Thursday, July 28, 2011
New York Magazine’s Grub Street food blog has scanned the entire nation and carefully selected a "state dinner" - an iconic restaurant worth traveling to in each state in the union. Rhode Island’s selection may come as no surprise to locals. Grub Street selected no other than the classic Twin Oaks Restaurant in Cranston as RI's State Dinner.
Thursday, July 28, 2011
Hey, hey, hey. Are you ready for this?
Thursday, July 28, 2011
Just a fifth round pick in 2013.
That is what the Patriots reportedly traded for. According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, New England sent a 5th round draft choice to the Washington Redskins for defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth.
If Haynesworth is a Patriot soon (he will have to pass a physical), then he would represent the third big-name player Bill Belichick has traded for at a time when many perceived those players to be damaged goods.
Thursday, July 28, 2011
According to the data-driven algorithms of Walk Score's 2011 rankings of walkability, Providence is not the most walkable city in Rhode Island. The capital city comes in one slender point behind Central Falls, in fact, with a very respectable Walk Score of 73. But how did Providence perform against its fellow major cities in New England?
Thursday, July 28, 2011
The one-upmanship that beverage companies undertake to promise convenient and rapid boosts of caffeine seems as endless as the energy that they promise. Red Bull markets a bottle of jittery invigoration in 8.4 ounces, while products like Five Hour Energy promise ceaseless verve in just 1.93 ounces—this trend has only been inverted by the Starbucks' Trenta, a 31-ounce cup of iced-coffee that boasts more than a wine bottle full of liquid.
Thursday, July 28, 2011
Recently I wrote about Amy Winehouse’s tragic death and wondered out loud about what role her art, and addiction, played in her demise, along with a long list of other great artists who killed themselves at the age of 27.
Thursday, July 28, 2011
The vast web of data that makes up Walk Score's rating algorithms not only yielded the walkable ratings of Rhode Island's 9 largest cities, but it allows any user to type in his or her street address and get an instant and fascinating assessment of your own personal walkable factor.
Thursday, July 28, 2011
You know a good walking neighborhood, town, or even city, when you're in it. But how to assess what makes a place truly walkable? The smart folks at Walk Score created an algorithm to do just that, and the results are available online. How well did Rhode Island fare? How walkable are we? Pretty walkable, it turns out. Top tier walkable, in fact.
Thursday, July 28, 2011
Wednesday in Foxboro, physicals were given to the players, conditioning drills were run, meetings were attended and equipment began to find its way into players’ lockers.
Thursday, July 28, 2011
While the Red Sox won't confirm it, it appears that Clay Buchholz will not be pitching again this season. The pain in his lower back remains forcing him to see a specialist sometime this weekend.
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