Archive for June 2020
RI Weather Today, Sunday, June 21, 2020
by Jack Donnelly, meteorologist A bit more in the way of cloud cover for Father’s Day, slightly higher dewpoints as well, good day to sit in front of the TV for some sports…..IF THERE WERE ANY! Morning lows in the mid to upper 60’s with coastal patchy fog reaching further inland during the sunrise hours,…
Read MoreTwo books and parenting reflections by local dad, Dr. Michael A. Battey
by Nancy Thomas, Tapestry Communications How authors come to write their books is always a curiosity to me. Is it a lifelong quest, something they knew they wanted to do since they were teens? Or was it a lightbulb idea to write some stuff down and all of a sudden it looked like a book?…
Read MoreIn the Arena with Joe Paolino, Jr. & Sally Lapides, Residential Properties
Each week Joe Paolino, Jr. interviews people of interest on his program, “In The Arena”. The show airs at 7am on Sundays on ABC6. Sally Lapides, President and CEO of Residential Properties talks with Paolino about the real estate market in Rhode Island – what’s changed, what does the future look like? Here is “In…
Read MoreWelcome to the Coventry Pines Golf Course – #2 on our tour of the Ocean State’s golf offerings
by John Cardullo Way back in the wood among the evergreens there lies a 9-hole golf course, Coventry Pines Golf Course. A beautiful – and simply frustrating – piece of paradise. In this second installment of our multi-part series on local golf courses in the state of Rhode Island, we head to the town of…
Read MoreWeekly Update of RI Nursing Homes, Group Homes: Approx. 80 new cases, 55 deaths.
Here is the data that has been updated since last week. This is the second week where deaths in nursing homes have been below 100 for the week.
Read MoreYour Coronavirus Update – Today, June 20, 2020
Photo: Social Distancing campaign rally NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL 10% of the people with COVID19 do 80% of the spreading, according to a Welcome Open research publication – thought to be caused by close, indoor, prolonged exposure McDonald’s hiring ½ million workers – also will not be selling salads any longer. About 1.5 million laid-off workers…
Read MoreIt’s Summertime! Who’s Your Farmer?
Who’s Your Farmer? Farmers markets are one of the easiest places to find the tasty harvests of Rhode Island farms. You’ll find a diversity of foods fresh from the fields and meet the people who grow your meal. Plus, every dollar paid directly to a local grower is a dollar reinvested into Rhode Island communities.…
Read MoreRI Weekend Weather Wrap – June 20 and 21, 2020
by Jack Donnelly, meteorologist Saturday 6/20/20: Seems to be a familiar story with the weather these days, Father’s Day Weekend should be more of the same. Warm and fairly humid, but not devastating, afternoon highs Saturday in the mid to even upper 80’s in spots up from muggy morning lows in the mid 60’s amidst…
Read More“Dear Dee” – Communication and Relationship Advice
Well hello—it’s Dee…with your communication advice for the week…so you can create healthy human connections….that means trusted relationships in your personal and professional life. Our first question today: Dear Dee, How can I prevent repetitive speaking which I find myself doing all the time? S.J. Dear S.J. Improving communication skills begins with awareness so it’s…
Read MoreAborting the Menokin legacy
Photo: Menokin House as it will look when rebuilt with “deconstructed” elements. (Menokin Foundation) by David Brussat, architecture writer, Architecture Here and There Menokin House, near Warsaw, Va., was built in 1769 by Francis Lightfoot Lee, who received the plantation’s land as a wedding gift. He was the brother of Gen. Lightfoot Harry Lee of…
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