Saturday, July 5, 2025

STAGES OF FREEDOM

TWO NOTED BLACK RHODE ISLAND ARTISTS’ WORK EXPLORED??IN A SPECIAL TALK AND POP-UP EXHIBIT ?? Stages of Freedom presents Carve Paint: Nancy Elizabeth Prophet and Edward Bannister, Two Rhode Island Black Artists on Thursday, April 19th, 5:30pm at 10 Westminster Street, Providence, RI. The special talk and one-day pop-up exhibit are free but registration is […]

SANDRA CANO NEW PAWTUCKET STATE SENATOR

Sandra Cano sworn into Rhode Island Senate ?? Sen. Sandra Cano (D-Dist. 8, Pawtucket) being sworn into the Rhode Island Senate by Secretary of State Nellie M. Gorbea at a ceremony in the Senate Lounge. Joining Sen. Cano is her father, Roberto Cano, and her mother, Isabel Franco.???? STATE HOUSE ??? Sen. Sandra Cano was […]

COMMUNITY VNA: NATIONAL HEALTHCARE DECISION DAY

Mansfield Adult Day Health Center, a program of Community VNA?? National Healthcare Decisions Day (NHDD) was established to help Americans understand that making future healthcare decisions includes much more than deciding what care they would or would not want. It starts with expressing preferences, clarifying values, identifying care preferences and selecting an agent to express […]

ENVIRO LAWS ACROSS THE COUNTRY

Website Showcases Innovative Environmental Bills Across Country CARSON CITY, Nev. – If lawmakers are having a hard time generating ideas on environmental change, they now have a place to view what other states are doing. The Digital Environmental Legislative Handbook was created last year at the University of Southern California, along with the National Caucus […]

RIDOT GETTING IT DONE

Old Sakonnet River Bridge Superstructure Demolition, Tiverton/Portsmouth On Thursday, we removed the main arch span by jacking and lowering it down to barges.?? The span will be transported to an off-site location for dismantling and recycling. Next week, we will remove structural steel from both sides of one of the piers,??mobilize a crane onto the […]

YWCA RHODE ISLAND

Stand Against Racism event hosted by YWCA As part of YWCA Rhode Island???s 2018 Stand Against Racism, we will be hosting a screening of 2017???s Academy Award winning film ???Get Out,??? followed by a discussion on the themes in the film including racism, colonization, and racialized violence. Synopsis:??? Chris Washington, an up-and-coming photographer and Black […]

RIBBON CUTTING FOR FINLAYS’ CENTER

QUONSET POINTS Gov. Raimondo Cuts the Ribbon??at New Global R&D Center and Manufacturing Plant As pictured, Gov. Raimondo was joined by (left-to-right) Quonset’s Steven King, CEO of Finlay USA Steve Olyha, RI Secretary of Commerce Stefan Pryor, and North Kingstown Town Council President Richard A. Welch. Finlays unveiled their new global research and development center […]

ATTLEBORO ARTS MUSEUM

ART LOVERS BOOK CLUB Attleboro, MA The Art Lovers Book Club at the Attleboro Arts Museum blends art, culture, and literature through vivid presentations and discussions held in the Museum???s main gallery setting. An author or subject matter expert opens each meeting with a presentation on, or related to, the text. Meetings are free of […]