Comments on: From Grime to Griddle http://providencedailydose.com/2008/07/14/from-grime-to-griddle/ News/Arts/Culture/Nightlife/Nonsense/Obscurities Sat, 22 Nov 2008 11:44:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Virginia Ryan http://providencedailydose.com/2008/07/14/from-grime-to-griddle/#comment-7737 Virginia Ryan Thu, 14 Aug 2008 03:50:31 +0000 http://providencedailydose.com/2008/07/14/from-grime-to-griddle/#comment-7737 Diner History Lecture The history of the diner industry that began in the Blackstone Valley and Rhode Island will be presented at 9:30 a.m. Aug. 16 at the Worcester Public Library, 3 Salem Square. The diner began with Walter Scott on the streets of Providence with his horse-drawn freight wagon and quickly expanded to Worcester. In Worcester, men by the names of Buckley, Palmer, Jones, Barriere and Gemme made history expanding the diner industry nationally and internationally. The New Hope Diner Project is a collaborative effort to provide job training and education to the youth of Rhode Island and Rhode Island Division of Juvenile Correctional Services, through the restoration and operation of vintage diners. Call Virginia Ryan at (508) 853-6357 for additional information. Diner History Lecture

The history of the diner industry that began in the Blackstone Valley and Rhode Island will be presented at 9:30 a.m. Aug. 16 at the Worcester Public Library, 3 Salem Square. The diner began with Walter Scott on the streets of Providence with his horse-drawn freight wagon and quickly expanded to Worcester. In Worcester, men by the names of Buckley, Palmer, Jones, Barriere and Gemme made history expanding the diner industry nationally and internationally. The New Hope Diner Project is a collaborative effort to provide job training and education to the youth of Rhode Island and Rhode Island Division of Juvenile Correctional Services, through the restoration and operation of vintage diners. Call Virginia Ryan at (508) 853-6357 for additional information.

]]> By: JOE BERNSTEIN http://providencedailydose.com/2008/07/14/from-grime-to-griddle/#comment-6849 JOE BERNSTEIN Mon, 14 Jul 2008 20:25:34 +0000 http://providencedailydose.com/2008/07/14/from-grime-to-griddle/#comment-6849 Since you asked Ariel,I would say there is no "one size fits all" answer.if a training school inmate shows a predisposition for skilled trades,that person should be encouraged to pursue that avenue-if on the other hand they are more inclined academically they should be encouraged in that direction.The point is that in youth corrections any positive alternative is preferable to warehousing.There will be that small hardcore antisocial group that cannot benefit from positive reinforcement,and they should be segregated. Since you asked Ariel,I would say there is no “one size fits all” answer.if a training school inmate shows a predisposition for skilled trades,that person should be encouraged to pursue that avenue-if on the other hand they are more inclined academically they should be encouraged in that direction.The point is that in youth corrections any positive alternative is preferable to warehousing.There will be that small hardcore antisocial group that cannot benefit from positive reinforcement,and they should be segregated.

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