slides: Side of the Rhode: Who’s Hot & Who’s Not? - October 7, 2016
Friday, October 07, 2016
Russ 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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Gina Raimondo
The hits just keep on coming. This week, GoLocal reported the space at the Hope Artiste Village, which Raimondo used as space for her campaign kickoff, was granted to her for free, as an in-kind contribution. The space is owned by Lance Robbins, the California developer that recently received $3.6 million from the Commerce Corporation, who is also regarded as one of the biggest slumlords in California. It might not be, but to most people, it sure looks like a quid pro quo.
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Lance Robbins
The negative news about the notorious California slum lord just seems to be endless.
Whether it’s individuals like Frank Gamwell, who were forced to sue Robbins for $28 million (and winning) after Robbins broke his word, or towns like Belville, North Carolina, that are forced to sue him for failing to move forward on an agreed upon waterfront project, or former tenants like Deana Martin, who owned a bakery at the Hope Artiste Village, who found him “morally bankrupt”, it seems like anyone who dealt with this man has had it end badly.
Why would the state of Rhode Island want to make a significant loan to this man’s company?
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Timothy Kaine
The Vice Presidential candidate didn’t have his best night on Tuesday evening when he squared off against Mike Pence in the debate. Kaine repeatedly interrupted Pence, and ironically, appeared to have the suitable temperament for the oval office.
Meanwhile, Pence gave a very confusing statement about his stance on the death penalty while being Governor of Virginia—saying that he enforced the death penalty despite it being opposed to his religious beliefs. Kaine, apparently argues that the laws of man supersede the laws of God, in his opinion.
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Alex and Ani
The Rhode Island-based jewelry company has closed its premier store on the East Side of Providence, just before the Christmas season begins to heat up—another troubling sign for Alex and Ani.
The move comes just one week after the company fired several of its top staff members, including Chief Operating Officer Jane Fitzpatrick Conway, Dan Sills the Senior VP of Sales, and Greg Williams, who was the organization’s Director of Retail. Here’s hoping the company can turn things around
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Creepy Clowns
There have been several incidents of people dressing up as scary looking clowns in an attempt to frighten people—presumably since we’re heading closer towards Halloween. But this is a bunch of nonsense that isn’t good fun and could end up startling people and causing unneeded violence in the process.
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