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*Two supermarkets are in the self-checkout line to completion. The first, an ALDI supermarket on Cranston Street, is set to Germanify your shopping list starting January 12. The other is the Stop & Shop at the former Warwick Nurseries. The plan review throwdown takes place at City Hall on Tuesday, January 12 at 7 PM, where company reps will probably try to convince us that they absolutely need to offer plastic bags. Be there, or be somewhere else.
*Donate your bra to fight breast cancer and help Lori Gonsalves-Casale bag a world record. In other news, the police and snow bag a burglar.
*The Projo interviewed Wicked actor Richard H. Blake. He never spoke Cranstonese, but that’s not to say that the stuck-up brother of a witch didn’t hang at Wein-O-Rama.
*The Amazing Race 1000, now with more Cranston.
*Cherie Faria had a 20 dollar bill and bought a winning piece of paper. If I had a million dollars, I’d buy everyone a bowl of Thai Orchid’s Tom Yam soup. And if the hot pepper and “thank you, honey” doesn’t warm you, then maybe Art Handy will.
*From an email: “Oh, okay. So I guess Cranston Style is, what, a monthly? I need my fix, Flamingo. Make with the prose and pictures and updates and whatnot already.” OK, well, here: Megan Weeden is the new children’s librarian at the William Hall Library in Cranston. Flamingo that.
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Saturday November 13, 2010
New Music Series to Feature RI Songwriters
On November 19, members of Rhode Island’s songwriting community will play new, previously unperformed music at the Black Box Theater in Cranston. You’ll hear GW Mercure’s visceral Americana, Kim Lamothe’s driving rhythmic poetry, Chris Monti’s inventive instrumentals, Judith Bingham’s propulsive and provocative compositions, Frank Martyn’s wry rockabilly, and Jacob Haller’s blues/folk stylings. The performers will play three songs each.
moreThursday November 4, 2010
How To Recycle Your Lawn Signs
Lawn signs are recyclable, but they should not be tossed in the standard residential blue bin. The metal stakes should be removed from the sign and both materials can be delivered to the Central Landfill or to one of the local recycling centers listed below. The plastic signs will go in one container, and the metal stakes will go into a different container. There is no charge to recycle either material.
moreWednesday November 3, 2010
The Lexingtons
The Lexingtons are an interesting local band in that they don’t neatly fit into Rhode Island’s music scenes. The Cranston pop trio sounds like they’ve been mining the Beach Boys, Burt Bacharach and other pop musicians of the time, and the indelible sixties vibe puts them somewhere on the same... more
Tuesday October 5, 2010
Wednesday Is Walk To School Day
Wednesday is Walk To School Day. Cranston Public Schools aren’t officially participating, but it doesn’t mean your family can’t hoof it. Good Magazine has some interesting notes about walking to school: In 1969, 88 percent of students who lived within a mile of their grade schools got there by bike or... more
Thursday September 23, 2010
A Guerrilla Style Street Band, Giant Cartoon Airplane and Art History Revisited Through Carnival Games
Witness a giant airplane, handcrafted in painted recycled wood. Step into the shoes of Bob Cratchit and land a part in “A Christmas Carol.” Wonder at a calvacade of small dogs in suits. Laugh at a Superhero. Fall into Thai Yellow Leaf Hammocks and pick up a scrabble tile... more