Recent wind and snow storms have left more than 100,000 Rhode Islanders without power already this month. Of the eight highest storms/weather events to knock out power since tracking began xxx years ago, six of them have occurred in the last seven years, and many of them weren’t hurricane events. National Grid has come under […]
The Good News A few articles in the Friday, March 9, New York Times gave Phillipe & Jorge reason to believe that the patriarchal culture in a number of countries may be crumbling. International Women’s Day (March 8) gave rise to feminist groups in Spain urging women to spend no money on that day and and also […]
THU 8 – SUN 11 Fashion Week RI: Lots of runways, models and clothing exhibitors – Thursday and Friday at Hope & Main (691 Main St, Warren), Sat & Sun at Bryant University (1150 Douglas Pike, Smithfield) fashionweekri.com THU 8 Wakefield Idol: Wakefieldians sing their lungs out in pursuit of March 22’s grand prize. Contemporary […]
THU 1 M*A*S*H at the Warwick Public Library: Throwback Thursday to 1970 ‘Nam and check out this classic film! 7pm, Warwick Public Library, 600 Sandy Lane, Warwick. warwicklibrary.org Wealth and Wellness Girls Night Out: Learn about strategies for self-defense, financial stability, essential oils, makeup tips and more. All proceeds go to the RI Coalition Against […]
Weather is an endlessly fascinating topic: It affects everybody and can literally be a matter of life and death. Forecasting seems to many some kind of black art, but the basic principles are fairly simple: Collect a lot of observations, plug them into a set of theoretical models, and turn the crank repeatedly to advance […]
It was a cold, blustery Saturday night when I headed to Jomin’s pajama party. When I walked in, I was immediately impressed with the cheese spread and accouterments (props to Jomin and Cia for coming hard with their cheese game!) and I took more than my fair share of the brie (as always). As I […]
There are 299 primary and secondary schools in Rhode Island, a combination of traditional public schools, charter schools, state-operated schools and a handful of other institutions listed on the state’s reporting. This excludes private schools and other types of alternative educational institutions. According to the Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE), there are 30 charter […]
If you have an interest in the environment, consider some environmental documentaries beyond those that have already had worldwide acclaim like Food, Inc., The Cove, or An Inconvenient Truth (or its popular sequel). Here is a list of a dozen alternative documentaries from 1982 through the present. Koyaanisqatsi (1982), Baraka (1992) and Samsara (2011): All three […]
Let’s keep this simple. This is not a lesson on DNA. You know that DNA is the stuff that makes up your genes, your “blueprint” that makes you uniquely you. So this may come as a surprise to you, but DNA can be a pollutant too. DNA pollution happens when genes, usually those not found […]
Maybe you’re gearing up for some spring cleaning or maybe you’re just jumping on the decluttering bandwagon. But after you’ve determined that the half empty container of pesticide sitting in your garage does not bring you joy and before you casually toss it in the trash, think carefully. The things in your garage or under […]