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Thee Euston-Fairweather Registry of Hyper Links: Year of the Tiger Edition
DC’s bag tax is expected to generate 3.6 million in income for stores, for the District and for the Anacostia River Protection Fund. But a reduction in the number of disposable bags is the true goal of the controversial bill. A London grocer called Unpackaged is taking the idea further by selling foods without packaging. It’s up to the customer to bring their own.
I don’t think stabbings was high on city hall’s list of the things they were hoping the Park Cinema would bring to Rolfe Square.
Congrats to the Cranston Public Library for securing a grant from the Confucius Institute to establish a Chinese collection. The grant was officially welcomed with a dedication ceremony on Monday night.
The loss of elementary school strings, chorus and band seems like a particularly harsh sacrifice in the carnage of the Cranston School budget cuts.
Apparently Garden City is updating its shopping center and marketing image – including some updates to facades and traffic flow. Chipotle Grill quietly opened up a restaurant in the outdoor shopping center in November.
The Liberty Elm, located in proximal Cranston, made Guy Fieri’s Diner’s Drive-Ins & Dives on the Food Network.
Cranston artist Theodor Kropf has a penchant for transforming objects. Lately he’s been sculpting plastic into porcelain, and manipulating scale in his unique dadaist alchemy. See the tiny results in “Extreme Scale” at the Providence Art Club, running from February 28 through March 19.
The West Bay didn’t make the Daily Beast’s 75 Worst Commutes in America list. The Providence metro region wasn’t shut out, however, as the 195/Washington Bridge made #41 on the list.
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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