What is the matter with this man? The Providence Rock and Roll Yard Sale folks and their past partners, InDowncity, have been forced to cancel their annual spring event which used to bring happy crowds down to Westminster Street at Grant’s Block every May. This is all of a piece with the abstemious Mayor Smiley’s […]
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The need for all blood types is once again critical, so contact the Rhode Island Blood Center (RIBC) and schedule an appointment. The need is critical, here and in Connecticut. Now about Dr. Oz. I am still baffled that the RIBC has associated itself with this lying charlatan. More troubling is the fact that he
Retired Supreme Court Chief Justice Frank Williams has been appointed to keep an eye on things over at the Wild Zebra Gentlemen’s Club on Allens Avenue for a year. This results from an agreement reached between club owners and the city following various infractions that resulted in its license being revoked. According to the ProJo
Talk about mixed emotions. Acoustic Java Café and Microcinema has just opened a coffee shop and theater in the former Cable Car Cinema. Whether they know the recent history of this site is unknown, but they may find their reception here a little cool. Acoustic Java started with two venues in Worcester, and they may
Um . . . climate change? A stroll over to Prospect Terrace turned into an adventure when I spotted two gentlemen peering over the south end and decided to interfere. I assumed they had wedged a drone, or maybe a particularly valuable Frisbee, in the tree canopy only to discover that three Lime scooters had
What Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin doesn’t want you thinking about right now: His role as one of the legislators who voted ‘yes’ to pass the legislation that paved the way for the disastrous, state-backed 38 Studios loan. His role in the subsequent four-year investigation (ended last summer) which has resulted in no charges being
Interesting piece in New York magazine (online at Vulture) about the Brooklyn crash pad for indie musicians being sponsored by Sour Patch Kids candy. In what their ad agency insists on calling “experiential marketing” certain “emerging artists” are invited to stay at The Patch for free with one condition: all digital content uploaded while in
Ever? Never mind at Christmas time in a car filled with packages. U.S. Representative David Cicilline claims that his car was broken into on Christmas Eve while it was parked outside Loie Fuller’s on Westminster Street (Turnto10). Channel 12 obtained the police report which they say includes “several types of briefcases” among the items stolen.