Archive for March 2024
Ask Chef Walter: Rice Easter Pie – Chef Walter Potenza
Friends: Picture this: It’s Easter, and the air is filled with anticipation and the promise of something extraordinary. One cannot overlook the significance of Ricotta and Rice Easter pie in the Italian American kitchen. Back in the day, Lent meant abstaining from meat, a solemn observance leading up to the joyous celebration of Easter. It…
Read MoreGimme’ Shelter: Elvis at Scruffy Paws Animal Rescue
Elvis totally has the looks and his melodic purr will swoon you too, just like his namesake! He is a six year old boy who was sadly found outside fending for himself but now has been getting lots of love and attention at Scruffy Paws. Elvis has a gorgeous silver gray and white coat accented…
Read MoreThe Nadir: a short story by Michael Fine
By Michael Fine, contributing writer Copyright © 2024 Michael Fine This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events, locales, and incidents are either the products of the author’s imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental. There is a…
Read MoreRhode Island Weather for March 31, 2024 – John Donnelly
by John Donnelly, meteorologist Easter Weather High pressure keeps the rain away, but the wind will be up just a bit, out of the northwest, gusting to 25 mph. Afternoon highs in the low 50’s and lows in the mid-30’s. It’s a “B+” day! ___ Follow John’s weather forecasts, here: WEATHER WITH JOHN DONNELLY John…
Read MoreRI Veterans: Special edition honoring Women’s History Month – John A. Cianci
On this last day of Women History month, RINEWSTODAY would like to recognize a few more women for their accomplishments. Did you know the Medal of Honor is the highest and most prestigious military decoration? Awarded by the President, in the name of Congress, the Medal of Honor commemorates those who have shaped our nation’s…
Read MoreProblem Gambling: Help and hope for family and friends
Gam-Anon is just one of the groups available to you offering hope and help when a loved one has a gambling problem. Living with the effects of someone else’s gambling problem is too devastating for most people to bear without help. Financial problems are common, and loved ones often feel alone, frightened, desperate and ashamed…
Read MoreRhode Island Weather for March 30, 2024 – John Donnelly
by John Donnelly, meteorologist Low pressure now long gone and hard to find, no rain for at least one day. Afternoon highs in the low 50’s and lows in the mid 30’s with a gusty northwesterly breeze. It’s a “B+” day! ___ Follow John’s weather forecasts, here: WEATHER WITH JOHN DONNELLY John Donnelly was born…
Read MoreBurn with Kearns: The Empowering Effect. Training in self-defense raises confidence – Kevin Kearns
by Kevin Kearns, contributing writer on exercise and fitness The Empowering Effect: How Training in Self-Defense Raises Confidence Levels In a world where personal safety is a growing concern, the importance of self-defense training cannot be overstated. Beyond the practical skills learned in self-defense classes, there lies a transformative benefit that extends far beyond physical…
Read MoreReview: “Fences” at Trinity Rep: A gut-punch of a drama – Robb Dimmick
by Robb Dimmick, Stages of Freedom What is perhaps August Wilson’s best-known play may also be his most powerful. In segregated 1957 Pittsburgh, former Negro League baseball player, Troy Maxson, is now scraping by as a sanitation worker. Once a towering figure in his community, he now only exerts control over his wife and two…
Read More13-year-old Rhode Islander writes best-selling book inspired by The Lighthouse Inn
While most thirteen-year-old kids are looking at Instagram, Snapchat, and TikTok, Nicholas Bramble has been imagining a new beginning to a run-down mountain resort. His thoughts and ideas have helped him create a new children’s adventure book which has just debuted as a Best “new release” on Amazon. The new book, called Adventures at Bramble Woods is a ninety-nine-page…
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