Archive for May 2020
Coronavirus Update – Today, May 13, 2020
(Photo: Tulip Pickup at Wicked Tulips, Exeter, RI) NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL Under new lockdown rules in England two people from different households can now meet outdoors, as long as they remain two metres apart. MGM Springfield to lay off as many as 1,900 MGM is opening casinos in southern Nevada soon Downtown Nashville begins to…
Read MoreSen. Whitehouse’s Nursing Home Protection and Prevention Act
Bill would provide $20 billion to keep residents and workers safe Washington, D.C. – With nursing homes in Rhode Island and across the country working hard to keep residents and staff safe amid the ongoing pandemic, U.S. Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Bob Casey (D-PA) are proposing a bill that would provide $20 billion to…
Read MoreCoronavirus Update – Today – May 12, 2020
NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL Salons, retail, golf courses and drive-ins set to reopen Monday in New Hampshire Hospitals cannot release covid19 positive patients to nursing homes in New York, and staff will be required to have 2 diagnostic tests each week. MLB owners approve proposal to start baseball season in July Colombia’s national airline Avianca latest…
Read MoreRisky business in a post-pandemic world
In a post-pandemic world, who will shape the contours of decision-making and future economies? By Richard Asinof, ConvergenceRI.com Asking the right questions and including community voices as well as the elite will help Rhode Island shape a more inclusive vision of a future, post-pandemic world. Gov. Gina Raimondo decided to move her daily news briefings…
Read MoreRI Weather Today, Tuesday 5/12/20
By Jack Donnelly, meteorologist Frontal system is now east of us, and left behind is a still tight pressure gradient, meaning wind, and plenty of it for the day. We’ll have lots of sun to go with 30 mph+ gusts out of the northwest, and afternoon high temperatures will reach the mid 50’s from a…
Read MoreStages of Freedom pivots its resources in COVID19 times
Stages of Freedom wants you to know more about COVID19 and resources nationally and locally to help you in this time. Check out their site which grows every day as people’s needs change. From how to make a mask and hand sanitizer to webinars on a variety of topics. Recently, one need that they’ve answered…
Read MoreTOP PUBLISHER’S STORY of 2020: It’s the Nursing Homes…it’s been the nursing homes from day one…
by Nancy Thomas How invisible the elderly can be. You know it when you reach out to elderly advocates and hear silence. When you know more statistics and stories than they do. When those who should know say – ooh, send me the info on that. Or maybe the awareness is heightened when you have…
Read MoreCoronavirus Update – Today, May 11, 2020
Photo: Crosstown Printing building, Cranston. The crane is a symbol of joy and prosperity NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL Dr. Fauci will be self-quarantining as well as several other members of the White House team. Dr. Robert Redfield, director of the Centers for Disease Control, and Stephen Hahn, the head of the Food and Drug Administration, have…
Read MoreChina bans copies of foreign design in its architecture
By David Brussat, Architecture Here and There (Photo, top: CCTV headquarters (center right), in Beijing, known as Big Pants. Or is it stomping on the people?) The People’s Republic of China, taking time off from other matters, has issued a decree banning copies of foreign design in its architecture. The decree, as described in the…
Read MoreNetworking Pick of the Week: Virtual Venture Café: Art + Design Connect
Venture Café Providence’s VIRTUAL conference celebrating startups and entrepreneurs in the art and design communities. Join them on Thursday, May 14th from 3:00-6:00 PM as The Avenue Concept and DESIGNxRI partner for a virtual evening featuring local artists and designers who will lead discussions on the importance of public art as a means of reconnecting…
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