Children’s Advocates Applaud Kids Online Safety Act Kathryn Carley – Commonwealth News Service Federal legislation aimed at protecting children and teens online has gained the support of leading advocates for children’s health and privacy. The Kids Online Safety Act would make online platforms and digital providers abide by a “duty of care” requiring […]
RIPTA to Hold Public Hearings on Proposed Service Changes to Route 14 and Flex 282 Hearings Scheduled for Monday, May 8 and Wednesday, May 10 Providence, Rhode Island, May 8, 2023… The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) will hold public hearings on proposed service changes to Route 14 (West Bay) and 282 Flex […]
THIE WEEK’S MUSE ANISH KAPOOR, ARTIST “We live in a fractured world. I’ve always seen it as my role as an artist to attempt to make wholeness.” Anish Kapoor is a British-Indian sculptor specializing in installation and conceptual art, and in recent years on a monumental scale. He was born in 1954, in Mumbai, a […]
Fortepiano Concert Featuring Daniel Adam Maltz Thursday, June 1, 6pm Aldrich House (110 Benevolent Street, Providence, R.I. 02906) Rhode Island Historical Society Welcomes Austrian Fortepiano Player Daniel_Adam_Maltz_ Intimate Concert of Haydn & Mozart in the Aldrich House Ballroom (PROVIDENCE, R.I.) – Join the Rhode Island Historical Society on Thursday, […]
USPS Honors Author and Illustrator Tomie dePaola With Forever Stamp MANCHESTER, NH — The U.S. Postal Service celebrates children’s book author and illustrator Tomie dePaola with the release of a Forever stamp. A dedication ceremony for the stamp was held May 5 at the Currier Museum of Art. “There are many gifted […]
High Art 2023 ELEMENTAL Exhibition: May 16 – June 1 Caroline-Schlenker-and-Olivia-Curran_Mansfield-HS Opening Reception & Awards Ceremony: Wed, May 17 from 6:30-8pm Free and open to all Attleboro Arts Museum 86 Park Street, Attleboro, MA Fourteen Massachusetts high schools will brave the elements and showcase installation art at the Attleboro Arts Museum’s […]
EarthTalk® From the Editors of E – The Environmental Magazine Non-stick pans like these are coated in so-called “forever chemicals” that can potentially flake off into your food. Credit: Alpha, FlickrCC. Dear EarthTalk: Why are “forever chemicals” so bad, and how can I avoid them? — M.N., via email “Forever […]
Lifting Up Children And Families Friend, In 2022, we celebrated significant achievements to support children and families throughout Rhode Island, including progress toward universal prekindergarten access for all 3- and 4-year-olds in our state. This year, our commitment to making progress in this critical policy area continues. On Tuesday, as advocates filled the State House to […]
