Superstar, Schmuperstar: Musical about the son of God falls short
Okee dokee folks… I am not a religious person by any stretch of the imagination. I fall somewhere between atheist and agnostic but more towards atheism every day. I don’t […]
Events:
The Flower, The Labor, and The Sea
September 27, 2025 - June 28, 2026
Blizzard criteria met in RI, MA: NWS announces list of stations that qualified
The National Weather Service announced at 5:41pm that the official requirements for classifying the Jan 29 storm as a blizzard were met at a number of (mostly airport) observation stations, […]
High-impact winter storm/blizzard likely, 12–24 inches snow: Fri 9pm–Sat 8pm time frame
Blizzard Warning in effect from Sat Jan 29, 12:00am EST until Sun Jan 30, 12:00am EST. RI has declared a state of emergency and imposed a travel ban Sat until […]
RI Gov. McKee updates blizzard situation: 9:30am press conference
(Click here to watch the full press conference.) After declaring a state of emergency and imposing a travel ban because of the blizzard affecting RI today, Gov. Daniel McKee gave […]
McDonald named interim RIDOH director: Part of new transition team
Dr James McDonald, medical director of the RI Department of Health (RIDOH) since Feb 2012, has been named interim director following the resignation of Director Dr Nicole Alexander-Scott on Jan […]
Advice from the Trenches: Over Dosed
Dear C and Dr. B.: I saw a psychiatrist because my work performance was suffering. I had a lack of focus, poor concentration and my short term memory was shot. He […]
Thursday snow less than 1 inch: Ending early afternoon
At Providence, snow is possible Thu until 1:00pm, possibly beginning as rain before changing to snow. The timing of the precipitation will make the morning commute difficult due to slippery […]
Thursday morning snow less than 2 inches: Will cause difficult commute
At Providence, snow is possible Thu 3:00am–2:00pm, possibly beginning as rain before changing to snow by 7:00am. The timing of the precipitation will make the morning commute difficult due to […]
Goodbye, Love: RENT on Life Support at PPAC
Okee dokee folks… it’s been about 13,665,600 minutes since Jonathan Larson’s Tony Award winning musical, Rent, opened on Broadway in 1996. This weekend the Rent 13,140,000th minute anniversary and farewell […]
Free rapid COVID-19 tests available: US government web page, pharmacies
Every residential address in the US can order four rapid antigen test (RAT) kits for free, expected to be delivered in late January, through an official government web page: covidtests.gov […]