across the Gemini/Sagittarius axis. Both are intellectual signs with Gemini being more attuned to your “everyday” mind while Sagittarius occupies itself with those big philosophical questions. In the planetary picture at this eclipse, Mars plays an important role. Placed at a 90-degree angle between the […]
The year 2020 started with a bang with impeachment, the Aussie fires and whispers of a virus coming out of Wuhan. The year begins at the Winter Solstice. Just days after that Solstice there was a Solar Eclipse. Eclipses around the Solstice are usually game changers. The Summer Solstice marks the halfway point of the year […]
Governor Gina Raimondo and DOH director Dr. Nicole Alexander Scott gave the COVID-19 press briefing today at 1pm. The governor began the briefing today by calling the data an “inspiring set of information.” Today DOH only had 67 new positive cases to report. Saturday saw only 107 new cases, with Sunday seeing 106. Currently 195 […]
Gov. Gina Raimondo praised Rhode Island protesters she described as “99.9% peaceful” in a special press conference at 10:30am today, saying that she supported their underlying demands for equality and empathized with their concerns, noting that the participants were observing COVID-19 pandemic precautions such as staying socially distant and wearing face coverings. Nationwide protests sparked […]
Note: This story features details about a physical assault that might be difficult for some readers. Please be advised. “It’s a good way to get to know a place. It’ll be one year here in October, but this is the first chance I’ve had to get out there and do it.” She arrived here for […]