Archive for March 2022
Participate in a worldwide Toast for Peace at Bellini Providence
Starting yesterday, March 2nd, patrons will be able to purchase Nemiroff Premium Vodka, which comes from Ukraine’s oldest and largest distillery dating back 150 years. The restaurant does not sell Russian vodka. The restaurant is urging patrons to support relief organizations. “As a former U.S. Ambassador, who stands on the shoulders of my relatives who…
Read MoreRI Veterans: Did you know? 3 March 22 – John A. Cianci
by John A Cianci, Department Veterans Service Officer, Italian American War Veterans (ITAM) How to obtain a VA Home Loan Guarantee while awaiting a copy of your DD214 or Discharge papers Did you know a veteran home loan is a lifetime benefit; you can use the guaranty multiple times. Did you know it’s possible to…
Read MoreOh Democracy! Oh Ukraine! – Michael Fine
by Michael Fine copyright © by Michael Fine 2022 A monument still stands over Babi Yar. But five people died there yesterday, March 1, 2022, in a Russian missile attack. Bari Yar is a ravine, a pit just south of Kyiv, where 34,000 Jews were machine-gunned by the SS and buried in a mass grave on September…
Read MoreYour RI Weather Today, March 3, 2022 – John Donnelly
by John Donnelly, meteorologist After some light overnight rain showers end before the sunrise, high pressure will begin to move in from the northwest and bring the wind. Gusts towards 30 mph expected, chilling the 40 degree warmth to something less. Still above freezing, so more of the dense ice will be loosened up as…
Read MoreKeep Metacomet Green fights on for “peaceful quality of life” over concrete development
Efforts to save the Metacomet Country Club grounds are not dead – yet. Keep Metacomet Green, Inc. in late February, decided to voluntarily withdraw its complaint in Superior Court against the City of East Providence and Metacomet Properties, LLC (formerly Marshall Properties), due to financial considerations. This suit (PC 2021-5412) was filed in August of…
Read MoreWe Cook! Tomato Soup and Grilled Cheese on Sourdough
By Anthony Salemme Soup serves 4-6 Yes, it may be the tail end of summer, but there will be plenty of chilly days ahead. There is nothing more comforting than a good soup and sandwich to warm yourself. I used yellow tomatoes that I preserved from last summer’s garden, but you can substitute regular canned…
Read MoreIf it’s Wednesday, it’s Sour Grapes – Tim Jones
by Timothy Jones, cartoonist _____ Tim Jones is the creator, artist and writer of the widely popular, self-syndicated comic strip, “Sour Grapes” – a comic about “Aesop”, a miserable flying dog and his odd friends, all living in a problematic and troubled world. Sour Grapes is currently published in multiple newspapers in Rhode Island, Massachusetts,…
Read MorePresident’s State of the Union Address
The printed speech, prepared prior to delivery, is followed by the video, below – and the Republican rebuttal. Photo: The United States Capitol THE PRESIDENT: Madam Speaker, Madam Vice President, our First Lady and Second Gentleman. Members of Congress and the Cabinet. Justices of the Supreme Court. My fellow Americans. Last year COVID-19 kept us apart.…
Read MoreART! Elliott Landy Photographs at Newport’s Hammetts Hotel
The third collaboration between Jessica Hagen Fine Art + Design and the Hammetts Hotel in Newport will feature the exhibition of Elliott Landy Photographs at the hotel’s Sarah Langley Gallery. Called Newport Curates, the collaboration features the work of Landy, who has been with Jessican Hagen’s gallery since his first solo exhibition at the Newport…
Read MoreRon & Jen’s Great Escape, 3-2-2022 – Ron St. Pierre & Jen Brien
by Ron St. Pierre & Jen Brien, commentary HAIR ON FIRE What can you do TODAY while the world burns around us: Tell people you love them. Take a selfie with your dog. Eat something you’ve been dying for. Take a walk with your significant other. Start writing. Make a phone call instead of texting…
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