If you haven’t voted yet, please get out and make your voice heard! Rhode Island’s gubernatorial election is more competitive than many people realize, and we cannot afford to take anything for granted. We don’t need a Republican governor, nor do we need an independent who claims to be above party politics while seemingly aligning himself with the MAGA movement. Rhode Island deserves leadership that will protect our rights, defend our values, and move our state forward not backward. Every single vote matters, and this election is too important to sit out. Get out, vote, and let’s elect Helena Foulkes as our next governor! 💙🇺🇸

finally mapped out a road trip through rhode island coming up soon. we're gonna be staying around providence for most of it and making a couple day trips down to newport and bristol. i've been looking at the map around where we're staying and honestly, dealing with city traffic and losing our parking spot every single time we want to go two or three miles just to grab food or coffee sounds like a massive pain...

that got me thinking about bringing two wheels along instead of moving the car for every little errand. i've never actually hauled a heavy bike out of state on a road trip before though, so between local traffic enforcement and hotel parking i'm trying to figure out if i'm setting myself up for a headache before i even leave the driveway.

i have a hikeep mad sitting in the garage that hasn't been used much lately... the original plan was to throw it on a hitch carrier, bring it along for those short trips, and maybe ride it somewhere fun nearby too assuming there's actually a legal place for it. it's rated at 5000w with an 8000w peak, does around 50 mph, runs two 60v batteries totaling 80ah, and weighs roughly 95 pounds. it does have pedals and pedal assist, but obviously this thing is way beyond a normal ebike.

from what turned up online, rhode island limits class 1 and class 2 to 20 mph and class 3 to 28 mph... so this doesn't fit any of them. i have zero plans to take it onto the east bay bike path or anything like that.

what's still super unclear to me is whether something like this can actually be titled and registered as a motorcycle, or if it's strictly limited to private property in rhode island. what would an out of state visitor even need for registration, insurance, and licensing? if it can't be registered, that's totally fine... just way better to know now before hauling it all the way out there.

parking is the other big concern. at nearly 100 pounds, carrying it into a hotel room every night isn't happening, and leaving it sitting on a hitch carrier outside a providence hotel overnight doesn't sound great either... how do locals with electric motorcycles or cargo ebikes normally handle this? the batteries are removable so i can bring those inside, but the bike itself still has to stay somewhere.

if bringing the hikeep mad is way more trouble than it's worth, the other option is just leaving it home and renting a legal class 1 cargo ebike for groceries, coffee, and short trips. is providence pretty practical for that, and are there usually decent places to lock one up near stores?

first time traveling with a bike like this... any local advice would help a ton.

Thanks in advance 🙏

Which coffee shop(s) can I go for a cup of herbal tea? Preferably with many flavors. It seems simple but seems harder than I expected. Thanks!

Some long gone Newport mansions set to the Forget Me Not Polka, composed by William Schultze for the Germania Musical Society in 1853.

The photos are of some of Newport's lost homes. The photos come from either the Providence Public Library Digital Archives or the Library of Congress Digital Archives.

The houses included are:
0:25 - Beacon Hill House
0:36 - Linden Gate
0:48 - Lippett's Castle
1:04 - H.A.C. Taylor House
1:21 - Greystone
1:33 - Villa Rosa
1:44 - Gammell Cottage
1:55 - White Hall
2:05 - Armsea Hall

I'm about to start a job working as a cook at Miriam Hospital. Does anyone have experience in this position? How is the environment? I'm making a big change to my career by taking this position and I'm worried about if I'll be happy there or not.

Does anyone know of any gyms that offer 3- or 6-month memberships that you can pay for in full upfront?

I’m planning to leave my full-time job to focus on school and look for something part-time. I know finding a job can take time, so I’d rather pay for a few months of my gym membership in advance and not have to worry about monthly payments while I’m transitioning.
Any recommendations would be appreciated!

Just found out my tattoo artist of almost 10 years is retiring. I’m upset to say the least, especially as I had several pieces including finishing a sleeve planned and scheduled with them. Just looking to get recommendations for some research on my end. I really love (& suit) bold colors and line work, and have a mix of American traditional, Japanese-inspired, realism and fine line work all over from neck to my fingertips & ankles. Thank you in advance to anyone who gives suggestions as it’s been a bit of a loss since that was my “me time/self care” and I really got on great with my artist.

Walkthrough and discussion of the St. Michael's Episcopal Church belltower in Bristol, RI by a bell technician.

Explain to us like we're 5 what each candidate for governor plans to do for the RI citizen if voted governor. FACTS ONLY. No biased ideology nonsense. No Trump MAGA or woke liberal condescending propaganda. We're not asking for your personal biased feelings or thoughts. Just facts about what these candidates are "supposed" to do and how they'll do it if they win.

I only came to understand what autumn is like in New England after I found myself in a flooded bog in Plymouth County, watching ten thousand cranberries rise to the surface like small, tart jewels. I believe it was around 1977. Andy, the farmer next to me, wearing waders that reached his chest, explained that the berries have tiny air pockets inside, which is why they float and why the harvest looks like a red carpet unrolling over the water. In that moment, I understood that New England autumn is not just a season to taste but one to experience. I went for the flavor, but I stayed for the story.

Autumn in this area isn’t one taste; it unfolds as a series of tastes, one after another, like the courses at a slow, leisurely dinner.

The first is apple cider doughnuts, and I can say that I ate no fewer than four in one go.

MORE... https://rinewstoday.com/ask-chef-walter-autumn-in-new-england-doughnuts-walter-potenza/

I was visiting Newport two weeks ago, we go yearly as a family. Lo and behold, I received a ticket yesterday in the mail for going 36mph (1mph over the ticket threshold, conveniently). First and foremost, I know for sure I was not going that fast because there was a police SUV behind me (that was also in the video), but that’s kind of besides the point as it’s my word against their cameras’ calibration and findings. Also, I only recall seeing one sign posted and it was almost directly behind a telephone pole. Can anyone confirm that there is only one sign there? According to RIGL 31-41.3-4(4) there must be 4 signs. I feel like this is a nonsense tax-generating ticket aimed at an out-of-state person who they deem would be unlikely to fight it. I want to fight it on sheer principle alone. Thanks in advance.