Daily Briefing: More than just a cute face

ALSO: A love of roller coaster started at Rocky Point Park for these twin brothers, see where it's taken them. [eNewspaper]( | [Crosswords]( | [Horoscopes]( [Read in browser]( [Read in browser]( The Daily Briefing YOUR MORNING NEWS ROUNDUP Wed May 10 2023 Will Richmond | Managing Editor Communities & R.I. [@Will_Richmond]( Good morning, I'm Will Richmond at The Providence Journal and this is the Daily Briefing. With two young kids, the Roger Williams Park Zoo was a frequent trip over the years, made even more convenient by an annual zoo membership gift from my mom making admission free. These trips led to us seeing the zoo in different forms. I still recall my oldest son being scared to enter the old rainforest building and the time a kangaroo passed right in front of us on the old Outback Trail. But while some things have changed over the past 11 years, there were always the favorite animals that had to be visited each and every visit and one of those was the Red Pandas. Somehow they always seemed to be up to something and let's face it, even a Red Panda laying around is cute. [Zan April 2023 2] Zan, a 3-year-old red panda, came from Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle. Roger Williams Park Zoo photo While my kids are older now and we don't make nearly as many zoo trips it's great to see another Red Panda is being added to the exhibit and that's not all. Jack Perry - who unofficially holds the cute animal beat at The Journal - has the latest on the three newest animals at Roger Williams and how they mean a lot more than just the potential for increased attendance through the zoo gates. [Check out Jack's story and see what's expected and what it means for these animals.]( [Support local journalism with a subscription to The Providence Journal. Check out our latest offer here.]( WORTH A READ • [Mother's Day is this Sunday - you've been warned.]( If you still are in need of a gift here are 60 options to consider. • [Their love for roller coasters started at Rocky Point Park.]( Now these twin brothers have ridden over 1,000 of them. • ICYMI: [Just what's in the future for the wolf]( [that made news in Warwick?]( [Today's Weather]( ☼ Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid-70s. TOP STORIES [For subscribers] [No new gas vehicles in RI by 2035? How the state wants to switch to electric cars.]( [A Nissan Leaf plug-in electric vehicle charges at the 480-volt rapid-charging station recently installed at the OnCue location in Yukon.]( The move would see Rhode Island joining Massachusetts and New York in adopting the mandates, which are the strictest in the nation. [READ MORE]( Advertisement [Meters on Weybosset Street, a high-traffic area that includes Johnson & Wales University's main campus and dozens of businesses.]( [Free parking around the RI State House? Not so fast, mayor says.]( In the past 12 months, an estimated $54,084 was collected from parking spaces surrounding the State House. [READ MORE]( [This rendering shows the proposed front of two of the four apartment buildings in the proposed Knights Corner development. Behind the shade structures in between the two buildings, the developer is proposing to build a tennis and pickleball court.]( [156-unit apartment complex in Cranston clears major hurdle]( The 156-unit project on Cranston Street would have four 5-story buildings and an exit onto Dyer Avenue. [READ MORE]( [Kya Boissel Wright's Creamery's cow to cone (cup) ice cream favorite Black Raspberry Oreo .]( [For subscribers] [Dairy fresh ice cream in Providence? Here's where to get it]( How Wright's Dairy Farm has expanded its products and stuck to its North Smithfield agricultural roots. [READ MORE]( [Jaci Maracle holds up her clothing find for friends to see while shopping the tents at Sunday's Providence Flea.]( [4 of the best flea markets to shop at in Rhode Island]( There's a mix of flea markets with curated vendors and the more anything-goes style kind of shopping. [READ MORE]( Advertisement Sign up for the news you want Exclusive newsletters are part of your subscription, don’t miss out! We’re always working to add benefits for subscribers like you. [SEE ALL NEWSLETTERS ➔]( [SEE ALL NEWSLETTERS ➔]( Follow Us Problem viewing email? [View in browser]( [Unsubscribe]( • [Manage Newsletters]( • [Terms of Service]( • [Privacy Policy/Your California Privacy Rights]( • [Privacy Notice]( • [Do Not Sell My Info/Cookie Policy]( • [Feedback](