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This Labor Day, nursing home workers ask: What’s the plan, Dan?
Gov. Dan McGee’s administration has repeatedly touted its three top goals for Rhode Island’s future: Boost education, improve health outcomes and raise incomes for all, including the ambitious goal of boosting per person earnings by $20,000 by 2030. However, as we honor the contribution of workers this Labor Day, it is hard to ignore the […]
Building bonds: RI Foundation announces some $400k in grants for community projects
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Foundation has announced that it has awarded nearly $400,000 in grants to community-based projects across the state that create bonds between people. "In a time when division seems to rule, it’s never been more important to support work that brings people together," David N. Cicilline, the foundation’s president and CEO, said in a news release announcing the awards. "Our hope is that every one of these projects will strengthen the bonds that bind us...
Wayfinder Hotel is back to full operation following 'gut-wrenching' fire in 2022
(WJAR) — The Wayfinder Hotel in Newport on Admiral Kalbfus Road is back in full operation after suffering severe damage from a fire in 2022. “We’re excited to finally reopen the doors, reopen the lobby, and welcome people back to the Wayfinder Newport,” said Phil Hospod, owner of the Wayfinder Hotel. “We’re back to a better place.”
2 motorcyclists injured following crash in Warwick
(WJAR) — Two motorcyclists were injured on Saturday following a crash in Warwick. The Warwick Police Department responded to the crash Saturday afternoon near the on-ramp to West Natick Road near the CarMax. Police say that one motorcyclist was attempting to avoid a pothole by swerving, but ended up...
Trade Turns Out for Memorial Golf Tournament
Now in its fourth year, the Al Zannella Memorial Golf Tournament was hosted by the Zannella family at the Potowomut Golf Club in East Greenwich on July 22. Held in memory of Al “Z” Zannella, former Executive Vice President of Mancini Beverage who passed away in 2020, trade guests, family and friends enjoyed an afternoon of golf followed by a cocktail hour and dinner in the club’s Main Ballroom and Members’ Grill in what has become an annual celebration of Zannella’s legacy and impact in the business and on the community. Guests enjoyed cocktails featuring Tito’s Handmade Vodka, Don Julio Añejo Tequila, Mr. Black Coffee Liqueur, Surfside Iced Tea + Vodka, Surfside Lemonade + Vodka and Links Drinks Transfusion. Sponsored by Tito’s Handmade Vodka, Diageo, Mancini Beverage, Martignetti Companies, Geaber’s Liquors, Pernod Ricard Código Tequila, Rémy Martin and Cointreau, White Claw and Kingstown Liquor Mart, event proceeds benefit the RI Hospitality Education Foundation’s Zannella Memorial Scholarship, awarded to Rhode Islanders pursuing education toward a career in the food-service, lodging or tourism industries.
Community MusicWorks: Inspirational Architecture – Will Morgan
Community MusicWorks Center at 1326 Westminster Street is inspirational architecture for an aspirational organization. To be dedicated on September 28, this stunning building by 3SIX0 Architecture, is the culmination of almost three decades of labor by CMW’s founder and artistic director, Sebastian Ruth. He began as a Brown undergraduate with a small grant and a vision of offering music classes and performances to Providence’s under-served neighborhoods. The success of MusicWorks’ teaching, mentoring, and general community uplift was recognized the National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Award in 2010. Now, the organization’s new headquarters demonstrates a further commitment to the quality of life in Providence through its patronage of first-rate design.
Quiet today, rain chances on the rise tonight
While it won't be the summer scorcher some may have hoped for, we're kicking off Labor Day weekend with seasonable temperatures and some sunshine. Today will feature a mixed sky with periods of both sunny and cloudy conditions likely at times. What you will notice today is an increase in humidity, hinting at some wet weather potential over these next 24 hours.
This major offshore wind company just announced a big Providence expansion
PROVIDENCE – The Danish offshore wind developer that owns America’s first offshore wind farm and is building a second, much larger wind project off the Rhode Island coast is expanding its presence in the Ocean State. Ørsted is moving its office in Providence, one of two co-headquarters for the company’s U.S. operations, into...
Abused, Neglected Animals Find Sanctuary With Retired Attorney
TIVERTON, R.I. — A tragic house fire on a mild winter day two decades ago took the lives of Wendy Taylor’s nine four-legged friends, including two dogs, six cats, and a goat named Mo. While the death of her loving companions on Feb. 24, 2003 was and still...
This Day In History: August 31, 1881 – Inaugural US Men’s Single Tennis Championships Is Played in Newport
The inaugural U.S. National Championship took place on August 31, 1881 at the Newport Casino in Newport, Rhode Island. In the first year of the tennis championships only clubs that were members of the United States National Lawn Tennis Association were permitted to enter. A Men’s Singles and Men’s Doubles competition were played.
Actor, activist Michael J. Fox to headline Rhode Island Comic Con
The day “Back to the Future” fans have been waiting for is here. Weeks after Rhode Island Comic Con announced appearances by Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, and others, they’ve completed the cast reunion with the news that Michael J. Fox (Marty McFly) will be appearing at this year’s event.
RI to retain control of Providence Public Schools
The state of Rhode Island will keep control of the Providence Public School District for now, according to NBC affiliate WJAR, despite the school board voting to end it. The state took over the district five years ago after a scathing John Hopkins report highlighted problems like bullying, fighting, poor learning conditions and crumbling buildings.
Annual Newport Event Showcases High Noon RTDs
The Surf Club in Newport hosted a party and cornhole tournament on July 18 sponsored by High Noon Sun Sips Hard Seltzer and High Noon Tequila Seltzer in collaboration with Johnson Brothers of Rhode Island. Guests competed in friendly games of cornhole on the dock of the venue’s surf shack overlooking the ocean while enjoying sips of the brand’s offerings in a variety of flavors, earning High Noon-branded merchandise. High Noon Sun Sips hard seltzers are made with sparkling water, premium vodka, real fruit juices and natural flavors, available in both a 355-ml slim can and 700-ml size. Each flavor offers a crisp and refreshing low-calorie, low-carb, low-sugar drink at 100 calories, with no added sugar. Available in Pineapple, Black Cherry, Passionfruit, Grapefruit, Watermelon, Lime, Peach and Mango flavors, each are gluten-free. High Noon Tequila Seltzer is made with real Blanco tequila, real fruit juice, sparkling water and natural flavors, each 4.5% ABV and 100 calories. Available in Strawberry, Lime, Grapefruit and Passionfruit flavors, it is sold in 355-ml 8-can variety packs. All High Noon RTDs are distributed in the state by Johnson Brothers of Rhode Island.
Bajah’s Cat Café in Tiverton Has Busiest Day in 3 Years After Viral Social Media Post
As a business owner, how do you get people in the door?. For one Tiverton business owner, she called upon the town to rally behind her, and they came out in droves. Bajah’s Cat Café made history in 2021 when it became the first cat café in the area.
Review: '42nd Street' taps into the joy of show biz at Theatre By The Sea
Long after the curtain drops on “naughty, bawdy, sporty 42nd Street,” the lingering, rhythmic staccato of tap-dancing feet places an exclamation point on the archetypal Broadway fairy tale. Those feet, the driving force behind a revival of the 1980s award-winning Broadway show “42nd Street,” now on stage at Theatre By The Sea, burst...
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