5K Honoring Spine Surgeon + ACLU + StyleWeek 'Micro-Fashion'

Up and at 'em, Providence! Let's get you all caught up to start this Tuesday off on an informed note. These are the most important things happening today in Providence.

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First, today's weather:

Partly cloudy throughout the day. High: 73 Low: 66.

Here are the top stories in Providence today:

1. A 5K was held in East Providence on Sunday to honor the life of a local doctor. The Mark Palumbo Memorial University Orthopedics 5K run honored the renowned spine surgeon who passed away in Sept. 2019. Proceeds went towards the Tomorrow Fund, an organization benefitting children with cancer. (WLNE-TV (ABC6)
2. The ACLU of Rhode Island is fighting the effort to overturn Rhode Island's Reproductive Freedom Law. The filing comes as organized groups of opponents of reproductive freedom across the country seek to restrict access to the procedure and overturn Roe v. Wade. “This case highlights the unfortunate truth that, as is the case in the rest of the country, the fight for reproductive freedom in Rhode Island is far from over," said ACLU of RI Executive Director Steven Brown. (GoLocalProv)
3. The twenty-first season of StyleWeek is back in Providence, hosting the third "Micro-Fashion" event on Oct. 14 at Capital Grille. (Rhode Island Monthly)
4. The historic Swan Point Cemetery began its 175th anniversary celebration with a reopening of its restored pedestrian gates and footpaths. (GoLocalProv)
5. Brown University opened its doors to visitors for in-person campus tours last week, marking the first time the university has held live tours since March 2020. (The Brown Daily Herald)

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Today in Providence:

• Lifelong Learners: Lost Park Tour - Roger Williams Park Conservancy (10:00 AM)
• Me & U-kulele: Music Class with Ms. Karen - Providence Community Library (10:30 AM)

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— Miranda Fraraccio

About me: Miranda Fraraccio is a born and raised Rhode Islander. She works as a freelance copywriter for content creation agency Lightning Media Partners and as an assistant producer for a live-lit storytelling show in Chicago. She holds a degree in Writing & Rhetoric and Communication Studies from The University of Rhode Island. In her free time, you can find her traveling, hiking, or photographing her neighborhood as a street photographer.