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Buy a Book, CD or DVD to Support the Cranston Public Library
Due to the city’s budget problems, all purchases of books, CDs, DVDs and Books-on-Disc have been halted at the Cranston Public Library. Yesterday the library set up an Amazon wish list to give residents a chance to keep the collection growing. Show your support by purchasing from the list. (Especially now that the PR nightmare that Amazon created last weekend has been reasonably explained).
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Thursday June 10, 2010
Thee Euston-Fairweather Registry of Hyper Links: Gaspee Days Edition
Recently, Freddy Krueger was shot. This weekend a ship will burn, a market will move and recycled goods will find new homes. Here’s the short version:
moreMonday April 26, 2010
Meet Tim Lehnert
I recently had the chance to meet with author Tim Lehnert. The Eden Park resident wrote the book, Rhode Island 101: Everything You Wanted to Know About Rhode Island and Were Going to Ask Anyway. In a short interview over lunch at Minh Hai, he spoke about his effort to... more
Thursday March 11, 2010
Cranston is OK
A couple of years ago, someone contacted This Old House to nominate Eden Park for one of their “best neighborhoods” lists. Earlier this year, the editors of the magazine asked me to make a case for the nomination. Cranston made their “Best Old-House Neighborhoods“ list for March of 2010. But... more
Tuesday March 2, 2010
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. Anything goes,... more
Tuesday February 23, 2010
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