Archive for September 2021
Gimme’ Shelter – Meet Snookom
Hello! I am a 9 year old female who was surrendered with my sister after a divorce. We struggled at PAC at first – but now I’m a total love! I can picture myself on a couch near you! I may also like to live with an older/calm cat. See more of me, here:https://www.petfinder.com/cat/snookom-52867280/ri/providence/providence-animal-control-ri79/[cid:795D09A8-2E3F-4783-B12F-CE438FC1B5A9] About…
Read MoreWhy do writers write books? – Harris N. “Hershey” Rosen
by Harris N. “Hershey” Rosen, contributing writer, RI author Why do writers write books? Rhode Island has many authors. We are a prolific bunch! It used to be you had to convince a publishing house to want to publish your book, and then to give you an advance and an editor. Years ago that all…
Read More9/11 revisited, 20 years on – David Brussat
by David Brussat, Architecture Here and There Photo: 90 West St. (right), at Ground Zero in Lower Manhattan, circa 1995. (photo by author) I saw 9/11 as it was happening on a TV screen through one of the large windows of URI’s Providence campus (the Shepard Building) facing Union Street. I was on my way…
Read MoreNew home for 9-11 Wall of Hope Monument in Providence
The R.I. 9-11 Wall of Hope Monument organization partnered with the Rhode Island Convention Center Authority (RICCA) to announce the new home of the 9-11 Wall of Hope Monument. This renowned art installation has found a new home and will be hosted by the Rhode Island Convention Center Authority along the colonnade between the entrance…
Read MoreYour RI Weekend Weather Wrap, Sept. 11/12, 2021 – John Donnelly
by John Donnelly, meteorologist Saturday 9/11/21: A sunny and pleasant day, much like that day 20 years ago. Chilly lows in the mid 50’s warming to the mid 70’s with a southwesterly breeze as high pressure builds in from the west and southwest. Sunday 9/12/21: A cold front presses in from the northwest but will…
Read MoreSeptember 11th – 20 years. Full circle.
Photo: 911 Memorial There are 1500 memorials throughout the US to 911. There are events in Rhode Island to attend. Some of them will have marches, others will have gatherings of veterans, a few will have objects that came from the Twin Towers on that fateful September 11th. Here is an exhibit from the official…
Read More9-11 – Michael Morse
by Michael Morse, contributing writer The plan was to go to the beach and enjoy one of the last brilliant days of summer. Instead, we sat in front of the TV, shaking our heads when we could move them, calling friends and family and just feeling numb. An eerie silence smothered my neighborhood as the…
Read MoreEPA funds $1.75Million to 14 local organizations
EPA Funding for Local Groups Will Help Protect and Restore Southeast New England’s Coastal Environment Event in Pawtucket introduces grantees on watershed development Restore America’s Estuaries (RAE), in partnership with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), has selected 14 local organizations for $1.75 million in new federal funding under the 2021 round of Southeast New England…
Read MoreFriday Fishing Tips – Jeff Gross
As the fall approaches and one wanders out into the outdoors to fish the pond banks and streams there is a problem to contend with. Deer ticks will be infiltrating these areas as well as a variety of new ticks. Deer ticks are a problem most of the year, but September through November seems to be…
Read MoreGriefSpeak: Thinking Out Loud, 9/11 – Mari Nardolillo Dias
By: Mari Nardolillo Dias Hiraeth: (n) a homesickness for a home to which you cannot return, a home which maybe never was, the nostalgia, the yearning, the grief for the lost places of your past. Today, my hiraeth is 9/11. The irony is striking. Why would anyone have a nostalgia for one of the most…
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