Archive for August 2020
Restocking the MLK Community Center Food Pantry
$50,000 Match to restock the MLK Community Center Food Throughout 20 long weeks of service during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Center (MLK Center) had to distribute prebagged groceries rather than host its Client Choice Food Pantry. At the same time, the Center could not accept food donations from the…
Read MoreRI Weather Today – Fri, Aug. 21, 2020
by Jack Donnelly, meteorologist High pressure slides further offshore, but still keeps us in the nice weather for another day before some of the muggies return. Morning lows in the low 60’s rise to the lower 80’s in the afternoon with a decent southwesterly breeze and some gusts in the mid 20-30 mph range. Watch…
Read MoreUpdated: Where, oh where is $400 unemployment boost? RI didn’t apply – until now.
UPDATE: 5pm, Thursday, Aug. 21st: The Governor’s office has now announced it will now apply for the supplemental funds for those on unemployment. This week, on Wednesday, Governor Raimondo replied to questions asking when Rhode Islanders who are on unemployment would receive the extra $400 approved by the President – replacing the $600 extra that…
Read MoreWARNING – New Regulation and Why Refinancing May Cost You Big
By Emilio DiSpirito, Realtor / Radio Show Host DiSpirito Team Real Estate Show www.DiSpiritoTeam.com It’s likely that you or I have roughly a dozen or so people in our phone books that will be affected by the topic of this blog. I wish there were enough time to hammer the phone daily to figure out…
Read MoreYour Recipe, Today – Buttermilk Fried Chicken
Buttermilk Fried Chicken I am such a fan of Southern food. I discovered real low country cooking when my parents retired in South Carolina. This original MealPVD recipe is somewhat easy but you need to be patient and let the chicken marinate in the buttermilk overnight. 1 3 – 4 pound chicken cut into 8…
Read MoreYour Coronavirus Update – Today, Aug. 20, 2020
Photo: Wuhan, China is back to large get togethers NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL Arizona cases have begun to fall. Colleges across the country are testing contact-tracing apps, hoping that tech-savvy students accustomed to sharing so much of their life online will embrace the digital tool as densely populated campuses try to reopen. Florida passed 10,000 deaths.…
Read MoreCoronavirus Stats – what you should know about those apples and oranges…
Every day other than Saturday and Sunday, at approximately noon, the RI Dept. of Health downloads a data chart on testing, cases and deaths from the coronavirus in the state. We join the bevy of reporters who hover over their computers hitting “refresh-refresh-refresh” until the chart converts to the current day. Then it’s quick to…
Read MoreRI Weather Today – August 20, 2020
by Jack Donnelly, meteorologist High pressure sneaks in to the west and continues to dry out the already improving air. Dew points will be in the 50’s with afternoon highs around 80, following a crisp and almost chilly morning with a low around 60.
Read MoreRI Weather Today – Wed, Aug. 19, 2020
by Jack Donnelly, meteorologist Nice weather trend continues with normal warmth and light breezes. Afternoon high will approach 80 after a morning low in the low 60’s. A southwesterly breeze will be moving fresh cut grass clipping smells around the area. Good stuff.
Read More“The Calamari Comeback State of RI” at the Democratic Convention (recipe, too)
The moment when RI Democratic Party Chair Joe McNamara cast Rhode Island’s Democratic delegate votes remotely at the Democratic Convention. (but they thought our great waiter from Iggy’s was a Ninja!) The New York Post, MSNBC, and many other national news sites were all talking about us – well done, Rhode Island… We know you…
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