Archive for November 2021
Pulled BBQ Turkey Leftovers over Polenta – Anthony Salemme
by Anthony Salemme, contributing chef Left over Thanksgiving food creations are one of my favorites. If you don’t have butternut squash, you can use leftover sweet potatoes. Serves 4 3 cups roasted dark turkey meat 2 cups your favorite BBQ sauce 1/2 cup cranberry sauce 1 jalapeño seeded and chopped, optional Polenta 1 cup cornmeal …
Read MoreStay in the kitchen – for a safe Thanksgiving
Photo: NFPA For most, the kitchen is the heart of the home, especially during the holidays. From testing family recipes to decorating cakes and cookies, everyone enjoys being part of the preparations. So keeping fire safety top of mind in the kitchen during this joyous but hectic time is important, especially when there’s a lot…
Read MoreIf it’s Wednesday – it’s Sour Grapes! – Tim Jones
by Tim Jones, cartoonist _____ Meet Tim Jones at the NorthEast ComicCon and Collectibles Extravaganza, this weekend, November 26, 27, 28 in Boxboro, Massachusetts at the Boxboro Regency – NEComiccons.com _____ Tim Jones is the creator, artist and writer of the widely popular, self-syndicated comic strip, “Sour Grapes” – a comic about “Aesop”, a miserable…
Read More“Ron & Jen’s Great Escape” – 11-24-2021 – Ron St. Pierre & Jen Brien
by Ron St. Pierre & Jen Brien, commentary JEN’S THANKSGIVING THOUGHTS That concept – not conforming- not blending in – not following the “pack mentality” of this world is a truth my pastor has taught me. I’ve never really fit in. I’ve never been part of the right high school crowd, team, club, whatever. And the…
Read MoreYour RI Weather Today, Nov. 24, 2021 – John Donnelly
by John Donnelly, meteorologist A chilly, sub-freezing start to our Wednesday with morning lows in the upper 20’s. Brilliant sunshine through most of the day will be countered by the cool canadian airmass driven by northwesterly breezes gusting to 20 mph, so we’re expecting an afternoon high only in the low 40’s. __ John Donnelly…
Read MoreART! The art of Larisa Martino
Meet artist Larisa Martino at an Art Opening on Thursday, December 2nd from 6 to 9pm at Trattoria Zooma on Atwells Avenue on Federal Hill in Providence. An ethnically Russian artist who was born, raised, and educated in Central Asia (a former part of the USSR), Larisa dates her passion for art from an early…
Read MoreRailroad crossings – a sign of the times – Jeff Gross
by Jeff Gross, contributing writer, commentary This past weekend the Shriner’s Auditorium hosted its biannual model train show in Wilmington, Massachusetts. The atmosphere was drastically different compared to shows in 2018, 2019, and early 2020. Instead of talking about how to wire a Tsunami Sound Board to a Direct Command Control Board, or what rock…
Read MoreNetworking Holiday Party – Save the Date
What happens when a three Chambers of Commerce get together for networking – and a party? A pretty good night of both. Join this festive evening of networking which will include complimentary hors d’oeuvres and a signature cocktail. Three Chambers – the Narragansett Chamber of Commerce, the Charlestown Chamber of Commerce, and the North Kingstown…
Read MoreMaking Dystopia: Architecture deliberately set out to disturb – David Brussat
by David Brussat, Architecture Here and There, contributing writer Photo: Out of Balance: From the jacket art for Making Dystopia. (Drawn by J.S. Curl after A.W.N. Pugin) Three years have passed since British architectural historian James Stevens Curl’s masterful Making Dystopia was published by Oxford University Press. Subtitled “The Strange Rise and Survival of Architectural…
Read MoreMerger fever – Richard Asinof
by Richard Asinof, ConvergenceRI, contributing writer The RI Foundation weighs in with its assessment of the proposed merger of Care New England, Brown and Lifespan — but what is missing? It was big week for news around mergers of health systems in Rhode Island. R.I. Attorney General Peter Neronha announced that application under the Hospital…
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