Archive for February 2020
Porterhouse Pork Chop with Pomegranate Vinaigrette
By Anthony Salemme, contributing writer, recipes While it is still winter, this quick hearty meal is ready in less than 30 minutes. Porterhouse Pork Chop with Pomegranate Vinaigrette with Rutabaga, Apple and Pear, mashed – and Wilted Greens Chops 2 6-ounce bone-in Porterhouse or center cut Pork Chops 1 Tablespoon herbs de Provence 6 garlic…
Read More“Wild Zebra” closed by unanimous vote of Providence Board
With a unanimous vote by the Providence Board of Licenses, the Wild Zebra entertainment club on Allens Avenue in Providence was closed immediately. The vote means the club has lost all its operating licenses. This follows reports that undercover police officers reported being propositions to have a sex act performed in exchange for money by…
Read MoreAuthor! Author! Book Lovers Author Expo at Cumberland Library
The Cumberland Library is hosting its annual Book Lovers’ Local Author Expo on Saturday, February 15th from 1 to 4pm. 50 authors will be participating in the authors’ expo. Meet talented wordsmiths, and learn more about writing and publishing. Talk to the authors about their books – BUY BOOKS – and they’ll even autograph them…
Read MoreRI Trucking Assoc responds to doubling of some toll fees
Recently Rhode Islanders learned that some bridge tolls would double from their original approved fees, but that that would be offset by 2 less gantries being constructed, at this time, than originally planned for. The total dollars collected are expected to be the same. There has been no official adjustment on the new number of…
Read MoreRI Weather Today, Thursday 2/13/20:
By Jack Donnelly, meteorologist Frontal system lined up with the coastline will trigger light rain for most of the area tonight and light snow in the higher elevations in the northwestern highlands with accumulations of about 1-2 inches before ending in the early afternoon. Low morning temps in the low to mid 30’s warm to…
Read MoreRI Weather Today, Wednesday 2/12/20
By Jack Donnelly High pressure moves in to the south and helps drive away some of the cloud cover desperately trying to hang over our heads. Light westerly winds and slightly warmer than normal temps should make for some good mid-week weather, morning lows around freezing and afternoon highs in the low to mid 40’s.
Read MoreThe Rhode Island Rebels yell, we want more, more, more – Softball!
by John Cardullo, sportswriter It began in March of 2013 when Joe Impagliazzo, Mark Trosin and Don Koerner wanted to offer girls who were serious about their softball careers as they went from the youth programs into the middle/high school level onto a career in the college ranks and perhaps beyond. It was their feeling…
Read MoreIf it’s Wednesday…it’s “Sour Grapes”
Our weekly comic – by Tim Jones “Tim is the creator/writer/artist of the popular, self-syndicated comic strip, SOUR GRAPES. He is a member of the National Cartoonists Society and ARIA (Association of Rhode Island Authors).”
Read MoreRI Journalists Win New England Newspaper & Press Assoc. Awards
We highlight the local New England Better Newspaper Competition Award Winners – Journalism, amidst many others in New England. Rhode Island honorees are listed here, with a link at the bottom for a document providing all award winners in the Journalism category, as well as a link in the Advertising category. SPECIALTY PUBLICATIONS First Place:…
Read MoreIntroducing “Sour Grapes” – our weekly comic by RI creator Tim Jones
Tim Jones is the creator, artist and writer of the widely popular, self-syndicated comic strip, “Sour Grapes” – a comic about “Aesop”, a miserable flying dog and his odd friends, all living in a problematic and troubled world. Sour Grapes is currently published in multiple newspapers in Rhode Island, Massachusetts, California and Texas, and is…
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