Archive for November 2022
Networking Pick of the Week – Small Business Saturday Shop RI
Small Business Saturday Shop RI (SBSSHOPRI) Returns or 6th Year At Crowne Plaza – and this week it’s our Networking Pick of the Week, too! What’s better than shopping and networking – all together. Small Business Saturday Shop RI (SBSSHOPRI) will be held on Saturday, November 26, 2022, from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm. Now in its…
Read MoreShame! Shame! Shame! Deadlines loom for state officials – and homeless.
The temperature this morning is 37 degrees. Tents line the sides and courtyard of the Smith Street entrance to the RI State House. “Hundreds” of others slept outside last night in Rhode Island. Did they need to? Some say no, help has been offered. Others say that’s not true, no one has offered anything. In…
Read MoreRI Weather for Nov. 22, 2022 – John Donnelly
by John Donnelly, meteorologist High pressure settles in and warms things up just a bit. Cloud cover will be suppressed also, so expect a crystal clear and dry day with light breezes. Morning lows around the freezing mark rising to the mid 40’s. __ John Donnelly was born in Hialeah, Florida and moved back to…
Read MoreThe Interface Plan of 1974, Lost Providence – David Brussat
by David Brussat, Architecture Here and There, contributing writer Photo: Rhode Islanders shopping on Westminster St during Christmas season, 1950. Library of Congresss The second half of Chapter 17, “The Interface Plan,” from Lost Providence, tells the story of the plan produced by the Rhode Island School of Design students under Prof. Gerald Howes. It…
Read MoreToka Kahn wins WBC title. Bey, Hogan, Peixoto remain undefeated – Brendan Higgins
by Brendan Higgins, contributing writer Saturday night at Bally’s Twin River Lincoln Casino, a jammed packed high energy crowd witnessed another incredible night of CES boxing presented by Jimmy Burchfield. From top to bottom this was a typical CES event with plenty of action and drama plus a sprinkle of controversy. The main event saw…
Read MorePelosi passes gavel to “younger” generation – Herb Weiss
By Herb Weiss, contributing writer on aging issues Photos: Nancy Pelosi website With the dust settling after the mid-term elections and GOP taking control of the lower-chamber, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), followed by the No. 2 Democratic, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Maryland), will give up their leadership positions although both will keep their Congressional…
Read MoreRI Weather for Nov. 21, 2022 – John Donnelly
by John Donnelly, meteorologist Another sunny yet breezy day, southwesterly breezes gusting towards 30 mph will keep the wind chills down in the upper 20’s. Low temps bottom out in the low to mid 20’s rising to around 40 under a mostly clear sky. Some late day high clouds stream in, but no threat of…
Read MoreRead With Us: CITY LIFE – a book by Michael Morse – Ch. 8
by Michael Morse, author, City Life – contributing writer, RINewsToday April Busy Day A lot happens in the course of a day. It started at 0700, a little kid, two years old, was left in his father’s car while his dad went in search of some crack cocaine. Two hours the little guy sat alone…
Read MoreThe Most Unkindest Cut of All – Mary T. O’Sullivan
By Mary T. O’Sullivan, MSOL “This was the most unkindest cut of all” – Mark Antony in Julius Caesar In William Shakespeare’s tragedy Julius Caesar (Act 3, Scene 2), Caesar’s friend, Mark Antony, gives a speech where it becomes clear that with this quote, he condemns Brutus’ murder of Caesar. It’s a condemnation of betrayal,…
Read MoreIn the Arena – Dr. Rishi Lulla , Hasbro Children’s Hospital, pediatric healthcare crisis
Each week Joe Paolino, Jr interviews leaders and authorities in Rhode Island. This week he talks with Dr. Rishi Lulla, of Hasbro Children’s Hospital. They talk about the overcapacity crowds at hospitals, particularly Hasbro and RSV – what every parent needs to know when seeking help for their sick child. Watch In the Arena every…
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