Posts Tagged ‘Nancy Thomas’
Meet Alison Mountford, RINewsToday new Food Writer
by Nancy Thomas Chef Alison Mountford joins RINewsToday as our new Food Writer & will be providing weekly recipes and other food and cooking information, from time to time. She is the founder of Ends+Stems – a meal planning membership and recipe website to reduce food waste. “Chef Alison” also hosts a series of online…
Read MoreART! Murals debut TODAY at Davey Lopes Rec Center Pool
by Nancy Thomas Photos: Amber Art Instagram A unique art installation/mural project happened in the past two months. To accompany the opening of the newly renovated Davey Lopes Pool, which did not open last year due to extensive renovations needed, a mural commission was begun by the City of Providence. This year the pool will…
Read MoreFathers! We give thanks and love. And recognize the tragedy of their absence for children.
Father’s Day is a time for us to celebrate the importance of fatherhood and honor these special men – fathers, husbands, sons, uncles, grandpas, and all those fatherly figures to children young and old(er). There are an estimated 72 million fathers across the nation; 29 million of those fathers also being grandfathers. If you are…
Read MoreLooking back… and forward. 5 most read stories of 2021, pets, weather…
by Nancy Thomas Photo: Jason Michalski We look back at 2021 – as we approach four years serving the greater Rhode Island market with information and news relevant to you. But first – a little peek into 2022! What will be different We will add at LEAST two new writers – and maybe three –…
Read MoreThe Slater Mill Field Trip: in the footsteps of Samuel Slater – Herb Weiss
By Herb Weiss, contributing writer In Pawtucket’s downtown, you will find historic Slater Mill, consisting of the Slater and Wilkinson Mill and the Sylvanus Brown House, sitting on five acres of land on both sides of the Blackstone River, a mill that celebrates America’s Industrial Revolution to generations of visiting students. Pawtucket resident Patricia S. Zacks…
Read MoreRINewsToday guest of “The Kassman” podcast
by Nancy Thomas How wonderful it was to hear from local veteran media host, Steve Kass two weeks ago. Kass hosted a popular radio show on WPRO for decades. And had a leadership role in the Big Brothers organization. I first met Steve when it was my volunteer task to take bouquets of pink tulips…
Read More“Every now and then it helps to be a little deaf,” RBG
by Nancy Thomas Sunday’s always a day for catch-up. Cats curled up. Some nice sweet thing to eat, not the boring, healthy weekly fare. Music up! Instead of the drone of news. Clean up the emails – delete the spam, file others for reading later in the day. Long articles, “magazine” pieces, etc. having been…
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 MoreThe Good, The Bad & The Ugly in RI – March 20, 2020
by Nancy Thomas, opinion THE GOOD Americans helping Americans From small acts of kindness to true acts of sacrifice. Fitness centers who are putting short daily workouts on Facebook Live. Neighbors and family members checking in on sheltering 60+-year-olds to see if they need anything. The 1,746 retired and private sector healthcare workers who responded…
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