The Galleries of the historic Providence Art Club will host celebratory receptions to open three new exhibitions on Sunday, January 22. The galleries will be open from 12-4pm and light refreshments will be served from 2-4pm. Artists...
By Kevin Kearns, contributing writer I have to hand it to cross fit – they are great getting people off their asses and in the gym. There’s one on just about every corner, or at least there used to be. I want to say one...
by Jeff Gross, contributing writer, commentary As the New Year is rolling along so are the lawsuits that look to protect the Second Amendment (2A). At last count there are 16 total magazine ban or Modern Sporting Rifle lawsuits...
by John Donnelly, meteorologist Saturday 1/21/23: A day in between weather systems, the worst part of the day will be some cloud cover early before partially clearing under the influence of fleeting high pressure to our north....
Attorney General Merrick B. Garland announced that Colonel Hugh T. Clements Jr. has been appointed to serve as the new Director of the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office). The COPS Office is the component of...
Governor Dan McKee has submitted his FY24 “RI Ready” budget to the General Assembly. The housing portion of the budget includes: hiring of 21 new full time staff and $30 million to expand shelter capacity for those experiencing...
by Mari Nardolillo Dias The long plane ride provides me with a great deal of time for a life review. Memories flood me. I think about my childhood. As usual. When I was at the edge of 9, we moved out of the funeral home. Father...
by John Donnelly, meteorologist A trough of low pressure behind the main front will sweep in from the north late triggering some snow showers in the evening with up to an inch on the ground by midnight. Morning lows in the lower...
by John A. Cianci, contributing writer on veterans issues Let’s start off with a question from one of our readers: “I brought my DD214 to the Town Hall in Coventry for the tax exemption credit on my house and was told I was...
By Alison Mountford, contributing chef TOTAL TIME – 30 QUICK TIPS – This is one of the very few Recipes we’d consider buying tomatoes out of season for because of the way they cook down to the correct texture for...
by John Donnelly meteorologist A low pressure system will pass just to our south with overrunning cloud cover and rain beginning around midday and continuing through the night. Light southerly breezes allow the rain to be the straight-down...
Photo: Hope & Main website Hope & Main, Rhode Island’s first food business incubator, officially opens the doors of its downtown Providence location TODAY, Wednesday, January 18 at 11am at The Atrium, 100 Westminster Street...
by Ron St. Pierre & Jen Brien, contributing writers, commentary MY DAD You know, all this chit chat about Joe Biden’s garage got me thinking lately about MY DAD and HIS garage. A 3-car sucker right on South Main St...
by John Donnelly, meteorologist A surface trough left over from the occluded front that passed remains to the north and helps funnel winds out of the west-northwest gusting to 25 mph. Cloud cover will trend towards decreasing, and...
Photo: ‘Ophelia’ by Alexandra Spano The Opening Reception for the 2023 Annual Warwick Center for the Arts Members Show will be held on Thursday, January 19th from 6 to 7:30pm. The exhibit runs until February 18th. This is...
Photo by Richard Asinof – Cortney Nicolato, president and CEO of United Way of Rhode Island, in her office. By Richard Asinof One-on-one with Cortney Nicolato, the president and CEO of United Way of Rhode Island, putting...
Join Pat Cruz’s Getting Back to Business for their first 2023 networking event. It will be held on Wednesday, January 18th, 5:30pm to 8pm at Chapel Grille in Cranston. Our events are where people connect in RI. Join us to...
A member of the Garden City Alliance perhaps expressed it best: “we’re sick of it”. Referring to the Politics of getting almost anything done in the city of Cranston – “To know who will help you you first...
by John Donnelly, meteorologist A weak area of low pressure runs out ahead of the larger system over the great Lakes and provides at least the chance for some light showers in the evening hours. Before that, however, we’ll return...
COVID-19 Claims 2,000 Lives Per Week; 3 Critical Things Everyone Should Know There are still more than 400,000 new COVID-19 cases and 2,500 deaths due to COVID-19 each week, and an average of 5,000 hospitalizations each day in the...
By Mary T. O’Sullivan, MSOL, contributing business leadership writer “We like to give people the freedom to work where they want, safe in the knowledge that they have the drive and expertise to perform excellently, whether they...
