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Wakefield’s Oktoberfest celebration, Saturday
Wakefield’s Oktoberfest on Saturday, Oct. 15, will bring an all-ages cultural experience downtown, with three stages for multiple bands and entertainers, costumed characters for the kids and an authentic German biergarten with local brews, Bavarian pretzels and bratwurst. The festival, from noon to 11 p.m., is held among the shops and restaurants along historic Main…
Read MoreHope Street biking fun derails on data, money and influence
The eight-day Hope Street bike trail trial ended at 6 pm on Saturday with what appears to have been a bike-a-thon to the street in the final few days. The results of the trial will be inconclusive because the survey the PVD Streets Coalition said they were conducting failed to reach out to the community…
Read MoreProvidence City Council wants a quick plan to transport students. Will biking be a part?
Transportation for Providence Students At last night’s Providence City Council meeting, and with RIPTA’s warning that fixing their driver shortage problems is a longer term issue, a resolution was passed calling on the Providence Public School District (PPSD), Providence administration and the RI Department of Education to “quickly” develop a public transportation plan for Providence…
Read MoreSprout CoWorking – a better place to work
For remote work to small business, and everything in between, office space provides small businesses with furniture, wifi and all utilities at the start. Photos: Sprout CoWorking Not going back to the office? The Alternative for you just might be SPROUT. Sprout CoWorking offers the opportunity for members to work, meet, and play. Professional and…
Read MoreInstitutional Ageism alive and well in tweets of group funded by AARP-RI
No time for the “older, whiter wealthier…” RINewsToday has been following the progress of installing a bike lane “trial” on East Side’s Hope Street. While the project is one more in a series of bike lanes being installed in and around primarily the Providence area, this one has taken on a particular backlash from some…
Read MoreIn the news… updates for 9/27/2022
RHODE ISLAND & VICINITY The Herreshoff Marine Museum will receive $413,709 from the National Park Service for preservation of the General Burnside Building, once a factory for rifles during the Civil War and later a machine shop for torpedo boats and luxury sailing vessels. $750 federal grant to combat veterans’ suicide has come to RI…
Read MoreThe Shabbos Goy – a short story by Michael Fine
By Michael Fine, contributing writer Copyright © 2022 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. ___ It was…
Read MoreSmithfield: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) Task Force invites reports on concerning behaviors
Smithfield issues “An invitation for citizens to report concerning behavior in the Smithfield community” The Smithfield Town Council has created a “Community Concerns Form” for filing of complaints from community members about activity in the town. It has also appointed the SMITHFIELD DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION TASK FORCE and invites citizens to report concerning behavior…
Read MoreThe Forgotten Souls of Burnside Park – Brendan Higgins
By Brendan Higgins, contributing writer – commentary The park is located in downtown Providence. It sits between Washington Street and Exchange Terrace in the heart of Kennedy Plaza. It has a majestic water fountain. During the warm weather, the park is used for musical performances and religious gatherings. There is a playground for children to…
Read MoreIn the news… updates on 9/6/22
RHODE ISLAND & VICINITY Ann & Hope complex in Warwick will put in a large U-Haul storage facility – other stores to go in in the future URI did not receive funding from the $79 million federal Commerce program announced to support the Blu Economy. It would have expanded the “Bedraggled” Bay Campus. Billionaire New…
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