Month: October 2020

Exorcise the Right: Don’t make your superior correspondents beg

As Tears Go By If there is one thing about the presidential elections in the United States that sets Phillipe and Jorge off like Fourth of July fireworks, it is the fact that today, barely over 50% of our eligible voters have actually voted in our presidential elections. At best this is maddeningly selfish and […]

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The One Thing We All Share: ecoRI News October roundup

Shell Game A local landmark climate lawsuit against a fossil-fuel behemoth has been given approval to proceed. U.S. District Court Judge William E. Smith recently denied a request for dismissal by Shell Oil Products U.S. in a case brought by the Conservation Law Foundation (CLF). The Boston-based environmental advocacy group alleges Shell failed to safeguard […]

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COVID Spike: The Wyatt Detention Facility reported an increase in positive COVID cases

The Donald Wyatt Detention Facility reported 99 COVID-19 cases among its prisoner population yesterday, according to a court filing submitted by the facility. This is up from the 28 positive cases reported in different court filings on October 15. Wyatt staff are also showing a large increase in cases, with 11 cases as of Monday, […]

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Molto Bene!: Giusto brings Italian like you’ve never seen it before to Newport

Hammetts Hotel is Newport’s newest addition to the sophisticated scads of lodgings that dot Downtown’s fashionable thoroughfares. After a grand opening in spring 2020, they’ve been going strong throughout the summer, even with the shadow of COVID-19 looming over the hospitality industry. Hammetts may have a fabulous patio complete with millennial-friendly twinkle lights and stunning […]

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Jelly Side Down’s Debut Hits All the Right Notes: The local alt rock band will release “Had to Be There” on Halloween

The first time I listened to Jelly Side Down’s debut, Had to Be There, my jaw dropped, and I distinctly remember pausing the song “Polaroids” to share it with my mom. The production quality and the layered harmonizing guitars in the mastered mix were immaculate (but I’ll talk more about that later). I’m convinced that […]

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Justice for Jhamal

On October 20, following a peaceful rally for Jhamal Gonsalves, currently in a coma after, according to witness statements, a police cruiser hit his moped, rally attendees and police clashed. Nineteen people were arrested. Photographer Josh Bronto (@sorryaboutyoureyebrows) was on the scene and caught some of the salient moments from the night.

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