Archive for March 2022
Women and Burnout – Mary T. O’Sullivan, MSOL
By Mary T. O’Sullivan, MSOL “The problem is not that women don’t try. On the contrary, we’re trying all the time to do and be all the things everyone else demands from us.” – Emily Nagoski In January 2022, McKinsey and Company published the findings of two researchers, studying working women during the pandemic. Over…
Read MoreNetworking Pick of the Week – Real Estate Networking
Real Estate Networking will be held at Anthony’s Coal Fired Pizza this week on Thursday, MARCH 31, 2022 AT 6 PM – 9 PM. Anthony’s is in Garden City Center (at the very end near the fitness club). Come out to meet and build your real estate network with some of the top professionals in…
Read MoreYour RI Weather Today, March 28, 2022 – John Donnelly
by John Donnelly, meteorologist A steep pressure gradient remains in place, and for us that means more wind, northwesterly winds gusting to 30 mph and higher in spots. Cold air driven in by this wind will keep temps from getting above freezing from morning lows in the mid 20’s, chill temps down in the single…
Read MoreIn the Arena – Joe Paolino, Jr. with Dr. James McDonald, RIDOH
Each Sunday, Joe Paolino, Jr. interviews a person with important messages for Rhode Island. This week Paolino interviews Dr. James McDonald, acting director of the RI Department of Health. They talk about the new variant – B.a.2 – of COVID – it is in Rhode Island but not causing a large uptick at this time…
Read MoreYour RI Weather Today, March 27, 2022 – John Donnelly
by John Donnelly, meteorologist We’ll finish the weekend on the chillier side, afternoon highs stuck in the upper 40’s with an increasing wind out of the west-northwest gusting towards 30 mph. Partial clearing occurs behind the frontal passage, but then clouds once again begin to build up ahead of another weaker secondary trough of low…
Read MoreHow the media got real estate wrong in Rhode Island… Emilio DiSpirito
By Emilio DiSpirito, Real estate advisor and co-owner of Engel & Volkers East Greenwich and Engel & Volkers Barrington East Bay Look, when your job is to sell advertising, you’re going to hype up whatever you can and motivate people by selling fear. It’s what our media is known to do… and they do it well. We know this. In…
Read MoreDevelopmental Disabilities Awareness Month – celebrating creative entrepreneurs
Photo: Rachel Rasnick – https://www.rachelrasnick.com/ At the Rhode Island Developmental Disabilities Council (RIDDC) they’re using the month of March – Developmental Disabilities Awareness month – to reflect on the past two Covid-plagued years. Covid brought many challenges to businesses and compounded pre-existing issues for self-employed people within the developmental disabilities community. However, a closer look…
Read MoreGimme’ Shelter – Meet Gizmo, at the Providence Animal Control Center
This week we feature Gizmo, approximately one year old, pitbull mix. Came in as a stray but never found a family – so far. Will need some training as most young dogs do but is a fast learner. Likes a male dog met at the shelter and hopes to meet more dogs in the future.…
Read MoreMental health text messaging service for parents of young children wins award
New “Greatest 8” initiative helps prepare children for “life of mental wellness” The Hassenfeld Child Health Innovation Institute has awarded one of its two 2021 Child Health Innovation Awards to The Greatest Eight (thegreatest8.org), a new, statewide child mental health text messaging service pioneered by the Washington County Coalition for Children (Coalition), the University of…
Read MoreRI Municipal Police Training Academy raises $21K for Special Olympics RI
Photo: Recruits from the Rhode Island Municipal Police Training Academy’s graduating class raised more than $21,000 during a recent Polar Plunge to support Special Olympics Rhode Island. (Photo courtesy Rhode Island Municipal Police Training Academy) The Rhode Island Police Chiefs’ Association would like to commend the Rhode Island Municipal Police Training Academy for their recent fundraising…
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