by David Brussat, Architecture Here and There, contributing writer Photo: This tiny park sits at the relocated confluence of the Woonasquatucket and Moshassuck rivers forms the Providence River. The old confluence was under the...
By Kevin Kearns, contributing writer on fitness and exercise Good morning all! This week I realized how challenging mental illness can be. Much like other diseases, you can be in remission from time to time. This is...
by John Donnelly, meteorologist Saturday 3/11/23: Our little pesky storm system will roll out to sea off the mid Atlantic coast, with the periphery of the system affecting us in the way of light overnight and early morning rain...
RHODE ISLAND & VICINITY Fane building developer has pulled out of the project, citing “risks beyond his control” – the project goes back to the I95 Commission for next steps. The building has been talked about...
by John Donnelly, meteorologist A decent start to the day with some sun and clouds mixed and a perfectly normal low in the low 30’s. Cloud cover will thicken from above as a low pressure system approaches from the west and performs...
Chief Derek Silva, new Chief of the Providence Fire Department is In The arena – the first Fire Chief in 8 years. This was his first sit down interview since being promoted. He and Joe Paolino, Jr. talk about how he became a...
by John Cardullo, sportswriter Photo: At the Helm – URI men’s hockey coach on the bench at the Boss Arena. URI photos by Michael Salerno. Two goals by Dylan Weichselbaumer propel URI to 4-3 victory over Drexel Joe...
Photo: EnrollRI The Rhode Island League of Charter Schools (RILCS) reminds families that the application period for charter public schools closes on Thursday, March 16, 2023 at 5:00 p.m. Parents wishing to enter their...
by John Donnelly, meteorologist No major differences in the weather today, seasonable temperatures ranging from morning lows in the low 30’s to afternoon highs in the mid 40’s with a light northerly breeze. ___ Follow...
by John A. Cianci, contributing writer on veterans issues Each week, RI Veterans: Did you know? brings the Rhode Island (and beyond) veteran useful information prompted by questions we receive. We include events, services, programs,...
By Alison Mountford, contributing chef Three cheers for homemade Chana Masala! It’s so much fun to combine these spices and a few other ingredients and watch them meld into a crave-able and warming dish. We sometimes stir in some...
Rhode Islander, Tina Guenette Pedersen, was appointed by President Joseph Biden this week to serve, along with others on the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Access Board. Tina Guenette Pedersen is CEO, President,...
by John Donnelly, meteorologist Canadian High pressure over Ontario and a batch of low pressure centers over the open Atlantic keep the pressure gradient in place over the northeastern US, so we will remain breezy for at least another...
Rhode Island Foundation awards nearly $84 million in grants – raises more than $75 million in gifts in 2022 Aid brought relief to Rhode Islanders coping with hunger, surging housing prices and the behavioral health crisis...
Photo credit: Belle Farfalle, Carol Strause Fitzsimonds The Opening Reception for Pulp Fiction: Paper, Prints, Collage and Books, at the Warwick Center for the Arts will be held this Thursday, March 9th from 6 to 7:30pm Pulp...
by Timothy Jones, cartoonist Meet Tim! Go here: https://www.NEComicCons.com _ Originally from Attleboro, Massachusetts, Tim lives with his wife and two daughters in Smithfield, RI. He is a cartoonist, freelance illustrator,...
Photo: Strategic Plan, General Dynamics In an announcement which seemed to catch the public relations staff at General Dynamics, Electric Boat by surprise, close to 6,000 people are being recruited in 2023 to work on ramping up...
Mastery Martial Arts Leadership Program has raised over $20K for local schools Mastery Martial Arts presented a $900 check to the Holliman Elementary School Parent Teacher Association (PTA) on February 9 to culminate its four-week...
Nutrition professor Marie Mortreux’s work, partly funded by NASA, could help inform long-term space flight planning When it comes to maintaining muscular and skeletal Health in the body, it’s either use or lose it. Maintaining...
by John Donnelly, meteorologist A quick jetstream crossing from Canada into the northeastern US stirs up some high level cloud cover, and little else. Breezy conditions also at the surface expected with north-northwesterly gusts...
PART Two R.I. Attorney General Peter Neronha shared in great detail the worries that keep him up late at night, captured in a recent interview with ConvergenceRI. Those worries include: the lack of primary care physicians, the financial...