A reminder, as previously reported here, that Obama for Rhode Island is slated to hold its first event on June 13. Charlie Bakst, meanwhile, has the scoop on visits to our little town on Wednesday by GOP presidential hopeful Rudy Giuliani, as well as the husband of Hillary Clinton.
Meanwhile, Kudos + Congrats to . . .
-- State Senator Josh Miller (D-Cranston), the impresario of the Trinity Brewhouse (a Phoenix advertiser) whose Local 121, in the Dreyfus Hotel in downtown Prov, is a new hot spot. One of the highlights is a beautifully restored bar area, which has been known to attract a lively mix of ink-stained wretches, bloggers, politicos, and other colorful characters.
-- PR maven Christine Heenan of the Clarendon Group, who, as noted today in Political Scene, recently celebrated her 40th birthday at the aforementioned Local 121 and who is slated to marry former Cicilline chief of staff Mike Mello.
-- Charles Rappleye, the brother of Channel 10 newsman Bill Rappleye, whose book (now in paperback), Sons of Providence: The Brown Brothers, The Slave Trade, and the American Revolution, has won the Washington Prize.
-- To Grow Smart Rhode Island, the anti-sprawl group, which is scheduled, on Thursday, to receive an environmental leadership award from the Environmental Business Council of New England. The Phoenix has previously honored Grow Smart chieftain Scott Wolf as a Local Hero, and the group's efforts are well-deserving of further recognition.