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Photo by David Dennis/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images As expected college basketball during the pandemic has become a mix of horrifying and humdrum. Keyontae Johnson collapsing mid-game and later being found to have myocarditis will end being the defining moment of the regular season for a lot of people. Meanwhile, some aspects of the season have given a sense of normalcy to life, even as non-conference schedules have been stripped down. There’s something calming about checking the SoCon standings or wondering if the Saint Louis Billikens are any good. As my friend Ben Goren wrote in a dif...

Roger Williams - first year for Ioannis Miaoulis Salve Regina - first year for Kelli J. Armstrong Providence College - first year for Rev. Kenneth R. Sicard While RIC and CCRI’s Presidents have been in place for a number of years — they must defer to the Governor, the legislature and their board regarding their financial fate. Only Brown’s Christina Paxson has longevity — she was named president in 2012 and had her contract extended in February through to 2025. A major report by the Wall Street Journal finds "typical families at dozens of schools are borrowing almost $100,000 to fina...

Frank Picozzi, Mayor-Elect of Warwick PHOTO: Picozzi Campaign The new mayor of Warwick is best known for two things — pulling off one of the biggest political upsets in Rhode Island history and great Christmas decorations. For the affable Picozzi, he needs to prove that his victory was more about a new vision for Warwick and less about the dislike of soon to be former Mayor Joe Solomon — a man who insulted and offended almost everyone in town. The former Warwick School Committee has some, but limited experience. Warwick Democrats on the City Council and in the legislature will be circlin...

Can the plant-based businesswoman hit another home run? Kim Anderson — who owns the popular Plant City in Providence — is hedging on a new location in Middletown to be the next great success. In 2019, GoLocal was first to report on the impending arrival of the vegan food hall Plant City, the brainchild of Matthew Kenney -- and embraced by Anderson.   And while the first location between South Main and South Water Street in Providence has been a hit with students, residents, and visitors alike, Anderson is now embarking on a new concept.  A vegan drive-though on Aquidneck Island.  And...

Superman Building - going on 8 years vacant PHOTO: GoLocal Rhode Island’s tallest building -- the Industrial Bank Building or better known as the Superman building -- enters its eighth year of vacancy in 2021. In 2019, it was named one of "America’s 11 Most Endangered Historic Places" by the National Trust for Historic Preservation in its annual list. “From the National Mall Tidal Basin in Washington, D.C. to one of Chicago’s best examples of Post-Modern architecture to the vast, largely unprotected cultural artifacts in the Ancestral Places of Southeast Utah, this year’s list refle...