March 2011
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A new report from Transportation for America, a Washington, DC based firm, says a higher percentage of Rhode Island’s bridges are in bad shape compared to the national average.
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One Year After RI’s Historic Floods. →
What lessons did we learn from the historic floods of March, 2010?
Of the many issues still facing us one year later, the floods certainly underscored the risks of obsolete and deteriorating dams impeding the natural flow of rivers and streams throughout the region. Rhode Island has 671 dams, many of which have outlived their useful life.
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R.I. bridges among the worst in U.S. →
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Rhode Island has the fourth-highest proportion of structurally deficient bridges in the country, a Washington-based coalition said.
Basing its conclusions on federal figures, the group Transportation for America said that of Rhode Island’s 754 bridges, 163, or 21.6 percent, are structurally deficient.
That puts Rhode Island three states behind Pennsylvania, where...
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livinglimitless asked: Being a Rhode Islander myself, this blog kicks ass. Well done.
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Released early this morning, the 2011 Newport Folk Festival lineup!
Saturday
July 30, 2011
The Decemberists
Gillian Welch
Gogol Bordello
Earl Scruggs
Ramblin Jack Elliott
Tegan and Sara (acoustic)
Mavis Staples
The Felice Brothers
Delta Spirit
Freelance Whales
Devil Makes Three
Song Circle w/ Dar Williams, Ellis Paul, John Gorka, Liz Queler
Pokey LaFarge and the South City Three
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Body of Proof is on ABC.
It was filmed in Rhode Island.
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Those Darlins are playing Firehouse 13 tonight. →
Those Darlins @ Firehouse 13, Providence, Rhode Island.
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The Other Side of the Mirror: Bob Dylan Live at Newport Folk Festival 1963-1965
venicechild:
If it doesn’t bring you to tears you have no soul.
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Moonrise Kingdom
theillustratographer:
To make this whole experience even more exciting, Gerri Sullivan (art director) happened to have looked through my website and he asked me to bring in one of my paintings I did last year. He and my supervisor (Kris Moran, set decorator) liked my piece! They will ask Wes what he thinks of it when he comes into the studio, and if all goes well….
…my painting will be used in...
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James Fanco driving through the streets of Providence, Rhode Island.
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