Historian Patrick Conley wrote an excellent letter to the editor refuting claims made by Rhode Island College adjunct professor Julianne Jennings' statements about Roger Williams. Ms. Jennings wants everyone to know "the truth" about Roger Williams, and is pushing for the Department of Transportation to install a plaque which would share her distorted view of history. Here is the full text of Patrick Conley's letter:
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Just a Step Productions are hosting their 4th Annual Juneteenth celebration starting TODAY!! in our neighbor city of Providence, RI. (About 45 minutes outside of Boston) Wednesday, kick things off with a Tribeca Film Festival Award Winner , " 'Zoned In" by filmmaker Daniela Zanzotto Friday, experience the final performance of In House Freestyle . Saturday, Taalam Acey and other poets will share a night of the spoken word. Sunday, DJ Laylo of the NYC brings her skillz to RI. For a complete... Read Full Story
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It's a sad day in Providence. One of my favorite buildings, the Arcade, has closed and is awaiting a new tenant. The owner, Granoff Associates, is planning on renovating the building to suit the needs of it's new tenant. It will probably be a single tenant and could be either a store or offices. Either way, it's the end of an era. You may be reading this and think it's no big deal. After all, the Arcade is going to reopen eventually, right? Well, it's supposed to, but I'm not... Read Full Story
Rhode Island Mayor Wants Head Tax On College Students
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Mayor Proposes a College Attendance Head Tax In Rhode Island
by Mark Robyn
The mayor of Providence, Rhode Island, David Cicilline, has proposed an interesting new tax. He thinks that the city should charge a per student tax on college students at a rate of $150 per [...] Read Full Story
An administrator at Roger Williams Middle School has been placed on paid leave after an incident where he allegedly took a Dominican flag from a student and stomped on it. After students found out about the incident, unruly behavior occurred. The Providence School Department is conducting an investigation in order to get a better handle on what happened and decide what action needs to be taken. As I read the account of the incident, read quotes in the newspaper, and comments on the... Read Full Story
Please visit our blog site at http://www.practicalmanifestations.com/blog.html to subscribe to our blog updates via email or to view our entire archive of blog posts (searchable by keyword). This past weekend was a lot of fun, we were able to help a lot of people in different ways. Throughout this entire month we had been helping to promote the concerts our friends of Col’ Areo String Quartet were putting on at the Music School Carter Center in East Providence, Rhode Island. I contacted the... Read Full Story
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For the past 2 years or so, I have been following the ALCO project closely. For those of you who aren't familiar with ALCO, it is a large development that involves a mix of commercial and residential development on land between Valley St. and the Woonasquatucket River in Providence. Besides new construction, the project will utilize several existing buildings, and will improve the area around the development by also creating a river walk. The project has already begun to pay dividends... Read Full Story
