Karin Sprague and her team of stone carvers create hand-made monuments and grave markers with hammers and chisels. But the gravestones are more than just a way to remember a loved one, they are works of art.
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Posted inEpisode, On Sports
Storm clouds thickening over college sports
The NCAA president wants Congress to get involved in the pay-to-play issue. Does America really care?
Posted inEpisode, Possibly Podcast
A group of young people in Montana sued the state for not taking climate change seriously. What happened at the trial?
I’ve been hearing about this landmark climate case in Montana, where a group of young people sued the state, and won. How did they do it?
Posted inEpisode, Housing, The Weekly Catch
Fixing relations between Providence teachers and leaders, housing the homeless, hunger in Rhode Island, and more
Rhode Island officials are confident that this winter, they will be more prepared to help those experiencing homelessness than in previous years. We hear about the state’s new plan from Housing Secretary Stefan Pryor. Also, the Rhode Island Food Bank just released the 2023 Hunger Survey. What does it show about who in the state is going hungry? And a new commission in the Rhode Island State Senate is asking residents for their ideas to improve the strained relationship between teachers and leadership at Providence Public Schools. Plus, the week in politics, a conversation with AS220 founder Umberto Crenca about his new art show, and more.
Posted inEpisode, TGIF
TGIF: Ian Donnis’ Rhode Island politics roundup for Oct. 20, 2023
Ahead of Halloween, California banned a dye found in candy corn and myriad other products. You can follow me through the week on threads and what we used to call the twitters. Here we go. *** Want to get my column in your inbox every Friday? Just sign up right here *** STORY OF THE […]
Posted inEpisode, Political Roundtable
RI AFL-CIO’s Pat Crowley on organized labor’s current moment, meager progress on schools, and what to do about income inequality
One familiar face in Rhode Island’s labor movement, Pat Crowley of the Rhode Island AFL-CIO, is poised to take over the leadership of that union. So can labor maintain its local relevance?
Posted inArtscape, Episode
Artist Umberto Crenca elevates the commonplace in the neighborhoods of ‘Divine Providence’
Umberto Crenca is a co-founder of nonprofit community arts organization AS220. He’s also been active as an artist in Providence for decades. WaterFire Arts Center is now showing his series of paintings called “Divine Providence.” Artscape producer James Baumgartner visited the space to talk with Crenca about his work.
Posted inEpisode, Possibly Podcast
How can I get involved with Public Utilities Commissions?
In another episode we talked about a state agency that can play a big role in helping us get more of our energy from renewable sources. Here in Rhode Island, it’s called the Public Utilities Commission. But how do everyday people influence how these commissions work?
Posted inEpisode, The Weekly Catch
Local reaction to Israel-Hamas war, reflections from R.I.’s first Latina mayor, blues player Jontavious Willis, and more
We talk with leaders from New England’s Jewish and Palestinian communities to hear about how they’re getting through these difficult times. Also, in the final part of our collaboration with oral history project Nuestras Raíces, we hear from Central Falls Mayor Maria Rivera about how she overcame a fear of public speaking to become the first Latina mayor in Rhode Island. And the URI Guitar Festival is right around the corner. Artscape Producer James Baumgartner talks with blues performer Jontavious Willis. Plus, Ian Donnis discusses possible names for the next Majority Whip in the Rhode Island legislature.
Posted inEpisode, TGIF
TGIF: Ian Donnis’ Rhode Island politics roundup for Oct. 13, 2023
Word of the Day: triskaidekaphobia, or fear of the number 13. You can follow me through the week on what we used to call the twitters. Here we go. *** Want to get my column in your inbox every Friday? Just sign up right here *** STORY OF THE WEEK: In 1997, when Jack Reed […]
