HOLIDAY FOOD: Cookies for Santa and other Holiday Treats! In this week’s blog we share some of our Blackstone Valley holiday food traditions, where to find those cookies for Santa and where to get some holiday sustenance whether you’re out shopping or meeting friends for some holiday cheer! Food plays an important role in some […]
RIMA to Host Fifth Annual Manufacturers’ Awards Taco Comfort Solutions and Taylor Box Company among Honorees SMITHFIELD, RI – The Rhode Island Manufacturers Association (RIMA) is honoring Taco Comfort Solutions and Taylor Box Company at their 5th Annual Manufacturing Awards Dinner. This year’s event will return to the Graduate Providence on February 15th, 2022. […]
State Arts Council awards grants to individual artists, arts organizations, and arts in healthcare and education Arts and culture organizations, arts education and healthcare programs, individual and teaching artists, culture workers, and related community projects benefited from $215,011 in funding announced today by the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts (RISCA). The 74 grants, […]
TOWN OF SMITHFIELD ANNOUNCES THE BROMBERG FAMILY DONATES HISTORIC 1813 STOREHOUSE Smithfield, RI – The Bromberg Family, past owners of the famous Benny’s retail stores and sprawling 1906 brick mill in Esmond, have donated the c.1813 old Allenville Mill Storehouse, locally known as the old Esmond Post Office, to the Town of Smithfield. The 2-1/2 story stone […]
ANGELIQUE KIDJO Join us for a joyful concert performance! FirstWorks welcomes four-time Grammy Award winner Angélique Kidjo back to Providence for a concert featuring the high-octane numbers that have cemented her place on the international scene. Get info and tickets Extolled as “Africa’s premier diva” by Time Magazine, Kidjo is recognized worldwide for her singular, […]
THE WINTER SEASON PROGRAMS-CLASSES The Pawtucket Parks & Recreation Division has announced an array of recreation and wellness classes for the upcoming winter season. Classes will be held during an eight week duration and take place at Jenks Junior High School and the Agnes Little Elementary School. Class cancellations as a result of school vacation […]
Baker-Polito Administration Opens the FY2023 Community One Stop for Growth Expression of Interest period is open effective today, through March 18, 2022 FY23 One Stop portfolio adds three new grant programs BOSTON – Wednesday, December 15, 2021 – Today, the Baker-Polito Administration announced the opening of the Fiscal Year 2023 Community One Stop for Growth […]
VITAL WINTER SNOWPACKS BY DON DOUCETTE News reports today about eight feet of snow predicted in California has reminded this writer of a brief visit with California friends while touring the beautiful Lake Tahoe shoreline and including a stop in the town of Truckee, the site of the Donner Party Memorial. TRUCKEE RIVER IN […]
