Archive for November 2022
Tonight. Homeless at Governor’s tree lighting. “2000 years, still no room at the inn” (video)
With 50 mph winds expected to begin late this afternoon and continuing into the night, the RI State House will host the Governor’s tree lighting with festivities of song, music, and even a reading of the Night Before Christmas. This will take place inside the RI State House, feet away from the homeless encampment on…
Read MoreRon & Jen’s Great Escape – Nov. 30, 2022 – Ron St. Pierre and Jen Brien
by Ron St. Pierre and Jen Brien, contributing writers, commentary PLEASE WEAR GLOVES IF YOU’RE TOUCHING MY FOOD It’s 2022 and for the life of me I cannot understand why I still see people at fast food joints, pizza joints, whatever JOINTS touching my food OR food in general without gloves on. Honestly. Here we…
Read MoreART! Diaspora, raising consciousness – South County Art Association, in Providence
The South County Art Association presents Diaspora, An Open Juried All Media Exhibition on display, which runs until Jan. 25th at the RI South County Art Association’s Atrium Gallery at One Capitol Hill on the main floor of the state’s Administration Building in Providence. The opening reception in the gallery, One Capitol Hill, Providence, was…
Read MoreRI Weather for Nov. 30, 2022 – John Donnelly
by John Donnelly, meteorologist A pretty stout low pressure system moves through the area during the day with rain and high winds expected. After some morning mist under thickening cloud cover and a low temp in the mid 30’s, warming southeasterly winds will be accelerating ahead of the cold front, driving temps up to the…
Read MoreIt’s time for 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 MoreApproval sought for Cranston Street Armory to open for 50 homeless – after Dec. 7th
Statement from Governor McKee’s office afternoon of Nov. 30th: Later today, several public meeting notices will be filed which will enable the McKee Administration to move forward on additional actions to protect the health and safety of individuals experiencing homelessness during the winter months. Ahead of that public posting, we wanted to provide you with some…
Read MoreThe Interface Plan (cont), Lost Providence – David Brussat
The second half of Chapter 17, “The Interface Plan,” opens with a continuation of comments on architectural trends in the early 1970s and then describes the Interface: Providence plan at some length, including several illustrations not included in Lost Providence. The “turmoil” referred to in the opening sentence below refers to the accurate critique of…
Read MoreRI Weather for November 29, 2022 – John Donnelly
by John Donnelly, meteorologist High pressure moves in over the area, yet cloud cover at different levels will affect us during the day, lower level clouds moving in from the south and high level clouds beginning to stream in from the northwest later in the day. There should not be any rain, other than a…
Read MoreNetworking Pick of the Week – South County Health Business Partners
Join South County Health Business Partners for a FREE Networking Breakfast Thursday, December 1, 2022 – 7:30 AM – 9:00 AM – at The Hope Club, 6 Benevolent Street, Providence Enjoy breakfast and networking with Business Leaders and hear an update on the status of healthcare in Rhode Island from Aaron Robinson, President and CEO of South…
Read MoreUpdate: Cranston vote against pallet shelters a tie. Governor must meet with all mayors. Other…
PHOTO: Sample Pallet Shelter village in western US The Cranston City Council considered a resolution to request Governor McKee not locate pallet housing on the grounds of the city-located, state-owned Pastore Center. Amid some passionate testimony, the vote came down 4-4 which requires a moot result and the resolution did not pass. This does not…
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