☕ The City of Scots

Monday, June 22, 2026 | Edition #43

GOOD MORNING, WARWICK. Yesterday was the summer solstice. The longest day of the year. The official astronomical first day of summer. The moment when the Earth, in its infinite cosmic wisdom, tilts its northern hemisphere directly toward the sun and says here you go, enjoy. Scientists call it the solstice. In Rhode Island, we call it a wake up call. We said we'd work on the summer bod by now. The car was supposed to get a spring cleaning months ago. And the tan? Forget about it. I am not as fun or as adventurous as the Scottish World Cup fans who have taken over Providence and made our city the greatest keg party on earth for the past two weeks, but I've got the fair skin and a mean farmer's tan that could take any Scot down to the wire on penalty kicks. Summer is here. Soak it up while it lasts.

Here's what's goin' ahn.

⏱️ Sunset Time: 8:25PM

🌔 Moon Phase: Waxing Gibbous

⛽ Avg. Gas Price: $3.92 (click here to find the cheapest gas near you)

💧 Chance of Rain: 80%

We’ve all had a Friday night that did not go according to plan. The Red Sox blow another lead. You lose an argument about where to get food. You lose track of time. What you do not usually lose is your entire 2024 GMC Terrain to Narragansett Bay.

Around 10:30 on Friday night, Warwick police were called to Conimicut Point, where they found an SUV submerged up to its roof roughly 50 to 75 feet offshore, sitting between the point and the public boat ramp. The Warwick Fire Department deployed its marine unit, ran divers and sonar across the area, and confirmed nobody was inside. That is the part that actually mattered, and the part everyone was relieved to hear.

Which leaves the other question. How does a car end up skinny dipping in the bay on a Friday night? Police say the owner is cooperating with the investigation, a phrase that quietly raises more questions than it answers. There are a finite number of ways this happens and not one of them starts with a normal sentence. The Terrain has since been recovered. Good thing it was four-wheel drive.

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Nobody was ready. Not Providence. Not the bars. Not the Sam Adams Taproom, which had to schedule an emergency beer delivery after Scotland fans drank four times what they normally sell over a weekend. An estimated 10,000 Scottish fans descended on Providence for their country's first World Cup in 28 years, filling the streets, emptying the bars, and bringing kilts, bagpipes, and an energy this city has not seen in a very long time. When the World Cup draw was announced and Boston hotel prices went through the roof, Scotland fans turned to Providence instead, which sits closer to Gillette Stadium anyway. Smart move. Providence welcomed them with open arms. Providence also has not slept since.

Then Scotland did something nobody saw coming. The Tartan Army handed a $10,000 check to Hasbro Children's Hospital, the largest single donation the Tartan Army has ever made in their 20-plus year tradition of donating to a children's charity in every city they visit. They also donated $6,500 to the Rhode Island Highlanders Pipe Band, $6,500 to a Scottish man who walked from Los Angeles to Boston to raise money for mental health services, and another $10,000 to a grassroots soccer program for underprivileged kids in Rhode Island. Over $30,000 total. Left behind in Providence. By soccer fans in kilts who also drank us completely dry.

Scotland lost to Morocco 1-0 on Friday. Their final group stage match is against Brazil on Wednesday, June 24 in Miami. The bars of Providence are already restocking. Just in case.

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Seventy-two food and beverage workers at T.F. Green International Airport voted on June 15 to authorize a strike, and Rhode Island is collectively holding its breath. The workers, organized under UNITE HERE Local 26, have been operating without a union contract since August 2025, pushing Grove Bay Hospitality Group, the Florida-based company that operates the airport's restaurants and concession stands, to raise wages to meet the cost of living. Hosts and cashiers currently make $16.50 an hour, and servers earn between $4.19 and $5.30 an hour plus tips. Grove Bay countered with raises of up to 36% over the life of a new deal. The union said no. Negotiations continue.

Here’s the problem. The World Cup is happening right now. Travelers from no fewer than 32 countries are flying through Warwick on their way to Gillette Stadium. A man named Luca from Milan is going to land at T.F. Green, walk confidently toward the terminal bar expecting a beer and a $19 airport sandwich, and find a picket line instead. Molto imbarazzante.

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You know that specific flavor of human perplexion that hits when you misplace something? Not mild confusion. Full existential collapse. You were holding it nine seconds ago. You have not left the room. The laws of physics have not changed since this morning, and yet the object has vanished into a dimension that apparently exists only inside your own home. You retrace your steps. You check the fridge for some reason. You accuse a family member. You check the fridge again. You begin to wonder if you ever owned the thing at all, or if it was a fever dream sent to humble you.

This week's purchase exists to make that spiral stop. We went practical. No bells, no whistles, no feature you will use once and forget. A genuine solution to a problem that has been quietly stealing years off our collective lifespan.

👉 See what showed up here.

One of the most popular Warwick Wake Up features is back with a new twist.

Each week, we'll share a mystery photo from somewhere in Warwick and challenge readers to identify the location. New this week, you can now vote on your answer and see how your guess stacks up against fellow Warwick Wake Up readers.

👇 Where was the above photo taken? Click the location you think is correct below. No cheating! Answer revealed at the end.

Appurtenance | noun | \uh-PUR-tuh-nuns\ | A thing that belongs to or goes along with something else. In real estate, it refers to the rights, fixtures, and accessories that are legally attached to a property and transfer to the new owner at closing.

Picture this: you bought a house. Nobody warned you that "all appurtenances included" meant the previous owners were leaving behind a wind chime collection spanning three decades, a wooden placard that says BLESS THIS MESS screwed directly into the siding, a motion-sensor floodlight aimed squarely at your own bedroom window, and a shed in the backyard that contains exactly one ski and nothing else. You waived the inspection because it’s 2026 and you had no other choice. Your Uncle Vito has not fully recovered from that decision. He purchased his raised ranch in the late 1960s for what amounted to a basket of strawberries and a handshake, and he would like you to know that. He brings it up at every Sunday dinner. Take note of your appurtenances, my friends.

Thanks to Sue H. for submitting today’s word of the day! You can submit a word of the day yourself, here. I’ll be sure to include it in the next edition!

Friday, June 26 & Saturday, June 27 | 🎤 Zoltan Kaszas: Worldwide(ish) Tour | Comedy Connection, East Providence. Hungarian-born observational comic who went viral with 68 million views on a bit about why cats beat dogs. The 7:00 PM shows both nights are sold out, but the 9:30 PM late shows still have tickets.

Saturday, June 28 | 🍺 Juicy Market Sip & Shop | Apponaug Brewery | Cool beers. River views. Local finds. Live music. Nothing better. Info

⚽ PVD FanZone | Station Park, Providence, daily through July 19. Free. Every World Cup match on a 40-foot screen, plus food trucks and a beer garden. Info

🥬 Conimicut Village Community Market | Saturdays, 9 AM-12 PM through Sept 26. Free. Local vendors and a waterfront village to wander on a Saturday morning. Info

🌽 Goddard Park Farmers Market | Fridays, 9 AM-1 PM through October. Fresh local produce in a waterfront park. A solid excuse to be outside before noon. Info

📚 Warwick Public Library | Ongoing events each and every day of the week across all locations. Tell your kids to put the Fortnite down. Time for a story and a Capri Sun. Info

🏛️ City Council Meetings | Select Mondays, 6:30 PM, City Hall Chambers. Ordinances, budgets, and the occasional spicy public hearing. Check the calendar first. Calendar

✅ Where in Warwick Answer: Greenwich Bay, Buttonwoods. Located on Sylvia Drive, tucked deep into the Buttonwoods neighborhood between Buttonwoods Beach and Baker's Creek, this quiet public scenic outlook is the kind of place you only find if someone tells you about it. Most Warwick residents have never heard of it. Once you find it, it opens up to a sweeping south-facing view of Greenwich Bay that makes the hunt worth it.

This stretch of Greenwich Bay has been feeding people for generations. Shellfishermen have long worked these waters, and the coves around Buttonwoods and Baker's Creek were historically important parts of Warwick's working waterfront. Not far from this overlook, Henry Warner Budlong opened part of his shoreline property as a free summer campground for families who couldn't afford the Buttonwoods Beach Association. Workers would ride the trolley down after work and spend evenings and weekends with their families along the bay.

Same bay. Still beautiful. Now go outside.

That's it for today. Have yourselves a great first week of summer. Make the best of it. Thanks for reading.

Keep smiling!