(4.1) The United Way is sponsoring a special pre-season partial lighting to be held in Memorial Park tonight, Saturday, April 1, in celebration of their annual 401Gives campaign. The lighting will begin after sunset at 7:10pm. The braziers will remain lit until 9:30pm. Food fairs will be open on College Street, adjacent to Memorial Park. Enjoy …
It’s a date . . . it’s an area code . . . it’s a day for giving to local non-profits. If your inbox did not explode this morning with suggestions, we have a few you can use: The Rhode Island Community Food Bank will put your donation to good use; rising food costs have …
The second annual RI Craft Beer Week runs now through March 12th with new releases, tastings, food trucks, special dinners, bingo, and craft events. Gail Ciampa has all the details of this statewide event at the ProJo. All during Craft Beer Week, you can do one or two beer crawls, or even the Rhode Map …
(2.15) The post-valentine lovelorn duet show is back. Head down to Revival Brewery and Lost Valley Pizza this Wednesday night for ‘The Love Hangover Revival,’ a fundraiser for RIOT RI. Emcees Ricky Rainbow Beard and Lydia Bernadette will keep things moving along. The PVD Love Hangover is back, full of post-valentine shenanigans and lovelorn duets! …
Yup, there’s a little canal over there. It even shows up on the map. Years ago, when things were still in the planning stage, at least one visionary suggested the canal be rehabbed and turned into a cool water feature. That didn’t happen, but planners still had to deal with the canal where it joined …
Next week is What Cheer Flower Farm’s annual Valentine’s Bouquet-a-thon, a fundraiser where you donate $10 to the farm, then someone at a local hospital gets a bouquet on the 15th. This is the best a-thon going . . . spreading joy while reducing waste. What Cheer Flower Farm presents its third Valentine’s Bouquet-a-thon on …
Seen here is the Providence Drum Troupe in a rare moment of repose. This crew of percussionists, dancers, and jugglers is more like a weather front than a marching band; when they show up, the atmosphere changes, with all present being inexorably drawn along in the slipstream. (Mixed metaphor I know.) Their lively, seizure-inducing videos …
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Knives out! And pruners and axes and scissors. In addition to the grinding wheel, traditional Japanese whetstone sharpening is also available, by the inch. (See IG) A good sharp knife makes such a difference — no more sawing and pushing. Corey Pacheco of Slowhand Sharpening is one of the regulars at the Farm Fresh Winter …
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A friend recently brought the Papitto Opportunity Connection (POC) to my attention, suggesting that not enough people seem to know about the organization (like me) and that they were doing good things in the community. The POC is a non-profit private foundation working with Rhode Island’s Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) communities to …
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No bagging! Time for my annual harangue. In all fairness, the message may be getting out; this is an old photograph. The City has issued this notification: The City of Providence announced Wednesday that free, curbside pick-up of Christmas trees will take place from Monday, January 7 through Friday, January 25 on regularly scheduled trash …
Earlier this month Governor McKee wisely put Amos House in charge of operating the Cranston Street Warming Station. Check out the Amos House FB page to see what they — with the help of a wonderful gang of volunteers — are getting accomplished over there. Of course donations of money are always welcome, but the …
(11.26) We should be shopping locally all year round, but especially at this time of year. This is the make-or-break season for many small businesses. The owners of these stores, restaurants, and coffee shops are your neighbors. They pay taxes here. If you want a bookstore in your neighborhood, you have to shop there. (Or …
The annual Buy Nothing Day Coat Exchange will take place, as always, the Friday after Thanksgiving; you still have time to check your closets for coats, hats, gloves, etc. for the stuff you no longer wear or have . . . outgrown. There are collection sites around the state with a few here in Providence: …
Welcome to the Hiphop Chess Club. I arrived a little early last Monday but it gave me a chance to meet the people who made this happen before the players began arriving. The HCC has been meeting in the Southside Smoothie on Prairie Avenue for about 3 months now. Seen here, seated at the table, …
(10.29) Barnaby Castle on Broadway will once again be throwing a Halloween party with food, booze, entertainment, and prizes for costumes; this annual event raises funds for the ongoing restoration of this glorious pile. The theme this year is Barnaby’s Inferno. Which deadly sin is yours? Three floors of spooky delights. Entertainment on each level, …
(10.8) The 8th Annual Ocean State Oyster Festival will be taking over the Providence River boardwalk on South Water Street this Saturday. The event will feature twelve Rhode Island oyster farms, live music, craft beer and wine, and food trucks. Each year organizers get together to celebrate the oyster as a treasured natural resource. Looks …