Aries: Your actions shock those around you provoking some lively conversations. Some are pleasant, others not so pleasant. Amidst all the noise, listen for the wise one. This person offers solid advice and information. Your mind is seeking knowledge and will take it wherever it can get it. Keep up the hunt for the truth. Taurus: […]
Editor’s note: Jim Hummel has a quarterly update with new information on a handful of his investigations. Into The Homestretch — The Rhode Island Department of Transportation is putting the finishing touches on the much-anticipated and often-maligned Apponaug Circulator Project. The official completion date is Nov 30, when state officials hope the project, as envisioned years […]
SAT 7 Oktoberfest: Put a little Bavaria in your weekend, with beer, food, music and games of the season. Bold Point Park, East Providence. riwaterfrontevents.com Pumpkin Weigh-Off: It could be the heaviest pumpkin, Charlie Brown! 9am. Frerich Farms, 43 Kinnicutt Ave, Warren. frerichfarms.com SAT 7 – SUN 8 Celtic Stone Carving Workshop: A class to […]
THU 21 Dave Death’s Rock ‘n’ Roll Art Show: The stylistic guru of the striking 13 Folds Magazine brings his artwork and a night of serious rock with Kris Hansen and Nate Cozzolino. It’s Dave’s first show in over 20 years! Alchemy, 71 Richmond St, PVD. alchemyri.com THU 21 – SAT 23 14th Annual Providence […]
“You’ll love it!” my rising 1st-grader enthused as he prepared his baby brother for preschool. “You get to play all day. There’s play dough and dress-up and puzzles. And they always take you outside — even if it’s snowing!” Then a shadow fell across his face. “In my school, I don’t get to play that […]
The entering freshman class at the Community College of Rhode Island (CCRI) for fall 2017 includes the first beneficiaries of a new program that offers free tuition to RI residents who in 2017 either were graduated from high school (public, private or homeschooled) or completed the General Educational Development (GED) test while younger than 19 […]
The City of Pawtucket pulled out all the stops to honor Morris Nathanson on September 8, the day before his 90th birthday, at the “Curtain Up” gala opening of the 2017 Pawtucket Arts Festival. The bridge carrying Exchange Street over the Blackstone River between Roosevelt Avenue and Broadway had previously been named for Nathanson, but […]
Anyone who has visited CCRI’s Warwick campus in the morning knows the drill: A line of cars backed up on the long road in from East Avenue, and controlled chaos as hundreds of people arrive in a short period of time. But students, faculty and staff arriving for the first day of classes this year […]
Benny’s – Sign of the Apocalypse It is easy to talk about the impact on local businesses of Walmart, Home Depot and online shopping, but then comes the announcement that 31 Benny’s stores will be closing due to those soulless competitors by the end of year. That’s in-your-face reality, and not so pleasant. In fact, […]
How did you get involved in TEDx? I’m a TED fellow – I became one because of my work in international development. And back then, one of the requirements of being a TED fellow was that you host a TEDx event. You’ve done that for all six years now? Yes. What’s the most rewarding part? […]