Archive for August 2019
Using an iBuyer to sell your home?
What you need to know… Using an iBuyer to sell your home? By Emilio DiSpirito & Jade Figueroa, The DiSpirito Team with HomeSmart Professionals What is an iBuyer and should I use one to sell my home vs. Traditional Methods? Whether you are buying or selling your home; it isn’t always a walk through the…
Read MoreNewport Bridge changes
Replacing a bridge deck Newport Bridge Changes Today may be the first day the Newport Bridge changes are truly noticeable, as so many of us had Monday off from work. Yesterday began Phase II of the rehab of the bridge, with RITBA replacing approximately 4,500 feet of the bridge deck, with the project being referred…
Read MoreProject Undercover’s 5th Annual Taste of Summer
Every child has the right to a clean, dry bottom… Project Undercover’s 5th Annual Taste of Summer Join special guests Judge Frank Caprio, Congressman David Cicilline, and Michelle Muscatello for the 5th Annual Taste of Summer to support Project Undercover. The event will be held on August 15th, 6-9pm at Rhode Island Country Club in Barrington.…
Read MoreBringing Home the Bacon – Mary T. O’Sullivan
I am woman…and I am exhausted. Bringing Home the Bacon By Mary T. O’Sullivan, MSOL, PCC, SHRM-SCP “I am strong, I am invincible, I am woman” – Helen Reddy, 1971 Not too long ago, a new client explained that she needed help in motivating her employees to achieve more. We chatted about various ways to accomplish…
Read MoreThe good, the bad – and the ugly – this week.
Schools, rules, and blues… The good, the bad – and the ugly. Editorial The good. Music in Rhode Island Have you heard it? From street festivals to the biggies, The Newport Jazz Festival and The Newport Folk Festival – all in our little foot-stomping state. And this weekend, a 2 ½ day RI Blues Fest,…
Read MoreWhat Happened to the Gains of Feminism in the last 30 years?
Do you want to live a cliché, or do you want to live your life? What Happened to the Gains of Feminism in the last 30 years? by Mary T. O’Sullivan Feminist author, Marilyn French, could not foresee how today’s conveniences make life less stressed. But do we use these aids to get help with…
Read MoreInterviewing Toni Morrison in 1976
Guilt is what you feel when you can’t feel the real emotion Interviewing Toni Morrison in 1976 By Richard Asinof, ConvergenceRI Photo courtesy of the Toni Morrison Society website Four decades after conducting the interview with Morrison, her words still capture the truth about race, violence, community, sexuality and the voice of women writers. Author…
Read MoreSun Protection 101 with Dr. Ellen Frankel
Our series, SKIN CARE PEARLS, continues, with Dr. Ellen Frankel Sun Protection 101 By Dr. Ellen Frankel While sun exposure is a normal consequence of healthy outdoor activity, here are some basic pointers to enjoy the outdoors and to protect your skin from Ultraviolet light, sun damage, sunburn, wrinkles and skin cancer. 1. Avoid the midday…
Read More“Skin Care Pearls” with Dr. Ellen Frankel
“Protect your birthday suit…use sunblock daily!” “Skin Care Pearls” with Dr. Ellen Frankel By Dr. Ellen Frankel We welcome Dr. Ellen Frankel as a new contributing writer to RINewsToday.com. For the rest of the summer, Dr. Frankel will share with us, weekly, her skin care safety tips and information on this time for heightened awareness of…
Read MoreAn interview with Dr. Frances Gallo
“Will” is a very smart, cheap, renewable resource… “Will” is a very smart, cheap, renewable resource… An interview with Dr. Frances Gallo, the new interim superintendent of Providence Schools, on the cusp of beginning the new school year By Richard Asinof, ConvergenceRI.com At the end of her “official” first week on the job, ConvergenceRI sat…
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