Archive for December 2022
ART! New Fine Arts Center at URI – new art spaces, public art
Photo: The new Fine Arts Center, slated to open in 2024, will feature a new theatre lobby, modern acting classrooms, technical areas for digital art and media, recording studios, improved acoustics, and more public space and natural light. (Rendering by KMW Architects) Major changes coming to Fine Arts Center Voter-supported renovations began this fall At…
Read MoreUPDATED: Homeless in RI: Children, go where I send you…
“Children, go where I send thee” is a traditional African-American spiritual song, known this time of year as a Christmas carol. The temperature in Providence is 25 degrees. It feels like 11. Are there homeless children living on the streets? Rhode Island doesn’t really know. Officially. However, the recent homeless crisis on the steps of…
Read MoreRI Weather for December 13, 2022 – John Donnelly
by John Donnelly, meteorologist Clear and cool with a northwesterly breeze bringing apparent temperatures down into the 20’s, actual afternoon high in the upper 30’s from morning lows in the low 20’s with a gusty northwesterly breeze and lots of sunshine. ___ John Donnelly was born in Hialeah, Florida and moved back to Rhode Island…
Read MoreRead With Us: CITY LIFE – a book by Michael Morse – Chapter 11
Home Sweet Home Zimba and Lakota have settled in nicely. Cheryl and Michael still have a way to go! Look What I Found Back to work tomorrow. I finally found time to take the dogs for a walk . . . look what I found! I knew the water was around here somewhere, just didn’t…
Read MoreThe Capital Center Plan, part 1 – David Brussat
by David Brussat, Architecture Here and There, contributing writer Photo: Artist rendering of Capital Center initial conceptual design, circa 1980, by Skidmore, Owings and Merrill Here this series of chapters from Lost Providence skips back to Chapter 18, “Capital Center Plan” to describe the origins of the plan, announced in 1978, to revitalize downtown by…
Read MoreNetworking Pick (2) of the week – Muti-Chamber Holiday Party & Pat Cruz Events
You’re going to be busy spreading your holiday cheer on Wednesday, December 14th because we have a 2-fer for you. Multi-Chamber Holiday Party From 5:30 to 8pm, multiple Chambers of Commerce will gather for a big holiday party at George’s of Galilee. The Chambers of Charlestown, North Kingstown, Narragansett and Southern Rhode Island. Tickets are…
Read MoreJudge sets status hearing TODAY as state falls far short of DD consent decree goals – Gina Macris
By Gina Macris, Developmental Disability News, contributing writer It’s been eight years and eight months since Rhode Island signed an agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice to improve the lives of adults with developmental disabilities by ending their segregation in sheltered workshops and day care centers. But with 16 months remaining for the state…
Read MoreDon’t Drop Your Guard Against COVID, Flu, and RSV – Herb Weiss
By Herb Weiss COVID 19 cases across the nation are fewer in number than this time last year. But health care experts say that the Covid-19 is here to stay. A new poll released by the Washington, DC-based American Psychiatric Association (APA), the nation’s oldest medical association, shows that while nearly a third of Americans report that…
Read MoreRI Weather for Dec. 12, 2022 – John Donnelly
by John Donnelly, meteorologist Snow ends overnight, leaving behind up to an inch for most – or more for some. Accumulation will hang around for the morning as cool air remains in place. Afternoon highs in the upper 30’s with lots of sunshine may be enough to do away with lingering cover, after morning lows…
Read MoreBusiness Beat: Katina Lemme joins Engel & Volkers
Katina Lemme joins Engel & Völkers from Mott & Chace Sotheby’s – Luxury Rhode Island real estate brokerage gains consummate advisor Engel & Völkers of East Greenwich announced today that Katina Lemme has joined its brokerage as a real estate advisor, bringing more than 30 years of marketing, advertising, and real estate acumen to this…
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