🌱 Emergency Donation Appeal + RePowerPVD + Woman Gets DUI

Welcome back, Providence! It's Saturday, so let's get you started with everything you need to know going on around Providence today.

First, today's weather:

A couple of showers. High: 59 Low: 43.

Here are the top stories in Providence today:

1. The Rhode Island Blood Center declared an emergency donation appeal this year as local and national supplies drop to critically low levels. Kara LeBlanc with the Rhode Island Blood Center has stated that the local hospitals are at a one to two day supply of blood. Unlike years past when there’s been a local shortage, they can’t request blood from other parts of the country because these shortages are being felt nationwide. (WLNE-TV (ABC6))
2. Two RI hospitals have received a new designation for their efforts to prevent antibiotic overuse. The Miriam Hospital and Rhode Island Hospital have each been designated as an Antimicrobial Stewardship Center of Excellence by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA). The hospitals are being recognized for their efforts to stem antibiotic overuse and deter drug-resistant superbugs. (WPRI.com)
3. Mayor Elorza has announced the winner of the annual Providence RePowerPVD Challenge. (Press Release Desk)
4. 30-year-old Jessica Ribeiro was charged with a DUI after she struck a RIDOT barrier located on the ramp from Route 95 North to Route 10. (WLNE-TV (ABC6))
5. ‘Hocus Pocus 2’ will be filming on Federal Hill from Friday afternoon through Sunday morning. (WPRI.com)

Today in Providence:

• Plant Walks in Roger Williams Park - Providence City Hall (9:00 AM)
• Newport Seal & Rose Island Tour - Save the Bay Center (10:00 AM)
• Cooking on a Budget - Farm Fresh RI - Providence Community Library (10:30 AM)
• Stone Soup Concert - Music Mansion (7:00 PM)

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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.