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Cranston Style: Contributors Wanted
Cranston Style’s second birthday slipped by over the weekend, marked a quiet popping of beer. The site is entering the terrible twos, and to stave off the ancillary tantrums and meltdowns, I’m soliciting for contributions. If you’re interested in adding something to the web site, drop a line.
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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... more
Food
A Guide to Cranston's Asian Grocery Stores
I have been meaning to post a short guide to Cranston’s Asian markets. A recent search for the ingredients for bibimbap, a Korean rice dish, has prompted me to put one together. So here’s a sampling of places to find a variety of Asian groceries in Cranston. All but Mirae are within walking distance in Rolfe Square.
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Cranston Public Library Receives a Grant to Establish a Chinese Collection
The Cranston Public Library got some good news from the Confucius Institute at the University of Rhode Island. The Institute is offering a materials grant to establish a Chinese collection at the Central and Auburn branches of the library. The library will catalog about $30,000 worth of materials to be... more
Nature-Outdoors
Running Cranston: 4.8 Mile Valentine's Day Run
Here’s a 4.8 mile run that skirts the Garden City, Woodridge and Eden Park neighborhoods in somewhat of a Valentine’s Day theme. It starts off on a hill* to the Garden City Center.
More...Politics-Policies
Football Season Ends, Political Season Begins
Secretary of State A. Ralph Mollis released Rhode Island’s official 2010 Election Calendar this morning. The calendar includes a detailed list of dates in the 2010 races for offices ranging from town council to Governor of Rhode Island to the U.S. House of Representatives.
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The Liberty Elm Officially Added To The Register
We knew it was significant – architecturally and otherwise – but on January 13 the Liberty Elm Diner, located in Proximal Cranston*, was added to the National Register of Historic Places. Liberty Elm Diner 777 Elmwood Avenue Providence, Rhode Island 401-467-0777 The Liberty Elm Diner does a lot for the Elmwood part of the... more
Politics-Policies
Cranston and Warwick Considering a Merger of Services
Mayors Allan Fung and Scott Avedisian are looking to consolidate their city’s services. The Herald noted that senior services, transportation, information technology, animal control, fire dispatch and maybe some library operations were under consideration. So what would you call the merged city? Cranwick? Warston? I floated the question on RIPTA bus... more
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