Archive for May 2022
RI Weather Today, May 12, 2022 – John Donnelly
by John Donnelly, meteorologist Finally the stubborn low is out of here, and high pressure takes it’s place as our primary weather maker. More sun than clouds today with temperatures warmer than we’ve been having, afternoon highs in the upper 60’s from morning lows in the low 50’s with a light northeasterly breeze. _____ John…
Read MoreRI State Arts Council on the Arts (RISCA) application time for grants for artists
Key staff member to lead workshops, meetings to navigate new, revamped grant application process for artists – deadline July 1st. The Rhode Island State Council on the Arts (RISCA) applications are now open for the General Operating Support for Artists grant program and RI’s Teaching Artist Roster. The Teaching Artist Roster is a list of teaching artists…
Read MoreIn the news… local and national news items of note
Rhode Island region Covid Anjelica Infante-Green has COVID and is recovering with mild symptoms. A RI DLT employee stole 132 settlement checks – charged with $115,000 – she was the chief labor standards controller. The RI Rent Relief program will end in June in RI. The Homeowners Assistance Fund program has ended. Roger Williams Univ.…
Read MoreFar more appropriate than what they build for a living, and they know it – David Brussat
by David Brussat, Architecture Here and There As I begin to write, I have no idea where the house above is located. America? Europe? I have asked the instigator of a very brief conversation on an online list serv where it is. The conversation went: “Why can’t we design houses like this today?” His interlocutor…
Read MoreRon & Jen’s Great Escape, 5-11-2022 – Ron St. Pierre and Jen Brien
by Ron St. Pierre & Jen Brien, commentary I’M DONE WITH THE WOKE CROWD For a good 2 years I really tried to keep my mouth shut. When BLM was collecting money for future mansion purchases and lighting our country on fire, I kept my mouth shut. When I stopped seeing white couples in ANY…
Read MoreART! RIC’s Bannister Gallery Graduating Art Students’ Exhibition
by Nancy Thomas Photo: Vanessa Gonzalez, Suggestive Layers, 2021, ceramic, wood, and metal with heat patina, 13″ x 2.5″ x 12 Viewing the art of graduating seniors is always a special pleasure – here at Rhode Island College is no exception as the graduating art students exhibition is on display. Founded in 1978, Bannister Gallery presents…
Read MoreRI Weather Today, May 11, 2022 – John Donnelly
by John Donnelly, meteorologist Bit of a broken record forecast, with the exception being more cloud cover. Low pressure is being forced back to the southwest by an upper ridge to our north, and more moisture will be brought around the low into our area, but no rain of any significance should reach this far.…
Read MoreIt’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 MoreDoes giving change us; does it change everything? The year of the Rhode Island Foundation – Richard Asinof
by Richard Asinof, ConvergenceRI, contributing writer on health issues Does giving change us; does it change everything? This week, the Rhode Island Foundation celebrates its annual meeting, during a time of pandemic when the philanthropic giant has seemingly emerged as the premier policymaker for the state. As the president and CEO of the Rhode Island…
Read MoreNE Music Hall of Fame to induct Blues legend James Cotton
Hall of Fame Will Induct Blues Legend James Cotton Grammy Award Winning blues master James Cotton aka Mr. Super Harp will be posthumously inducted into this year’s New England Music Hall of Fame (NEMHOF) www.nemhof.com . The 2022 class of the New England Music Hall of Fame so far consists pioneer June Millington (Fanny), Cherie Currie (The…
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