Colley: The Whitehouse “all-white” beach club story was overblown, but could’ve been avoided6/30/2021  Mark Colley
Rhode Island was in the national news last week for all the wrong reasons. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse defended his family’s membership in an “all-white” club — the private Bailey’s Beach Club — to a GoLocalProv reporter, defending it as a “long tradition in Rhode Island.” The story was picked up by FOX, CNN, the Washington Post, NBC and the New York Post, among other national outlets. If you believe Whitehouse in all of this, the story was overblown. In response to the controversy going national, the senator said he himself is not a member and won’t ask any member of his family to resign. He also said the premise that the club is “all-white” is false.  The Wilbury Theatre Group announces their move to WaterFire Arts Center, creating a new theatrical home and an exciting performance venue for Providence and beyond. The re-imagined Wilbury Theatre at WaterFire Arts Center will open in late Fall 2021, but outdoor and virtual programming are already in place.
Productions planned for the 2021/22 season highlight fresh new work, including Haus of Glitter’s activist dance party Historical Fantasy of Esek Hopkins, the East Coast premiere of Charlie Thurston’s modern meditation on the Icarus tale Lifted, the world premiere of Shey Rivera Ríos’ AntigonX – a queer/Latinx interpretation of Sophocles’ Antigone, season two of Don Mays’ audio play series God Talks to An Agnostic produced in collaboration with AFRI Productions and The Public’s Radio, the Tony Award-winning musical Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812, and FringePVD, the 8th annual Providence Fringe Festival (July 18-31, 2021).  Ryan L. Fox
With summer upon us, NFL OTAs and training camps are in full bloom as teams everywhere try to get ready for the upcoming 2021 NFL season. Up in Foxborough, the New England Patriots are still trying to adjust to their post-Brady life. After a disappointing 2020 season, the team is ready to rebound for a stronger 2021. With new faces in camp mixed in with some old faces on Patriots roster, you can be certain that some players with garner more attention to others whether it be a newcomer trying to fit in or a Patriots player from last year trying to keep their roster spot. Out of all the 90 players on the roster, here are the ones you should keep an eye on both in training camp and this preseason.  Mark Colley
Major League Baseball’s latest scandal is one of physics, advanced metrics and sticky stuff — extremely sticky stuff. But the league, as it normally does, is handling it all wrong and creating a disaster for pitchers and hitters across the sport. Let’s get one thing out of the way first: Substances like Spider Tack, Pelican Wax or Bull Frog sunscreen should never have a place in the game. Pitchers who use those substances are not looking for pinpoint command or a better grip on the baseball — they are looking solely for increased spin, which in turn increases movement and swings and misses by hitters.  KFC is donating $275,000 to provide meals and support youth mentorship KFC is teaming up with Big Brothers Big Sisters of America (BBBSA), the nation's largest donor- and volunteer-supported mentoring network, to help newly matched "Bigs" (mentors) and "Littles" (youth) bond over a bucket this summer.
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