Saturday, August 06, 2011
It's thrilling for any theater group to perform in the prestigious Edinburgh Fringe Festival in Scotland. It's also very expensive to get there. So when this year's young troupe from Hope High made the cut for Edinburgh, it was going to take some creative financing to get them there. And BankRI stepped up this week to play a role.
Saturday, August 06, 2011
One of the hardest aspects of having a close family member or friend in the US military overseas is not being able to communicate daily with them. The People’s Credit Union in Middletown, Rhode Island is on a mission to make this a little easier by helping overseas soldiers to connect with their families and loved ones.
Saturday, August 06, 2011
During the school year, it’s convenient for kids from less fortunate families to receive free lunch every day. According to the USDA, a whopping 19.5 million low-income children get these free or reduced meals every day at school. But when the summer starts up and that free meal is no longer provided, many kids suffer from a lack of nutrition. Walmart is helping to solve this problem by handing out grants this summer to three local YMCA’s of Greater Providence.
Saturday, August 06, 2011
August is not just the month to squeeze in final beach days. August in Rhode Island is the perfect time to get the best fashion deals on the final summer pieces in stores. Here are the top summer fashion sales and events for August.
Saturday, August 06, 2011
Two mini-columns from Patriots Training Camp for the price of one…
Saturday, August 06, 2011
Thinking Out Loud…while wondering whatever happened to the good ol’ days of baking in the sun out at Bryant College…
Saturday, August 06, 2011
David Ortiz busted into Terry Francona's press conference Thursday night and blew up! Why did he blow a gasket? Did he have good reason? And why wasn't he criticized by the Boston media on Friday?
Friday, August 05, 2011
In July, there was over $10.1 million paid out by the Rhode Island Lottery to its players. More than $4.1 million in prizes was paid to Instant Ticket winners, with another $4 million plus paid out to Keno winners. The rest of the prizes paid were to Wild Money, PowerBall®, Mega Millions®, and Daily Numbers winners. The chart below details the prizes paid out for each lottery product this past month.
Friday, August 05, 2011
Barrington mother-daughter team Kim and Ava Anderson are among the top five national finalists in Entrepreneur magazine’s “Entrepreneur of 2011” awards competition, nominated in the “Emerging Entrepreneurs” category. And now, Rhode Island can help them win it all.
Friday, August 05, 2011
There's still a whole lot of summer left for family fun. Start with an old-fashioned day exploring the countryside off our own Route 44.
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