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Pensions By The Numbers
This is a short guide to understanding the Rhode Island pension crisis. I’m not a financial guru, so please bear with me.
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Subversive Plots
Roger Doiron, founder of Kitchen Gardens International, offers an interesting angle on the importance of growing food at home at a TEDx conference. In his “Subversive Plot: How To Grow a Revolution In Your Backyard” talk, he suggests that growing a kitchen garden can change the world.
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Dirt, Geese and Jazz
The Pawtuxet Farmers’ Market continues through the fall, with apples, potatoes, onions, leafy vegetables and squash aplenty. And also fish. Here’s an update from the Friends. Also, please ignore the articles in the right column, including the one called “Three Markets Left.” It’s from last year. Make Dirt, Not War Cranston and... more
Planning-Development
Vulnerable And Improbable Transit
Groundhog Day in August. A public demonstration against cuts to Rhode Island Public Transit Authority service was held today in Kennedy Plaza. It’s sad that cuts are looming.
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Market Moves, ExploreCranston & Dam
Here’s a note from The Friends about tomorrow’s Pawtuxet Village Farmers’ Market. Market Moves to Hall Library Saturday June 11, the Pawtuxet Village Farmers Market will be in the parking lot at Hall Library on Broad Street in Cranston due to the Gaspee Day parade. The market will be open for the... more
Politics-Policies
Cranston: Kate Middleton's Dress Designer
As reported in Vogue, Elle UK, The Telegraph and dozens of other news sites and blogs, Cranston was recently selected as Kate Middleton’s wedding gown designer. A city of 80,000 people located just south of Providence, Rhode Island, Cranston has long been known for its printed fabrics industry, making it a... more
Planning-Development
The Convoluted Spiral That Is Cranston Planning
There was an Ordinance Committee meeting preceded by an Finance Committee meeting at Cranston City Hall last night. I know, why the hell would anyone go to that double-header? The masochists turned out in droves.
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Why Build High-Speed Rail in the Northeast?
This video makes a compelling case for the introduction of true high-speed rail to the Northeast Corridor. The Corridor’s $3 trillion economy, which is 20% of the nation’s total, is relying on infrastructure that’s hundreds of years old.
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