Saturday, April 12, marks the beginning of trout fishing season in Rhode Island and things will be hopping over at Ocean State Tackle on Branch Avenue. They will be opening at 4:30am with nightcrawlers, Power Baits, and all your other angling needs. Owner Dave Henault can answer all your questions. The RI Department of Environmental […]
Head over to the Roger Williams Park Zoo Sunday for ‘The Return Of the Dinosaurs’! This immersive walk-through will take you back to the Mesozoic Era, the age of dinosaurs before that terrible, horrible, very bad day. Come face-to-face with nearly 60 life-size animatronic and interactive dinosaurs, including 25 NEW dinosaurs debuting this year! Brave
The Audubon Society’s peregrine nesting box is up and running. Courtship began last week and apparently one egg has already been laid. The ASRI posts videos of prior events on the site. For those new to the peregrines, the two adults are hard to tell apart unless they are both in the picture; the larger
The Year of the Snake begins today. Personality traits of people born in snake years are said to be as follows: Snakes are sensitive, effective, and adaptable, positive personality traits often complemented by a considerable intelligence. They are usually amiable and even-tempered, showing a cool and calm exterior punctuated by occasional bouts of perfectly-timed energy
It’s time for Winter Wonder Days at the Roger Williams Park Zoo. Admission is half-priced now through the end of February. It may be cold and even snowy, but it is the perfect weather to see animals outside enjoying nature’s cooler temperatures. . . Bundle up and enjoy the crisp winter air while exploring the
Have you ever found a pet and not known quite what to do? Now you can scan it and help it get back home. The new microchip scanning station at the Providence Animal Rescue League is free and available 24/7. Mounted on the exterior of the building, with scanning instructions and Qr codes, the device
I guess some of them die of natural causes. Having said that, according to RI Fish & Wildlife turkeys completely disappeared from these parts in the 1900s “following changes in habitat and unregulated overharvest.” But given how the newly restored turkey populations are taking over city streets, chasing cars, and blocking ambulances, I’m not sure
(9.29) This happened. The Avon will be holding two screenings of the documentary “In the Whale” this weekend. Following the screening on Saturday, audience members can engage with Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and director David Abel and ask him questions like, “How the hell am I supposed to get to sleep tonight?!!!” Really, who among us,
(9.21) Head over to Nick-A-Nee’s all day Saturday for their “Punks for Pets” benefit. Food, fun, and drinks all day. Cash only (ATM on premises). No cover. Your entry is items off the wish list (see below). Music at 1pm. Set times subject to change. 1pm to 1:30 • Sweet Babylon1:45 to 2:15 • The
(8.25) The Providence Animal Rescue League will be holding a preventative vet care clinic this Sunday for cats. These low-cost clinics help community pets stay healthy. No appointments necessary. Cash only. Cats must be in carriers. Services: Rabies Vaccine $20/ Distemper Vaccine $20/ Microchipping $20 (All three of the above — $50) Nail Trims $20/
The folks at Narragansett Brewery are throwing their own shark week celebration, starting this Thursday with a screening of “Jaws” complete with costume contest. There will probably be several Quints crushing it. While the book is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, the movie won’t turn fifty until next June. But the brewery celebrates “Jaws”
This looks great. A couple of weeks ago we stopped by Ocean State Tackle to get an update on the striped bass. Owner Dave Henault had announced that local artist Umberto Crenca was going to give it a much-needed facelift. Crenca (of Divine Providence fame) is one of Dave’s oldest friends and he had been
I would not normally allow a Yankee fan to throw gang signs at me, but this is Dave Henault, owner of Ocean State Tackle, and he has some fun news to share. We first got to know Dave when covering the first day of trout season every spring, and soon found out that everyone knows
Time for you bikers to kiss the wave goodbye and enhance your street cred with a new badass shark plate. Put one of these on your Vespa Ciao and watch the other mopeds scatter. The Atlantic Shark Institute (ASI) announced Thursday that they had recently taken their 500th order for the commercial and motorcycle versions
This was a first for me. I had been watching the four awkward teenagers preening and flapping when the father flew in on the left with a chunk of something for lunch. The young ones had barely had time to react when the mother swooped in, snatched the piece out of the father’s beak, and
Friday was banding day — something the young peregrines do not care for at all. It’s also pretty stressful for the parents which is why all the humans wear helmets. Once again, the good folks of the Audubon Society of Rhode Island (ASRI) — along with urban wildlife photographer, Peter Green — scaled the heights