Posts Tagged ‘Business’
Compact Garden Accents – Christine Bunn
by Christine Bunn There are several hot new ideas available these days for compact gardens. Even in the tiniest urban area, you can have an herb or vegetable garden. A simple investment in the appropriate equipment is necessary. One idea that is all the rage in drought-affected environments is the living succulent wall.The word succulent…
Read MoreIn the News… recap of the week ending May 3, 2025
RHODE ISLAND & VICINITY Budlong Pool will not open until 2026, with hidden aqueduct uncovered – splash pad going in at Doric Park in Cranston Vermont has approx. 18,000 electric vehicles on the road – a 41% increase from last year RWU student died of a medical condition in Italy Dangerous ticks that carry disease…
Read MoreTake control of energy bills with a no cost Home Energy Assessment
By: Angela Li, Residential Manager, Rhode Island Energy Many Rhode Islanders have taken control of their energy bill through energy efficiency in their homes. Last year alone, more than 12,000 of your neighbors completed a no cost Home Energy Assessment. Take Anthony and Trish, for example, who own a tri-level home in Providence. They contacted…
Read MoreTo Do in RI: 10th season for Wicked Tulips Flower Farm – Johnston opens Friday
The 10th Season Celebration of Wicked Tulips is on Friday, May 2nd, from 4–7 PM. There will be food trucks, live music, and endless beautiful tulips to be picked. Tickets for the event are $15, with $5 going to the NRICD. Wicked Tulips credits the NRICD (Northern RI Conservation District) and the RI Department Of…
Read MoreNetworking Pick of the Week: Statewide Business After Hours. A not-to-miss event
The Rhode Island Chambers of Commerce invite you to come make some great connections! The Statewide Business After Hours event is scheduled for Wednesday, April 30, 2025, from 5:00 PM to 7:30 PM at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Warwick, Rhode Island. This annual networking event, hosted by the Rhode Island Chambers of Commerce, brings…
Read MoreWhy did affirmative action go away? – Mary T. O’Sullivan
By Mary T. O’Sulllivan, MSOL, contributing writer “Discrimination still exists in America…[The Court’s] decision does not change that.” – former President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. On the heels of the powerful Civil Rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s, President John F. Kennedy signed Executive Order (EO) 10925, ensuring “affirmative action” for any organization doing…
Read MoreIn the News… recap of the news of the week, ending April 26, 2025
RHODE ISLAND & VICINITY Sen. Whitehouse wants to start a $1M/day fund for the deportee, Garcia, until situation is resolved – he could receive the taxpayer funds at the end of his ordeal 71.4% of Rhode Island children have met the well-child visit goal, ranking #3 in US – provided by Birth Injury Lawyers Cooperative…
Read MoreReal Estate in RI: Highest Westport sale of 2025 – $1,625,000 with RPL’s Chafee & Whitmarsh
Residential Properties Ltd. announced the sale of 136 Cadmans Neck Road in Westport, MA for $1,625,000. RPL Sales Associates Amy Chafee and Mimi Whitmarsh of our Westport office were involved in both sides of the transaction. According to Pinergy MLS data, this is the highest sale in Westport year to date. A fully renovated 3-bedroom,…
Read MorePhasing out of petroleum-based synthetic dyes and colorings in nation’s food supply begins
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a series of new measures to phase out all petroleum-based synthetic dyes from the nation’s food supply—a significant milestone in the administration’s broader initiative to Make America Healthy Again. The FDA is taking the following actions: “For too long,…
Read MoreCato Poll: Americans want spending cuts and tax cuts, saying 59 cents of every dollar is wasted
By Adam N. Michel As Congress debates how to extend the expiring 2017 Trump tax cuts, a new poll from the Cato Institute suggests the American people support an approach that pairs tax relief with significant spending cuts. The House and Senate have passed a budget framework to make the 2017 tax cuts permanent, increase…
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