October 19, 20, 26 & 27, 2019 H.P. LOVECRAFT WALKING TOUR RETURNS THIS OCTOBER FOR THE 12TH YEAR AT THE VORTEX FILM FESTIVAL The Popular Annual Tour will Explore Lovecraft’s Favorite Providence Haunts Providence native and cult horror writer H.P. Lovecraft will be the subject of the popular annual walking tour and film series during the annual Flickers’ Vortex […]
FALL BOOK SALE OPENS WITH PREVIEW NIGHT AT WEAVER LIBRARY LU RODRIGUES Weaver Library, 41 Grove Avenue, East Providence, will usher in autumn with its annual Fall Book Sale on Friday, October 25 and Saturday, October 26 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on Sunday, October 27 from 1-5 p.m. The sale will take […]
EarthTalk® From the Editors of E – The Environmental Magazine Dear EarthTalk: What is so-called “Flying Shame” and what’s the climate connection? — Bridget J., New York, NY “Flying shame” is one of those memic terms that has sprung up recently to describe guilting people out of taking airplane trips given the massive carbon […]
DEM SEEKS INPUT ON PROPOSED CLIMATE RESILIENCE FUND REGULATION PROVIDENCE – The Department of Environmental Management (DEM) will hold a public hearing next week to discuss two proposed sets of regulations on climate resiliency funding. The draft regulations create two funds related to climate resilience to receive, hold, and administer the $10 million portion of […]
Register for the 2019 Design Awards! WaterRower AIAri is committed to excellence in architecture and looks forward to celebrating outstanding works of architecture through its annual Design Awards Program. The purpose of the program is to recognize achievements in design by Rhode Island architects and to honor the project teams and the clients who work […]
African Americans in the Maritime Trades MARY MALLOY ATTLEBORO – From Colonial times to the twentieth century, men of African ancestry worked aboard Yankee ships, in every capacity from greenhand to Captain. The maritime trades depended on the Black workforce, and offered opportunities for merit-based advancement that were not available in other industries. In addition […]
South Street Landing Lands National Preservation Award Congratulations to South Street Landing , one of three recipients of the Richard H. Driehaus Foundation National Preservation Award presented by the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Developer CV Properties and their team converted this abandoned power plant on the Providence waterfront into a state-of-the-art nursing education facility for Rhode Island […]
Worcester Art Museum’s Fall Community Day will bring ancient Silk Road stories and cultures to life Museum admission will be free on Sunday, November 3 The stories and cultures of the ancient trade routes connecting the Far East to Europe will come to vivid life during “Travel the Silk Road,” a free community day at the […]
