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COVID-related restaurant curfews end today (not Sunday) in R.I. Here’s what else local leaders say the restaurant industry would like to see By Dan McGowan Globe Staff,Updated January 29, 2021, 8:54 a.m. Email to a Friend A sign requiring a face mask at SpeakEasy Bar & Grill on May 09, 2020 in Newport, Rhode Island.Maddie Meyer/Getty If you have friends or relatives who would like their own free copy of this daily briefing about Rhode Island, tell them they can LEADING OFF Happy Friday and welcome to Rhode Map, your daily guide to everything happening in the Ocean State. I’m Dan Mc...

Brett Smiley just raised big money in the race for Providence mayor He’s ready to import a significant uptick in contributions, including donations from the governor and her husband By Dan McGowan Globe Staff,Updated January 28, 2021, 9:07 a.m. Email to a Friend Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo discussed COVID-19 cases in March 2020 while Brett Smiley, director of administration, looked on.KRIS CRAIG/THE PROVIDENCE JOURNAL/POOL PHOTO If you have friends or relatives who would like their own free copy of this daily briefing about Rhode Island, tell them they can  LEADING OFF Happy Thu...

She shared that for her daughter, 10, and nieces, there are never any assumptions. “From their lens, and for people of color, when you’re constantly seeing lack of access to spaces, we aren’t surprised it’s taken this long,” said LaFortune. “We know to get there, it requires true revolution.”  LaFortune said because Harris is the daughter of immigrants, is Black and Indian, we’re going to see changes: “She represents a shift in our society around who Americans are and what they look like.” Harris is now an example parents can point to as they encourage their children’s ...

Home but not alone: A Coronavirus Diary | Entry 45: Seeing is believing in the power of change By Vanessa Lillie, Special to The Journal © Vanessa Lillie Vanessa Lillie's son watches Amanda Gorman recite her poem at President Joe Biden's inauguration. When I picked up my 6-year-old son from school last week, he had some breaking news. “A woman has never been president or vice president before," he said. "That’s ridiculous.”  Thankfully, that fact changed on Wednesday. I was curious about the sense of fairness and equity often found in children. How, for adults, it ca...

Rhode Island’s refugee communities react to rioting at the US Capitol After fleeing civil war in their homelands, last week’s insurgence by pro-Trump rioters was a painful reminder of the political unrest they had left behind By Alli-Michelle Conti Globe Correspondent,Updated January 14, 2021, 2:02 p.m. Email to a Friend Armed National Guard troops at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021.Jason Andrew/NYT PROVIDENCE — Fleeing civil war in Angola, Isabel Kayembe crossed the border into Namibia to seek refuge. As pro-Trump rioters breached the US Capitol in Washingto...