Archive for February 2021
We remember this day, 18 years ago. The Station Nightclub Fire – by Dave Kane
Photo: Nick O’Neill with Dave Kane for RINewsToday Today, February 20st, 2021 will mark eighteen years since the horrific Station Nightclub fire which caused one hundred people to die and two hundred more to be injured. This appalling catastrophe also caused thousands more to experience the crush of debilitating, psychological and emotional despair. But, this…
Read MoreThe Vanishing Half – a book review by Jim Raftus
THE VANISHING HALF by Brit Bennett by Jim Raftus, book reviews Pigmentation. Orientation. Assimilation. Three prime elements in the formula that can determine one’s life.What race do you belong to?Who do you love?How are you accepted? Brit Bennett brilliantly dissects these questions in her latest novel, The Vanishing Half. Twin sisters, Desiree and Stella, born…
Read More“Slow architecture” is cool architecture – David Brussat
Photo: Proposed 12-story tower in the Jewelry District of Providence. (Pebb Capital) by David Brussat, contributing writer, Architecture Here and There A friend just sent me William Morgan’s piece at GoLocalProv.com, published about the proposed Corso Building, which was approved by the city in 2019 but has recently been downsized from twelve to nine stories.…
Read MoreA History of the Black Church – with Stages of Freedom
Register NOW for Monday’s first Building the Beloved Community: The Black Church in Rhode Island The ZOOM event will be held on Monday and Tuesday, February 22nd and 23rd, at 7pm. The feature is being held by Stages of Freedom. Sponsored by Bishop Doctor Jeffery & Lelani Williams, The King’s Cathedral. Registration is here: https://form.jotform.com/210345244292045…
Read More3 new art exhibits open at Providence Art Club
The Providence Art Club is pleased to host three exciting new exhibitions running February 14 – March 5 in their historic galleries at 11 Thomas Street. On view in Maxwell Mays Gallery, viewers will find recent landscapes by Mary Dorsey Brewster and Warren Jagger in the exhibition Far & Near. In the Mary Castelnovo Gallery, Massachusetts…
Read MoreSafe weddings and events. RI Coalition produces training video
Photo: Sara Zarrella Photography The Rhode Island Coalition of Wedding & Event Professionals (RICWEP) has released a new training video to help event professionals operate their businesses more safely during the COVID-19 pandemic. The video, sponsored in part by Rhode Island Commerce, was filmed and produced by Montage Media Productions and photographed by Sara Zarrella Photography. This training video is available…
Read MoreGriefSpeak: “Let it be – me” – Dr. Mari Dias
By Dr. Mari Dias, contributing writer “Let it be me” (Beatles) I was an adult before I realized that Valentine’s Day was not celebrated by everyone. Many avoid this day. Because their hearts are broken. Not surrounded by cupids and arrows but rather a crack down the middle. We don’t celebrate broken hearts. We grieve…
Read MoreYour RI Weather Today – Thurs, Feb. 19, 2021
by Jack Donnelly, meteorologist And this is why weathermen take a beating. 1 degree off in lapse rate, or 1 knot off in elevated shear, and your forecast goes to…. well, you pick the expletive. This stubborn frontal boundary will sit offshore for another day, so we can expect, but I won’t guarantee…another inch or…
Read MoreYour Coronavirus Update – Today, Feb. 19, 2021
RHODE ISLAND & VICINITY Providence has set immediate sign-up for 2-day mass vaccination clinic for residents over 65 years of age and from ONLY 3 zip codes – 02907 – 02908 and 02909. Sign up here: https://www.providenceri.gov/vaccinate/ A RI vaccination coordinator has been named by outgoing Gov. Raimondo as she appoints a transition from a…
Read MoreFur, Feathers, Fins Awards & online shopping at Wickford Art Assoc.
Photo: Messenger by Susan Sward – Gouache & Paper Collage – Judge’s Award Artists awarded for their animal works plus WAA launches shop.wickfordart.org The Wickford Art Association (WAA) is thrilled to announce the prize-winning works from the annual Fur, Feathers, Fins exhibit now open at our beach-front gallery in North Kingstown. The exhibit was juried…
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