Archive for November 2019
Santa! He’s here, there, and everywhere.
There are many events around the state, to celebrate the holidays, and they start – today. If you have little ones in your family and they just can’t wait to talk to Santa, here’s some places where you can go. Feel free to post others you know about on our Facebook page at – https://www.facebook.com/RINewsTodaydotcom…
Read MoreIt’s Black Friday, and the past is on sale, too
If you haven’t been to the RI Antiques Mall in Pawtucket then Black Friday Weekend is the perfect day to go. A state-of-the-art facility with over 20,000 sq. ft. showroom conveniently located on the RI and Mass. Border. The facility features items from a selection of New England’s best dealers, with everything from primitives to…
Read MoreThe Good, the Bad, and the Ugly – Week of Nov. 24, 2019
by Nancy Thomas, Commentary GOOD Ray Rickman We think Ray is very good and we congratulate him on winning two prestigious awards. First being recognized with the Outstanding Philanthropic Citizen Award from the Association of Fundraising Professionals: Rhode Island Chapter, and then one from the King’s Cathedral. Not only is this a wonderful individual honor…
Read MoreTop Story of 2020: by Dr. Mari Dias – GriefSpeak: The Mortician’s Daughter
By Mari Dias The Mortician’s Daughter (Names and locations have been changed) It’s complicated when you’re a girl; even more so when you’re the only girl in an Italian family with three brothers. Rosa’s father was a second-generation funeral director, and she maintained a tacit understanding that she would be the third generation. As the…
Read MoreRI Weather Today, Thursday, Thanksgiving 7/28/19
By Jack Donnelly, meteorologist As the tail end of the low pressure system that gave us some surprise thunderstorms yesterday finishes moving through the area, showers will come to an end early in the morning. Cloud cover will thin and break, and high pressure will press in, meaning some high winds gusting upwards of 30…
Read MoreThe Red Kettle Campaign – Go!
The Red Kettle Campaign, begins on Thanksgiving Day and runs through Christmas Eve, is the largest and longest-running fundraiser of its kind. It raised $142.7 million during the 2018 campaign. Cowboys/Bills Thanksgiving Game Kickoff Grammy Award-nominated and multi-platinum singer-songwriter Ellie Goulding will perform live at AT&T Stadium during the nationally televised halftime of the Dallas…
Read MoreReport shows wide divide between physical and mental/substance use healthcare access in RI
Milliman Research Report Shows The differential in affordable, accessible care for those with mental health and substance use conditions compared to physical health conditions is a health disparity that needs urgent attention. In the midst of an opioid epidemic and soaring suicide rates, nationally, and in Rhode Island, patients still find it difficult to access affordable…
Read MoreGet Your Holiday(s) On! – La Salette opens tonight
The 2019-2020 Christmas Festival of Lights at the National Shrine of Our Lady of La Salette opens at 5pm Thanksgiving night. This year’s theme is “The Light of Hope”. The Festival of Lights will run each day from 5pm to 9pm until Sunday, January 5th. The 300,000 lights will illuminate over 10 acres of this…
Read MoreThe Nightingale Sings (so far) – by David Brussat
By David Brussat, Architecture Here and There A large square extraordinarily promising brick building arises on the block downtown where hundreds of Providence Journal employees used to park. I just learned today that it will be called the Nightingale Building. Buff Chace, whose work has revived downtown Providence almost singlehandedly, comes from good family hereabouts.…
Read MoreRI Weather Today, Wednesday 11/27/19
By Jack Donnelly, meteorologist A midwestern occluded low pressure system continues developing and will begin moving into the area during the morning with thickening cloud cover and light rain beginning late afternoon. The systems’ warm front will skirt southern New England to the north, as southeasterly breezes bring slightly more humid air into the area…
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