Editor s note: Seth Chitwood is The Standard-Times new special projects reporter, and he s trying to learn his way around the SouthCoast.
With Valentine’s Day approaching, it was only another friendly reminder that I’m still single. But that’s OK, according to the 2019 United States Census Bureau, I’m one of 88.06 million people also single. So, what’s a better way to spend Valentine’s Day? Exploring more SouthCoast spots with your mom!
Bicentennial Park (Fall River)
I’ve lived in the East Bay area almost all my life, and despite being 30 minutes from Fall River, I had no idea the incredible tributes it has to offer our veterans. The Iwo Jima Memorial instantly took my breath away. I was not expecting such an enormous and beautifully designed monument.
Creator of RI s beloved Big Blue Bug landmark dies at 88
FILE - In this April 9, 2012, file photo, a workman maneuvers near a giant blue termite perched atop the headquarters of a company then known as New England Pest Control, now known as Big Blue Bug Solutions, in Providence, R.I. George Cardono, who created the iconic bug in 1979 and who started advertising agencies in Providence and New York, died Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021. He was 88. (AP Photo/David Klepper, File) January 28, 2021 - 3:30 PM
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - The creator of the Rhode Island landmark, the Big Blue Bug, which advertises a local pest control business on Interstate 95 in Providence, has died.
The creator of Rhode Island s iconic Big Blue Bug has died.
George Cardono, who started advertising agencies in Providence and New York, died Tuesday at the age of 88, according to his obituary.
The giant bug, which advertises Big Blue Bug Solutions off Route 95 in Providence, was born in 1980 after a brainstorming session between company founder Leonard Goldman, his son Stephan and their outside advertising man Cardono, according to a 2012 column by The Journal s Mark Patinkin.
Wanting the company s advertisement to stand out from the billboards on Route 95, Stephan came up with the idea for a bug, according to Patinkin. The others loved the idea, settled on a termite, and Cardono was tasked with pulling it together, Patinkin wrote.
Jan 28, 2021
(Providence, RI) The man who created and constructed the iconic Big Blue Bug in Providence, according to his obituary, has died. George Cardono died on Tuesday at the age of 88. The bug overlooking Route 95, which is part of the Big Blue Bug Solutions pest control business, was built in 1980.