Archive for September 2022
Preparedness fail. Back to Basics for Rhode Island infrastructure overriding priority.
Photo, top: Corey Welch, WPRI, on Twitter An intense, driven rain hit the parched Rhode Island surfaces with a refreshing and welcome drink – then it became a deluge – then it just wouldn’t stop. Early this morning, the rain continues to pummel. On top of 5, 7, 9 inches already hitting us. And, our…
Read MoreAARP survey: Close link for women between discrimination and mental health – Herb Weiss
By Herb Weiss, contributing writer on aging issues The Washington, DC-based AARP recently reported the results of its annual survey, Mirror/Mirror: Women’s Reflections on Beauty, Age and Media™. The survey findings indicate that discrimination is a real and common occurrence. Nearly two out of three (63%) women 50-plus say they feel discriminated against regularly. For most American…
Read MoreTaste of Rhode Island welcomes BankNewport as silver sponsor
Celebration of Local Food, Drink & Entertainment Returns in October BankNewport is pleased to announce its silver sponsorship of the 2022 Taste of Rhode Island. The unique celebration of local food, drink, and entertainment will return to the Crowne Plaza in Warwick on October 20, 2022, after a two-year hiatus. “We are so proud to support the…
Read MoreLabor Day thoughts. First architecture firm to unionize says clients don’t value their work – David Brussat
by David Brussat, Architecture Here and There, contributing writer Bernheimer Architecture, a small design firm of 22 employees headquartered in New York City, has become the first in the industry to form a union. An article by New York Times correspondent Noam Scheiber writes that the employees’ campaign to unionize took two years. The firm’s…
Read MoreRI Weather, Labor Day, September 5, 2022 – John Donnelly
by John Donnelly, meteorologist Labor Day 9/5/22: This holiday weekend ends with a bit of a bust, light rain likely at varying intensities through the day beginning during the overnight hours, lasting through Tuesday in fact. There is the suggestion of some upper energy adding to the mix, so there may some thunder rolls softened…
Read MoreChange for the sake of change doesn’t work – Mary T. O’Sullivan
By Mary T. O’Sullivan, MSOL, contributing writer on business leadership “The basis of …change [for people] …is to “change the environmental context” in which they operate and to create a disequilibrium in the status quo”. Kurt Lewin Back in 2008, a new Vice President was appointed as leader of my former business unit. He knew…
Read MoreNetworking Pick of the Week: Morning Coffee with Best Buy
From Jay White, who says this one is “Back where it all started! From 2006-2008 BEST BUY hosted the largest coffee hours in the state. Let’s relive the past – SEE YOU there.” Morning Coffee at Best Buy Home Design Center Thursday, September 8th – 8 to 9am Best Buy Home Design Center at 24 Universal Boulevard in Warwick…
Read MoreRare shark species captured off RI coast by local filmmakers
Wildlife cinematographers encounter “phantom” sharks off the coast of Rhode Island and Massachusetts Wildlife cinematographers Joe Romeiro and his wife, URI marine biologist and PhD student Lauren Romeiro, have documented rare video footage and still photographs of rare porbeagle sharks swimming off the coast of RI and Southeastern Massachusetts. Named for its ‘porpoise’ shape and…
Read MoreNewport County Days Are Here Again
Residents of Newport County are invited to enjoy free admission to open Preservation Society properties on Saturday, September 10, and Sunday, September 11. This offer includes residents of Jamestown, Newport, Middletown, Portsmouth, Tiverton and Little Compton. Free admission is also extended to personnel stationed at Naval Station Newport and their immediate family and students of Salve Regina University. Proof of…
Read More2022 Pawtucket Hall of Famers honored for shining positive light… Tickets on sale now
The Pawtucket Hall of Fame Committee announced this year’s list of 2022 Pawtucket Hall of Fame inductees. The public is invited to its annual Pawtucket Hall of Fame Banquet and Induction Ceremony on Friday, November 4, 2022, beginning at 6pm (reception), 7pm (dinner) at the Pawtucket Armory Arts Center, 172 Exchange Street, Pawtucket, RI, catered…
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