Archive for May 2022
Red Snapper Tikin Xic – Anthony Salemme
By Anthony Salemme A beautiful summer seafood meal to make for guests. Pronounced “teekeen sheek” in Yucatec Mayan and meaning “dry fish”, is a fish dish prepared in the Meso-American style. I have had this many times visiting the Yucatán in the winter. 6 red snapper fillets (about 6 ounces each) 2 jalapeños, stemmed and…
Read MoreGuidance for Baby Formula Shortage in Rhode Island
Breaking: Last night, Pressident Biden invoked the Defense Production Act to boost baby formula production and imports to US. He also engaged defense department aircraft in Operation Fly Formula – to facilitate bringing formula to the US from Europe. There will also be a legislative bill to allow WIC members to buy whatever formula they…
Read MoreRhode Island Weather, May 19, 2022 – John Donnelly
by John Donnelly, meteorologist A Low pressure system moves through mainly during the morning with light rain beginning around 5am and carrying through until about 2pm. Low clouds will stick around through the afternoon, and then break up around 7pm, giving us a chance at a pretty cool sunset. Afternoon highs around 60 if we’re…
Read More16 new outdoor recreation projects for 13 Rhode Island cities/towns
Photos: Knightsville, Cranston proposed new outdoor park $4.1 million in matching grants have been awarded to 13 municipalities to develop or renovate local outdoor recreational facilities. The grants will fund 16 projects across the state including new athletic fields, playgrounds, a splash park, a dog park, a kayak/canoe launch, a pump track, walking trails, basketball,…
Read MoreART! Expressions in Black – Warwick Center for the Arts
WCFA, in collaboration with RISCA’s Atrium Gallery Traveling Exhibits Program, presents “Expressions in Black” a juried Black Art Exhibit that will be showcased at the Warwick Center for the Arts May 14th through June 18th. The exhibit, curated by RI artist Monique Rolle-Johnson, will feature the original visual work of regional and diverse Black artists…
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 MoreRon & Jen’s Great Escape – 5-18-2022 – Ron St. Pierre and Jen Brien
by Ron St. Pierre and Jen Brien, commentary PHONE HOME Is the truth REALLY out there? A House committee is hoping to get to the bottom of things! The House Intelligence Committee’s subcommittee on Counterterrorism, Counterintelligence and Counterproliferation (say THAT three times fast) started an open Congressional hearing today to talk about Unidentified Flying Objects.…
Read MoreRhode Island Weather, May 18, 2022 – John Donnelly
by John Donnelly, meteorologist Low dewpoints with high pressure will make for a very pleasant day of mid May weather. Really very nice and boring. Morning lows in the low 50’s rising to the low 70’s in the afternoon under mostly clear skies with the exception of the late afternoon and evening scattered cloud cover.…
Read MoreUPDATED: Lifespan to close its Centers for Weight & Wellness. Patients react.
This story has been updated, see below The Center for Weight Loss and Wellness at Lifespan’s Miriam Hospital location is shutting its doors. The program, portions of which are associated with the Optifast product, is honoring contracts as they wind their way down, depending on pre-payment schedules. No new patients are being accepted. Approximately 1,000…
Read MoreCOVID symptoms different in older patients – Richard Asinof
New research points to the need for better, improved testing There remains so much to learn, from a medical research standpoint, about the coronavirus pandemic, and the different ways that it afflicts the human body – and the need to develop treatments that reflect the new scientific research as it becomes available. One of the…
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