We went with Marti's Cupcakes in Pawtucket for our kid's party. They were great and very reasonably priced.

This is such good advice given how the trades are really struggling with staff shortages, and there are so many well-compensated jobs, too. But you're right, this is more of a summer gig - by the time kids get out of school, job sites are shutting down for the day.

Clover dessert would be my choice!!

It was national news

So yeah go back to your hole where you belong

I love the way they seem to value longevity in their employees, too.

I will give you the advice I gave my kids when they were your age: For smaller places that are not chains with online applications, you must go in, ask to speak to the manager or owner, and leave a resume with your application.

Then - and this is the important part - you must go back in person to follow up. You cannot call and leave a message (no one will get it). At your age and with no experience, persistence is key. You might not be better than the other 16 year-old applicants with no experience, but you are the 16 year-old standing in front of them.

I gave this advice to my son saying "What sets you apart from the other applicants with no experience? Nothing! You need to go back." He responded "If they want me they'll call me". And of course they did not and he never got a job.

I gave this advice to my daughter, and on her second visit to a diner where she'd applied, she was hired and worked there three years, and even a bit on college breaks. They had hired someone older three weeks earlier (right around the time of her first application) and he wasn't working out. Her second visit happened to be when they had just let him go.

I know in an era where job apps are done online and people text and don't talk to each other, this sounds like antiquated advice from a Boomer. But some things about the way small businesses hire has not changed. Good luck!

Why did the bodega close?

Im not arguing about whether something is defined as “gentrification”, but my god the east side is known as the fanciest area of Providence. To be shocked that things like a bakery would open in that neighborhood is kinda absurd. You can throw a tennis ball to near $1M houses….that have been that expensive for years.

Taunton ave bakery is amazing. One of the only bakeries that uses real buttermilk frosting.

I don't live in the state anymore, sorry I failed to live up to your expectation for news consumption. The articles I found didn't have any video of the incident. Just curious what evidence the judge would use to suggest it was justified, because it seems wholly unjustified.

I'll crawl back to my lowly hole in the ground so you can feel better having told me what to do. Thanks for taking the time to expand my understanding beyond the article itself.

Borealis, Nitro Bar, and someone else I believe. All local to some extent

“One of the city’s few largely Black neighborhoods getting filled up with “progressive” businesses and entities”

Your intention in this is clear.

It’s an oversimplification used to polarize it as “bad” rather than understanding the context in which the space exists and operates.

Sweet cakes bakery in Wakefield. I tried LOTS of cupcakes for my wedding and sweet cakes came out victorious. Reasonable prices and on the smaller side, but very dense and flavorful. Voted best in South County 7 years in a row

Nursing homes will often hire teens to work in the kitchen. I did that in HS, the hours weren’t bad -worked 4-7:30ish if I was scheduled for a night and usually worked the day shift (6-2:30) every other weekend and picked up holidays and stuff when I could for extra cash. The hours were nice too because you could still go do something after work on a Friday or Saturday night.

It was on the news for weeks

Try Google instead of pretending it didn't happen

Where's the video evidence?

Scialos bros on federal hill. My grandfather is right from Italy and always made his own bread and that’s the only place he would buy from

Best Buy

There are many RI bakeries that make amazing Italian bread but Buono's is the best imo. If you're in the east bay, Scialo's in Riverside makes an excellent Sicilian loaf as well.

Moniker posted they’ll have all USMNT and will have heated tent: https://www.instagram.com/p/CkOneDZvvfm/

Narragansett opening early for many games too: https://www.instagram.com/s/aGlnaGxpZ2h0OjE4MTUzNzQ0Mjg5Mjc1NjIx

The Guild Pawtucket just posted they’ll have games: https://www.instagram.com/p/ClHqEQjPMVm/

can't go wrong with a box of Kenyon's Johnny Cake mix

On a happier note I believe Coffee Exchange on Wickendon St is reopening its cafe rather than take out only.

Just fair warning not sure why they said no mess, they are kind of greasy so make sure you pack it well in several plastic bags to protect other contents in your luggage.

If I have a free bag to check in I will just bring an empty one just in case to bring stuff back. Usually I fly south west which has two free bags so I put a filled smaller luggage inside a larger one so it's easier to handle.

Autocrat or eclipse coffee syrup is great and has a long shelf life. Some places will also have Dave's Coffee syrup which is also great and made from real sugar instead of corn syrup. Pizza strips should be fine for a flight since they are kept at room temperature anyway, I took some to Seattle once myself. Try Clamcakes while you're here if you like them they sell the mix for the batter so you can make them yourself at home. Biscotti, egg and wine biscuits from local Italian bakeries also travel well.

The zoo! That sounds like a great place to work!