Archive for October 2020
The First Violinist of Lowden Street – a short story by Michael Fine
The First Violinist of Lowden Street By Michael Fine © 2018 by Michael Fine (This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events, locales, and incidents are either the products of the author’s imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely…
Read MoreYour Coronavirus Update – Today, Oct. 25, 2020
Photo: Thanksgiving traditions and plans are in discussion throughout the country. What will our tables look like this year? NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL Patients who are in the hospital for coronavirus — those with the most severe infections — have about a 7.6% chance of dying, according to new research. That’s a significant improvement from the…
Read MoreA home for Bella – she’s waiting at the Warwick Animal Shelter
Bella is a goofy, active girl who likes to tell you what she thinks. She needs a home with NO other pets and would do best in an adult home or with older teens. The Warwick Animal Shelter has shared Bella’s profile with us in hopes of finding her a forever home. She is 2…
Read MoreRI Weather Today – Sun, Oct. 25, 2020
by Jack Donnelly, meteorologist High pressure keeps our sky mostly clear and the air dry through the day, afternoon highs in the low 50’s with a light northerly breeze after a chilly morning low in the low 40’s.
Read More“In the Arena” – with RI Speaker of the House, Nicholas Mattiello
Each week Joe Paolino, Jr. interviews people of interest on his program, “In The Arena”. The show airs at 7am on Sundays on ABC6. Today, Paolino talks with RI Speaker of the House, Nicholas Mattiello, who is running for re-election as a representative in Cranston. They’ll discuss this year’s political race and who might win…
Read MoreHouse Republicans say, “Get Rid of the Dead Wood!”
House Republicans Call for Preemptive Measures to Help Curtail Forest Fires in Rhode Island Rhode Island House Republicans, in collaboration with the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (RIDEM), are calling for the creation of a comprehensive fuelwood harvesting program as a preemptive measure to help combat costly forest fires within the state. Rhode Island…
Read MoreWorship and Spirituality in the COVID Era: Providence College
Providence College will hold a special ZOOM event as part of its Jewish-Catholic Theological Exchange. “Worship and Spirituality in the COVID Era: A Conversation between a Catholic and a Jew” event will be held on Thursday, October 29th from 6-7pm. The webinar features: Deborah Johnson: PC Professor Emerita of Art History and Women’s Studies and Cantor…
Read MoreRI Weekend Weather Wrap – Sat/Sun, Oct. 24/25, 2020
by Jack Donnelly, meteorologist Saturday 10/24/20: After a dry cold front moves through the area in the afternoon, dew points will start to drop, and cloud cover will break apart and diminish towards evening. Afternoon highs in the upper 60’s and light westerly winds from a morning low around 50 with some patchy mist and…
Read MoreProvidence says “NO” – not Federal Hill.
Photo: Rhody Reports, Twitter feed Providence Police have tried a community presence of interaction with protesters. They’ve tried an informal blocking of streets. They’ve tried to stand back and “observe”. Night after night their tactics have been different. Last night they said no more. Dressed in protective gear, they turned back protesters estimated to be…
Read MoreTrads trash mods in new architecture poll
by David Brussat, Architecture Here and There, contributing writer, architecture One of seven pairs of matched federal buildings in survey by Harris Poll. Another example is at end. Now would not seem to be the moment for convergence on a major cultural issue in America. Division is everywhere. And yet a new survey by the…
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