Archive for May 2020
Your Coronavirus Update – Today, May 28, 2020
100,000 Graphic, Newsweek NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL US deaths from coronavirus surpassed 100,000 coronavirus death milestone Robots run coffee shop for socially-distancing South Koreans Virginians will be mandated to wear a mask indoors if they are around other people. Takes effect on Friday. Nursing homes account for around 80% of all deaths attributed to the new…
Read MoreVirtual Art Night Bristol/Warren at the Gallery at Sprout
Join Art Night Bristol Warren for the first virtual event of the 2020 season! Tune in through Art Night‘s website on May 28th at 5:30pm to view the Gallery at Sprout CoWorking, featuring artwork by local photographer Mary Murphy-Taylor. Celebrate local music, open studios, arts and demos online with the full line-up of participating Art Night art spaces – featuring…
Read MoreReopening guidelines for RI gyms/fitness centers
Phase 2 Opening – set for June 1, 2020 Phase II operations : Under Phase II of Rhode Island’s reopening plan, gyms and fitness centers will be able to resume in-person activity on a limited basis with significant restrictions in place to protect public health and safety. General Guidance: Beginning in Phase II, gyms and…
Read MoreIf it’s Wednesday, it’s Sour Grapes!
by Tim Jones, cartoonist 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…
Read MoreRI Weather Today – May 27, 2020
by Jack Donnelly, meteorologist Similar to yesterday with some morning mist due to higher relative humidity in the area on continued southerly flow. Morning misty lows around 60 warming nicely to the upper 70’s in the afternoon with some cloud cover moving in from the west, but no rain expected.
Read MoreYour Coronavirus Update – Today, May 27, 2020
NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL President announces cap of $35/month on insulin for those on Medicare. 1 in 3 Medicare insured are on insulin. ADA spoke on behalf, “this is a very big deal”. VP Pence says we will work to identify anyone over 65 or with underlying health conditions and do everything we can to protect…
Read MoreHow Covid-19 Increased Your Home’s Value
By Emilio DiSpirito, Realtor and Team Leader of The DiSpirito Team of HomeSmart Professionals www.DiSpiritoTeam.com We are now headed into the third month since Coronavirus changed our economy and culture forever here in the USA, and particularly, here in Rhode Island. Covid-19’s devasting negative effects on our hospitality industry, peer to peer activities, marriages, business and…
Read MoreNo “healthy aging” when 80% of RI coronavirus deaths are in nursing homes.
On Wednesday mornings, the RI Lieutenant Governor, DanMcKee, hosts a conference call with local leaders in healthy aging and long-term care to discuss efforts and resources related to COVID-19. On these calls, they’ve heard updates from the Rhode Island Office of Healthy Aging, the Alzheimer’s Association Rhode Island Chapter, local senior centers and others. Anyone is…
Read MoreRI Weather Today, Tuesday 5/26/20:
By Jack Donnelly, meteorologist High pressure offshore will drive more humidity into the area, thus a foggy early morning is likely, but warming nicely in the afternoon to the mid 70’s from a cool misty morning low in the upper 50’s. Southeasterly winds will vary in the afternoon, no serious gusting expected under an eventually…
Read MoreA good “news” story – saving newspapers
Image courtesy of Creative Circle – The inaugural issue of The Kingsbury Journal, published on May 20, merged two community weeklies in South Dakota in an effort coordinated by Creative Circle Media Solutions. How Creative Circle Media Solutions, a local company based in East Providence, stepped in to save two small town weekly newspapers in…
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