Absurdly hot pre-Labor Day weather got you down? Feel the need to sip on some coolingly delicious iced-coffee, but don’t have time to wait in line at the Blue Room? Even though this balmy weather won’t last long, two small business have stopped their wheels right on Brown campus to offer frozen delights that hit the over-heated spot.

The first is no stranger to Brown. Any of the few times Providence hits above 75 degree weather, New England Frozen Lemonade is sure to have a cart or van around the Main Green. Offering either frozen lemonade or watermelon slushies in various sizes, this treat is perfect on the way to a class in any of Brown’s various un-air conditioned buildings.

After having lunch on the Main Green (if you dare sit outside for an extended period of time), head up Thayer to pick up a refreshingly vegan soft serve at Like No Udder vegan treat truck. Also serving vegan milkshakes, candy bars, frozen lemonade, and drinks, this food truck is the only vegan soft serve truck in the world!

So enjoy these treats before the New England winter sets in. By then, you’ll be complaining about the weather for a whole different reason.

Hurricane Earl churning in the Atlantic (It's the big one, center left) (courtesy of: NASA GOES Project)

UPDATE 12:37 PM: Rhode Island has just been upgraded to a tropical storm warning. Take cover!!

Hurricane Earl is blowing, sweeping, barreling, whatever overdramatic action verb you prefer, this way. Panic!!

No, not really. No one really seems sure what we should be doing.

The University sent an email this morning to the student body saying they’ve been closely monitoring the situation (that’s reassuring) and giving advice for how to handle it – like closing windows (do they realize how hot it is??) and avoiding the beach during the storm (duh).

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