Side of the Rhode: Who’s Hot & Who’s Not? - June 23, 2017
Friday, June 23, 2017
Russell J. Moore, GoLocalProv MINDSETTER™
Every Friday, GoLocalProv's Russ Moore breaks down who is rising and who is falling in RI politics, business, and sports. Moore has worked on both sides of the desk in Rhode Island media, both for newspapers and on political campaigns.
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Amazon
The mega online retailer continues to expand its reach at a tremendous pace. Last week, Amazon announced that it planned to acquire Whole Foods supermarkets and the move will make it a dominant force in food distribution. Meanwhile, the company continues to decimate brick and mortar retailers throughout the country. The company will continue to be a juggernaut for a long time into the future.
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Johnny Gates
The Rhode Island rocker, who appeared on this year’s season of The Voice, is gearing up for an east coast tour and is putting out some new, original music, which he debuted on GoLocal LIVE earlier this week. We should definitely continue to expect big things from Gates moving forward. Gates will perform at The Met in Pawtucket on June 24.
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Scott Pioli
The former New England Patriots front office executive, and current assistant general manager of the Atlanta Falcons, demonstrated that sometimes, the most heroic things we can do are also the simplest.
When former New England Patriots offensive lineman Ryan O’Callaghan told Pioli that he was gay and that it was making him feel suicidal, Pioli consoled O’Callaghan by explaining that it was perfectly acceptable, and no reason for shame, even for a tough guy, macho man professional football player. The story, first reported by Outsports, shows us how sometimes, just being a supportive friend can literally save a life. That’s hot.
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Jorge Elorza
The Mayor is gloating over his new budget, telling multiple media outlets that the City of Providence would be “laughed out of court” if it filed for bankruptcy. That’s interesting, since the latest audit shows that the city’s combined total pension and healthcare liabilities for retirees is just shy of $2 billion dollars. For the mayor to act like things are hunky dory, when those liabilities will prevent the city from making crucial investments in education and infrastructure in the future is akin to whistling past the graveyard.
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Pit Bulls
Two pit bulls got loose in Warwick this week and attacked a man and his dog, as first reported by WPRI. Police officers were forced to shoot both pit bulls, and the man who was attacked required medical treatment. Maybe pit bulls shouldn’t be allowed in cities anymore and should be confined to more rural areas where they cannot cause such damage when they go mental.
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East Greenwich
The town of East Greenwich is currently amidst a classic town vs. school committee battle. The town council recently level-funded the school budget, cut property taxes, and fired town manager Thomas Coyle III. Coyle was replaced by Gayle Corrigan, a long-time associate and confidante of Robert Flanders, who oversaw the Central Falls bankruptcy back in 2010. All this has created unease in the wealthy community.
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