William Hamilton

A protest against ICE outside a federal office building on Westminster St. in Providence tonight…

The neighborhood Christmas band makes its annual annual trek through Elmhurst in Providence tonight…

YouTube video by Omaha Productions Peyton Manning, Rob Gronkowski & Julian Edelman Rebuild the Patriots’ Super Bowl LI Trophy

Peyton Manning, Julian Edelman and Gronk visit the Cumberland factory where they make the Lombardi Trophy, and they take the Gronk Bus to get there... www.youtube.com/watch?v=LN4t...

This poster has a place of pride in my living room. One of the few remaining in excellent condition outside of a museum. Such a cool story behind it, how Conner was commissioned, what his intention was and how his plans were rejected by the NY Film Festival organizers.

Pomfret Vt.: "When the ... colors start to pop, the road is suddenly clogged with dozens, sometimes hundreds, of cars, parked haphazardly. Tour buses come, spilling out passengers with cameras ... visitors often walk brazenly onto private property ... setting out picnics on the sprawling fields."

According to Chat GPT (although notoriously inaccurate):

New but unfinished bike path along Kingsley Ave. and the Woonasquatucket River in Providence. Kingsley no longer a two way street.

The Brown & Sharpe strike, which began in 1981. The picket lines stayed up for years, and the strike didn't technically end until the mid to late 1990s. I believe by some measures it's considered the longest strike in U.S. history.

Afternoon thunderstorm rolling through Providence today…

Downed trees along the East Bay Bike Path, including this that requires riders to carry their bikes over the trunk just south of the Squantum Club

Long before "Cooler and Warmer" and "All That," Rhode Island's tourism and economic development slogan in 1960...

Maybe the strangest named place in R.I. that doesn't exist anymore:

Starve Goat Island

In the 20th century, landfill on the Providence River made the island disappear. At one time, that area had the most productive oyster beds in the East.

Save the Bay HQ sits where Starve Goat Island was.

I suspect that's why they put in the floating bus stop islands along some of these lanes.

We've largely failed on the "What Comes Next" part of this article: a concrete maintenance plan. Not one flex-post remains standing on Manton Ave (daunting to ride against traffic in an unprotected bike lane). And it's been that way for a year. Flex-posts along South Water St. are disappearing too.

Providence life hack No. 97:

If you like cherries, now is the time to pick some fresh ones at Davis Park. There are about 5 trees that have beautiful cherries. Just leave some for others.

There’s still a for sale sign in the window. Maybe they haven’t taken it down yet

A hot day in early summer and Dari Bee is closed in Riverside Square. Is there any hope?

A cool new canoe landing on Kinsley Ave across the Woonasquatucket River from US Rubber Lofts is pretty much finished.

A cruise ship boarding in Providence Harbor for an 8-day trip along the southern New England coast and islands…

Things you notice in Providence on a beautiful Friday commute home: that ugly chainlink fence at India Point is finally gone. The work is complete, I think…

Yes

Protesters on the move up Empire St. in Providence at 6:40 pm tonight…

Protest outside Providence’s Doorley Municipal Building on Empire St. at about 6 pm today…

5 years ago today, downtown Providence businesses boarded up, fearing a repeat of widespread vandalism, looting that had happened a few nights earlier after George Floyd's death. So much plywood that Westminster St. smelled like a Home Depot.

Snapping turtle finds its place in the sun along the Blackstone River Bikeway in Lincoln. They can live 50 years or more. This guy is maybe middle-aged, and he looked at me like, 'Just try to move me. I'll take your finger off.'

Was a little surprised to see The Atlantic's editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg appear on "Meet the Press" today with the Providence skyline over his right shoulder. What brings him to R.I. today?

How feds took control of the narrative in deportation of Brown Medicine kidney doctor • Rhode Island Current The high-profile deportation case for Dr. Rasha Alawieh, a Brown Medicine kidney doctor, has heightened frustration with a longstanding federal rule restricting public electronic access to court docum...

How feds took control of the narrative in deportation of Brown Medicine kidney doctor rhodeislandcurrent.com/2025/03/19/h...

YouTube video by Casey Jones - Professional Engineer Broken for Years! - Washington Bridge in Rhode Island

ha. Not a train engineer, and I believe it's his real name. I think he lives in the Midwest. Also posted a fresh video on the bridge today...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jn51...

YouTube video by Practical Engineering This Bridge’s Bizarre Design Nearly Caused It To Collapse

Wow, the Washington Bridge debacle hits the big time, kinda. My favorite engineering YouTube channel, Practical Engineering, has profiled the project for its 4.28M subscribers, giving a shoutout to another engineering youtuber Casey Jones, who has been all over it www.youtube.com/watch?v=pL5N...