Uprise RI: Community leaders accuse PVD Public Schools of retaliation and discrimination
Pilar McCloud, David Morales, and Ty’Relle Stephens By Steve Ahlquist Community members gathered in front of the Providence Public School Department (PPSD) offices on Westminster Street in PVD on Tuesday morning to express their concern regarding issues in the Providence Public Schools, as well as the state intervention in the district. Pilar McCloud, CEO and […]
5 Movies From 2022 That Remind Us of RI
This year was packed with tons of highly anticipated movie releases. I was fortunate (or sometimes unfortunate) enough to see these movies for myself, and sometimes I was reminded of our good ol’ Rhody in these viewings. Here are 5 movies that I watched this year that reminded me of RI in some way, shape, […]
Budding Local Industry Kickoff: Squid’s Ink Special Edition
December 1 Wake and bake it wasn’t. On RI’s recreational marijuana opening day, scads of reporters swarmed the several buyers who turned up at 7am at the spanking new Mother Earth Wellness Dispensary. With microphones and cameras stuck in their faces, the buyers kept their mouths shut even as they opened their wallets and collected […]
July 4, 2004 (Sunday Afternoon): December poetry
Brando is dead–the eulogies are out today,the shadows and the light.And I’m out here mowing the lawn in the summer heat,the reel of the blades like a horse’s neigh,cicadas’ rattle,thinking of Hannibal Lecter and that dream I hadwhere he took me back through time. Was reading Stephen King today – his Danse Macabre –took out […]
A Gift You Can Keep On Giving: Rhode Island Blood Center makes donating blood easy and rewarding
Sponsored Post On average, a person needs blood every 2 seconds and Rhode Island Blood Center (RIBC) needs to collect 200+ units per day to ensure an adequate supply for the patients and hospitals we serve. Blood products can be used to help those undergoing cancer treatment, like the children at Hasbro Children’s hospital, those […]