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click to enlarge Wendy Kagan The deer tick nymph embedded in my daughter’s calf was hardly an invited guest on our summer vacation to Block Island, but there it was. The size of a poppy seed, it could’ve easily escaped attention, yet my 12-year-old has fighter-pilot radar for the potentially disease-toting little buggers. Upon learning that we hadn’t packed our tick tweezers, she dug her fingernails in with gusto, removing most of it. There’s a reason why no doctor recommends such a tactic, which often leaves bits of dismembered tick inside the skin. I doused the site with alcohol but that night, a rash bloomed around the raised bump, prompting a panicked FaceTime with my father, an MD. With no pharmacy on the island, he ordered doxycycline in the morning from the mainland, delivered same-day via plane. As I pulled m
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PROVIDENCE, RI Lace up your skates and bring on the glitter: roller disco is coming to Providence.
This summer, the BankNewport City Center will be the site of a whole slate of fun activities, including the transformation of the ice rink into a roller rink. The BankNewport City Center has become a transformative outdoor public space that our residents and tourists enjoy year-round, Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza said. Whether you re looking to lace up your roller skates or watch a movie outdoors, our City Center has exciting outdoor programming for everyone.
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Starting in June, the rink will become a roller disco every Thursday and Friday night, complete with local DJs and live bands as well as a spinning disco ball.