🌱 Small Business Saturday + State House Holiday Celebration

Good morning, Providence! Happy Thanksgiving! Please know that, like most of you, I will be taking the day off to enjoy the festivities, so there will not be a newsletter in your inbox tomorrow. We appreciate your understanding of the slight pause in the Providence Daily, and we'll be back to our normal routine Saturday morning!

First, today's weather:

Sun, then clouds; milder. High: 54 Low: 37.

Here are the top stories today in Providence:

1. Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza is encouraging residents to shop local ahead of Small Business Saturday on Nov. 27. In contrast to Black Friday and Cyber Monday, Small Business Saturday is meant to garner support for local online and brick-and-mortar businesses. To promote shopping local, parking in Providence’s commercial districts will be free for up to two hours beginning Saturday through New Year’s Eve in designated areas. (Press Release Desk)
2. The annual State House Holiday Celebration and Tree Lighting has been scheduled for Dec. 2 at the Rhode Island State House. This year, there will be two Christmas trees on display- a 12-foot Douglas fir from Henry’s Christmas Tree Farm in Scituate, which will be outside the State House facing Francis and Gaspee streets, and an 18-foot artificial tree will be on display inside the State House. This year’s holiday celebration will feature performances from Rhode Island’s own Billy Gilman, the Cumberland Clef Singers; Paul Cuffee Lower School Chorus directed by Christian Stanton; and “The Governor’s Own” 88th Army Band’s Portrait of Green Septet. (What'sUpNewp)
3. The Rhode Island Foundation is stepping in to help the Food Bank and Trinity Rep with a matching gift campaign. (WPRI.com)
4. Check out these local options for Thanksgiving dinner and desserts in Providence and throughout Rhode Island. (RI Monthly)
5. Final preparations are underway as Providence bakeries prepare sweet treats for customer's Thanksgiving tables. (WPRI.com)

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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 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.