Dear EarthTalk: What???s the deal with some restaurants no longer offering straws to their customers? What???s so bad about sipping your drink through a straw anyway? ??? Jeffrey Edwards, Seattle, WA Americans use 500 million plastic straws???or 1.6 per person on average???every day. Based on this, a typical American will use more than 38,000 plastic […]

BBB Tip: Buying Tickets for March Madness or Other Events The National Association of Ticket Brokers is a BBB National Partner. We thank them for their assistance with this tip. With March madness coming this month, many fans are going to be looking for tickets to the games! Thanks to the internet, there are countless […]

Treasurer Magaziner: Shareholders Overwhelmingly Demand Action from Opioid Distributor after Company Fails to Block Vote at SEC SETH MAGAZINER PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Rhode Island Treasurer Seth Magaziner joined investors from across the country in demanding that AmerisourceBergen, the nation’s third largest drug distributor, publicly address opioid-related business risks. “Opioid-related deaths in Rhode Island are a […]

PAWTUCKET HALL OF FAME 2018 ?? Pawtucket:?? The Pawtucket Hall of Fame Committee is currently seeking nominations for the 2018 Pawtucket Hall of Fame.?? This annual signature event is a celebration to recognize those individuals whose efforts – in any line of endeavor – have made a lasting impact and highlighted the heritage of the […]

Audubon Monitors Record??Healthy Osprey Population in the Ocean State Data Shows Slight Decline in 2017 Fledgling Numbers Photo: Osprey nest on the Palmer River. Adult in back of nest with yellow eyes, juvenile osprey in front with orange eyes. Photo by Butch Lombardi. (March 2, 2018) ??? When it comes to the Ocean State Osprey […]

DANCE AND DRAMA ON DISPLAY AT SECOND INSTALLMENT??OF “UP CLOSE ON HOPE” Jennifer Ricci and Boyko Dossev in Lady of the Camellias??Photo by Zaire Kacz Photography Mixed program will feature Gianni Di Marco’s one-act??Lady of the Camellias??and new choreography by local performance artist yon Tande Providence, RI (March 1, 2018) — Festival Ballet Providence (FBP)’s […]

Resource Center Open House Newport RI ??? Join the Newport Historical Society as we celebrate our new visual identity. History Starts Here, and it is Endlessly Interesting! Take a look at our new signage, talk to staff members about our upcoming events and activities, and enjoy refreshments on Thursday, March 15, 2018 at the Resource […]

Rhode Island Public Radio and the Providence Athenaeum present “That’s My Story And I’m Sticking To It! Join the Providence Athenaeum and Rhode Island Public Radio for a unique evening of writing and live storytelling. Using some prompts to get the creativity flowing, the audience will be asked to write for a brief time and […]