Tardy Slip!: School plans missed their deadline
While schools are reopening imminently, plans for addressing risks from COVID-19 that the RI Department of Education were supposed to be made public by August 27 are, as of the […]
Events:
The Flower, The Labor, and The Sea
September 27, 2025 - June 28, 2026
The Biggest Festival in the Smallest Town: The Collaborative Presents the 5th annual Warren Folks Festival
When The Collaborative’s executive director Uriah Donnelly talks about the upcoming Warren Folks Festival happening August 28, his excitement and love of all things art shines through. He, along with […]
Scavengers, the Lot of Ya’!
You think you know RI? Prove it. Maybe you’ll learn something along the way. On the weekend of August 28, you and a team of up to 5 people can […]
Evictions may resume: Moratorium ended by US Supreme Court
In an unsigned “per curiam” opinion — supremecourt.gov/opinions/20pdf/21a23_ap6c.pdf — the US Supreme Court tonight ruled that the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) lacks legal authority for an […]
Slow Your Roll: One reader wants to know if marijuana is a help or hindrance
Dear C and Dr. B; I see people all around me who have various habits, all of which could be considered problem vices in a certain light. For instance, marijuana. […]
Panel Discussion: APA-RI Act on climate
“I often think back, even to this day, what was the big fuss about this bill? It just made common sense, it was time to do it. Our constituents in […]
Yes!: Jon Anderson head to Woonsocket
Okee dokee folks… Back in the mid ’70s, my friends and I would drive around in my 1965 Rambler station wagon. I had an 8-track tape player sound system and […]
Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine fully approved by US FDA: RI hopes will boost take-up rate
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today approved full licensure for the two-dose Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine that was given Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) on December 11, 2020, for recipients […]
TS Henri: RI spared worst effects as storm passes
As of 5pm EDT Sun, Aug 22, 2021 in RI: All watches and warnings have been discontinued. TS Henri spared RI its worst effects: Rain has already ended over most […]
Electrical Outages Main Henri Problem: RI gets more wind than rain as storm passes to west
Although it is too early to be sure, with most of RI on the eastern side of the path of TS Henri the main consequence of the storm is electrical […]