🌱 Tommy's Pizza Closed + Rec. Centers Extended Hours + Car Crash

Hey, neighbors! It's me again, Miranda Fraraccio, your host of the Providence Daily.

First, today's weather:

Mostly sunny and warmer. High: 71 Low: 52.

Here are the top stories today in Providence:

1. Tommy's Pizza on Chalkstone Ave. in Providence closed on Monday after 66 years. Owner Tommy Sacco said the Providence pizzeria had been losing money for the last nine years, and the Cranston location wasn't enough to support the city location. The Cranston restaurant, which opened 12 years ago, will remain open and operated by Sacco. (The Providence Journal)
2. Four recreation centers in the City of Providence are offering extended night hours for adults over the age of 18 starting Tuesday. Mayor Jorge O. Elorza announced that the Neutaconkanut, West End, Madeline Rogers and Vincent Brown Recreation Centers will now be open from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m. on Monday through Thursday. All Providence Recreation Centers will maintain their regular hours while offering these additional hours for young adults. (WJAR)
3. State police are looking for a driver who fled the scene of a rollover crash on Tuesday morning just north of Exit 23 on I-95 South where the highway merges with Rt. 146.(WPRI.com)
4. Providence businessman Michael Shine has agreed to permanently refrain from participating in mail-order sweepstakes solicitations to resolve accusations that he scammed more than $10 million from vulnerable people, including the elderly. (The Providence Journal)
5. The Rhode Island Foundation panel sees housing, mental health, and training as the best uses of the state’s $1.1 billion in American Rescue Plan Act funding. (WPRI.com)

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Today in Providence:

• September Is The New January! Organizing Life Hacks To Refresh Your Fall - Greater Providence Chamber (12:00 PM)
• "Beauty in the Street": a reading by local author Scott Turner - Providence Community Library (6:30 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.