Archive for January 2022
Where are we now: Omicron & Irrational Hope – Michael Fine
By Michael Fine, contributing writer, RINewsToday Where We Are Now: January 9 -14, 2022. Omicron and Irrational Hope. © Michael Fine 2022 Okay, Dr. Fine, I imagine some of you are saying. January 7th came and went. You said we’d see 12,000 new cases in Rhode Island in a single day by then. And here we are, with no…
Read MoreIn the Arena – Randy Rosenbaum, former RI State Council on the Arts director
Each week Joe Paolino, Jr. interviews people of interest on his program, “In The Arena”. The show airs at 7am on Sundays on ABC6. This week Paolino talks with Randy Rosenbaum, past Executive Director (26 years) for the RI State Council on the Arts. Rosenbaum retired in mid-December. They discuss the arts, Providence, the role…
Read MoreUpdated: Save the Providence water view (NOT) – as city chooses tallest option for I-195 – David Brussat
by David Brussat, Architecture Here and There, contributing writer Photo: City of Providence (emphasis added) Editor’s Note: (2/4/2022) – The choice of the Providence commission is Urbanica, which is the tallest of the three options – more design intervention is planned for the future as the final designs get approved. It may be too late…
Read MoreGimme’ Shelter – Pretty is still waiting…
Oh, no! Pretty was first featured by us in October – and here she is – still waiting… Hi there! I am an adult female kitty who was surrendered due to the allergies my human had to me, I hate it when that happens. I am a total character with a lot of personality. I…
Read MoreYour RI Weather Today, Jan. 16, 2022 – John Donnelly
by John Donnelly, meteorologist Another ice cold start, but at least the wind will have died down.Morning lows again in the single digits warm to the upper 20’s byt afternoon. Some cloud cover will advance from the south ahead of a developing storm system that will bring some rain to the area later Sunday night…
Read MoreYour Coronavirus Update Today, Jan. 15, 2022
RHODE ISLAND & VICINITY Rhode Island has received an additional 400,000 COVID-19 at-home rapid tests, bringing the total to 500,000 for this week. Thirty percent of the 500,000 tests will be redistributed through community-based organizations. City and town distribution – A total of 350,000 at-home tests will be distributed by cities and towns, divided among cities…
Read MoreURI economist says Rhode Island recovery moving forward, will take 2-3 years to return to “normal”
URI Professor of Economist, and a leading economist, Leonard Lardaro, uses his “Current Conditions Index” as a measurement of 12 economic indicators, measured month to month to predict Rhode Island’s economic trajectory. In his most recent report, Lardaro says Rhode Island’s economic restoration continued into November with a Current Conditions Index of 83 – its…
Read MoreAARP Rhode Island Volunteer State President
AARP Rhode Island State Director Catherine Taylor today named Marcus Mitchell of Providence as Volunteer State President, succeeding Phil Zarlengo, whose term ends Dec. 31. “We are extremely excited and so fortunate to welcome Marcus into this vital position,” Taylor said. “Volunteers are the lifeblood of AARP in Rhode Island and adding his experience and…
Read MoreYour RI Weekend Weather Wrap, Jan. 15/16, 2022 – John Donnelly
by John Donnelly, meteorologist Saturday 1/15/22: High pressure to our northwest drives cold air into the region for the weekend, frigid morning lows in the single digits with a breeze that will drive chill temps down into the negative territory. We’ll warm only to around 20 in the afternoon with the continued breeze out of…
Read MoreName that theme – for Pawtucket’s 2023 calendar photo contest
With the successful release of the 2022 City Calendar, now is the time to leave your creative mark for the 2023 Pawtucket City Calendar. Mayor Donald R. Grebien, Photo Contest Organizer Patricia S. Zacks, and the City of Pawtucket call for suggestions on next year’s theme. According to Zacks, every year a theme is selected…
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