Archive for August 2022
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 MoreART! Remembered Places, Woonsocket
by Nancy Thomas “Remembered Places” had a grand opening on Friday, August 5th at Monument Square Arts in Woonsocket, and the exhibition will run until August 26th. The artists are Abba Cudney, a graduate of the New Hampshire Institute of Art, focuses on still life work and interiors that deal with memory. Michael Rose is…
Read MoreRon & Jen’s Great Escape – 8-10-22 – Ron St. Pierre & Jen Brien
by Ron St. Pierre & Jen Brien, contributing writers YOU GOTTA FAIL IT TO NAIL IT We all have failed in our lives at some point. Some people have blown relationships, some have blown money, others, careers, many… marriages, a good deal of people blew opportunities… etc, etc. Failing is a natural occurrence and really the progression…
Read MoreRI Weather for August 10, 2022 – John Donnelly
by John Donnelly, meteorologist Cold front continues reluctantly out to sea with cloud cover lingering through most of the day, thinning a bit and maybe breaking up later in the afternoon. A northerly breeze indicates a changing air mass, so we will be spared dew points in the disgusting mid 70’s, so walking out to…
Read MoreCowork Cumberland offers a modern office solution
Cowork Cumberland held its grand opening recently in the town’s Diamond Hill Park. The facility was is for those who have been frustrated working from home, or local entrepreneurs and small business owners who are looking for an alternative to either working from home or an office that’s not conducive to achieving its goals. The…
Read MoreRI Weather for August 9, 2022 – John Donnelly
by John Donnelly, meteorologist Another hot one, but this time we may get some relief as a cold front tries to move through later in the afternoon. This one has a bit more push to it with help from an upper trough passing through eastern Canada, so the chances are better for some showers at…
Read MoreNetworking Pick of the Week – Taunton Area Business Connections
Join the Taunton Area Business Connections (TABC) for their 5th anniversary Business After Hours on Wednesday, August 10th from 5 to 7pm at The District Center for the Arts, 15 Court Street in Taunton this week. TABC is the largest independent Business After Hours meeting in the area and a welcoming place to promote your…
Read MoreProvidence Mayoral Forum: speaking to, and with, the recovery community – Richard Asinof
by Richard Asinof, ConvergenceRI A constituency of consequence – Notes from the recent mayoral forum, sponsored by the recovery community – Part One: When Jim Gillen and Tom Coderre were busy improvising ways to develop the recovery community into a political force, they developed the idea of a “constituency of consequence.” The concept envisioned that…
Read MoreFirefighters put out fire at candidate’s home – then host daughter’s birthday party
Stephanie Beauté’s home was damaged by a fire Sunday morning, fortunately with no injuries. Beauté is a Democratic primary candidate for Secretary of State in Rhode Island. Beauté had spent the day earlier walking in the annual Dominican Festival Parade in Providence, and while driving home with her 4-year-old daughter, Beauté received a call at…
Read MoreFBI agents issue search warrant at former President Trump’s home
Donald Trump was in New York City at Trump Towers when over 100 FBI agents forcibly issued a search warrant at his home in Mar-a-Lago, Florida. Reports say agents searched every room in his residence and took 15 boxes of paper with them. They reportedly forced a safe open with a crowbar, but it was…
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