Archive for July 2022
Diseases moving with us as we move around the globe – Monkeypox update
Diseases that we would see contained to one area of the world – such as Africa – are now moving around the world, as we all move around the world with more ease and frequency. Countries that were challenged economically as far as prevention, treatment and health programs, were once the centers of spread –…
Read More“ER Doc” Elizabeth Goldberg on leaving Rhode Island. A place to thrive – Richard Asinof
by Richard Asinof, ConvergenceRI, contributing writer After caring for tens of thousands of Rhode Islanders during her stint in Emergency Medicine, Dr. Elizabeth Goldberg shares her reflections on what it has meant for her to be part of a community. Thirteen years ago, I sat in a small computer lab at Tel Aviv University. I…
Read MoreNetworking Pick of the Week – Newport Chamber at the vineyards
EL NPT Summer After Hours at Taproot Brewing/Newport Vineyards on Thursday Jul 28th from 5 to 7:30pm. Taproot is at 900 East Main Road in Middletown. $10 for Chamber Members – $15 for Non Members Advanced registrations will receive a free drink ticket for a glass of wine or beer. Register, here: https://www.newportchamber.com/events/details/el-npt-summer-after-hours-at-taproot-brewing-newport-vineyards-6687?calendarMonth=2022-07-01
Read MoreRI Weather July 26, 2022 – John Donnelly
by John Donnelly, meteorologist Tuesday 7/26/22: A much different airmass moves in for our enjoyment/relief, unless you like skin-stuck-to-leather mugginess. Dew points will be 20 degrees lower and afternoon highs will be 10 degrees lower, somewhere in the mid 80’s from morning lows in the mid 60’s with a light westerly breeze. High cloud cover…
Read MoreNO Marijuana in Providence parks, playgrounds, rec centers when use is legal
Providence City Councilors tonight introduced an ordinance to ban the sale and use of marijuana in all city parks after state law recently made recreational cannabis legal. “Providence is a smoke-free city. Children, their families, and anyone immunocompromised should not have to breathe in smoke while enjoying our beautiful parks. This is a public health…
Read MoreWelcome Bristol’s Charlie Enright, see foiler at Herreshoff Museum’s free jazz event
Welcome 11th Hour Racing Skipper and Bristol hometown hero Charlie Enright to the Herreshoff Museum. The event is set for this Wednesday, July 27th from 5:30pm to sunset approximately 8:08pm. The evening will feature live jazz with Project Flynn and the opportunity to meet crew members and check out their foiling Open 60 Malama at…
Read MoreHHS Climate and Health Outlook tackles climate-related hazards – Herb Weiss
By Herb Weiss, contributing writer on aging issues Over two and a half months ago, the Biden administration launched a new initiative, called the Climate and Health Outlook, to serve as a resource to help people, health professionals, and communities protect individual and community health impacted by climate events. On May 6, 2022, the U.S. Department…
Read MoreRI Weather Today, July 25, 2022 – John Donnelly
by John Donnelly, meteorologist Monday 7/25/22: A cold front tries to move through the area later in the day with a chance for showers and some embedded thunderstorms inland at least, perhaps making it to the coast. More cloud cover will help keep temps from skyrocketing, highs expected to reach only into the mid 80’s…
Read MoreAh, the gentle old streets of Providence – David Brussat
by David Brussat, Architecture Here and There Photo: View down Weybosset Street, looking northeast from outside Providence Arcade. (Photo by author) Weybosset Street, just as it curves into its merger with Westminster Street, in downtown Providence, surely is the apex of beauty in this historic city. On a fall day in 1984 I emerged for…
Read MoreCES Summer Heat, coming August 20th – Brendan Higgins
by Brendan Higgins, contributing writer If James Brown was the hardest working man in show business, then Jimmy Burchfield is the hardest working man in Combat Sports. The legendary promoter is about to outdo himself once again. He is bringing a blockbuster card of CES professional boxing to the famed Mohegan Sun Arena on August…
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