🌱Pizza Week Is Starting Sunday + Remembering Officer Jimmy Allen

Hello, people of Providence! It's me again, Karena Garrity, your host of the Providence Daily.

First, today's weather:

Breezy; a shower in the p.m.. High: 63 Low: 39.

Here are the top stories today in Providence:

1. Pizza lovers take note, more than 40 area restaurants will be taking part in the first-ever Providence Pizza Week, which starts on Sunday and will run through the 30th. Luckily for Rhode Island school kids, Pizza Week coincides with school break. (WJAR)
2. Officer Jimmy Allen, badge number 297, died in the line of duty on April 17th, 2005, inside the Providence Police Department headquarters. He is remembered on the anniversary of his murder as "one of Providence’s finest." (The Providence Journal)
3. Will smoking at Bally’s Twin River casinos in Rhode Island be banned? Casino workers testify in favor of a bill that would do just that. Reportedly, the workers say that when smoking was temporarily banned on the gaming floor during the height of the pandemic, they experienced a a positive impact on their health. (WLNE-TV (ABC6)

Today in Providence:

• Free Family Mini Photo Sessions in Downtown Providence! (9:00 AM)
• GED/COMPUTER - Community Libraries of Providence (9:30 AM)
• Fairy Garden Days - Roger Williams Park Conservancy (10:00 AM)
• Fairy Garden Days - Providence City Hall (10:00 AM)
• Planetarium Show - Providence City Hall (2:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Providence Art and Art History: "Providence Internship opportunities for students! Link in bio!" (Instagram)
• Providence Children's Museum: "You read that right - we have a drop off session during April vacation. Take a break and grab a Seven Stars Bakery coffee while your child creates a beautiful print. Sign up now - room is limited!" (Facebook)
• Rhode Island Hospital: "Dr. Eric Wong, neuro-oncologist with the Lifespan Cancer Institute and authority in treatment of glioblastomas, will be presenting at this upcoming CancerCare workshop, held virtually on April 21." (Facebook)
  
• Providence Children's Museum: "Studio Playground is coming to play on Tuesday - April 19. Are you?" (Facebook)

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— Karena Garrity

About me: I am a URI graduate and I have been a community reporter for the better part of the past 20 years. I love Providence and I am honored to be a part of Patch.com. You can reach me at; karena.garrity@patch.com.