Archive for August 2022
Update: Hope Street bike lanes – who listens, who decides
Some stories just have “legs”, as they say in the news media business. Putting bike lanes on Hope Street on the East Side of Providence is such a story. Since our original article, we have updated twice. Now, as MSM media (Main Stream Media) follow with stories of their own, we’ll update, again, with these…
Read MoreRI Weather for August 25, 2022 – John Donnelly
by John Donnelly, meteorologist An influx of dry air at least during the afternoon will drag the relative humidity down and help things feel a little better. Some late afternoon cloud cover moves in ahead of low pressure advancing through the mid Atlantic states, but we’ll be spared any rain for now. Morning lows in…
Read MoreGrilled Cider Pork Chop + Zucchini Ribbon Salad – Alison Mountford
By Alison Mountford, contributing chef, RINewsToday ACTIVE TIME – 15 TOTAL TIME – 30 SERVES – 4 About – Raw zucchini ribbons are a fun and different way to serve the ubiquitous garden staple. Since you eat them raw, it also makes for a really speedy side dish. If you don’t eat pork, you can…
Read MoreRhode Island’s 211 system now a Voter Information Hotline for election time
Building off the successful use of 211 as a voter information hotline in 2020, United Way of Rhode Island today announced a partnership with Secretary of State Nellie M. Gorbea to establish a new, multilingual 211 Voter Information Hotline as elections draw close. The partnership also involves the Elections Division at the Rhode Island Department…
Read MoreBusiness Beat: Emilio DiSpirito IV & Joe Fazio selected for REALM™, luxury real estate membership
REALM’s Elite Members Create Strategic Connections in Service to Discerning Clients Through Innovative Network REALM™ proudly announces that Emilio DiSpirito IV & Joe Fazio of Engel & Völkers East Greenwich & Barrington East Bay in Rhode Island have become members of the world!s premiere luxury real estate membership community. “It is an honor to be…
Read MoreRon & Jen’s Great Escape: 8-24-22 – Ron St. Pierre & Jen Brien
by Ron St. Pierre and Jen Brien, commentary PUPPY SITTING IS THERAPY This past weekend my brother asked me to watch his 6-month old puppies while he went to Tanglewood for a concert. After weeks and weeks of anticipation, the day had arrived! Once my brother left and waved goodbye it was on – Puppy Madness!…
Read MoreRI Weather for August 24, 2022 – John Donnelly
by John Donnelly, meteorologist The upper level energy that triggered yesterday’s deluge has smoothed out, and we should have a decent day today. Morning lows in the upper 60’s rise to the upper 80’s under a sky with just some fair weather cumulus interrupting the ample sunshine with a light westerly breeze. _____ John Donnelly…
Read MoreART! Free public Block Party at Providence Art Club
Portrait of Aimee, charcoal on mylar, by Nancy Gaucher-Thomas Join PAC President Shawn Kenney and the Providence Art Club for a party like no other! On Sunday, August 28th from 12-4pm, the Club invites its members and the public to explore their historic haven for the arts with guided tours and open studios! Taking place alongside our 2022 Fall Members Exhibition, this is the perfect time…
Read MoreDr. Skoly v. Gov. McKee – surgeon sues for damages due to COVID shutdown of practice
Dr. Stephen Skoly Sues Governor McKee et al. for Financial Damages – Legal team calls it “ignorant obscurantism” by McKee and the RI Dep’t of Health to claim Dr. Skoly presented a risk to patients! Attorneys for Dr. Stephen Skoly (from the Washington, D.C. based New Civil Liberties Alliance and locally) have filed a second amendment to his ongoing lawsuit against…
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,…
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