Wednesday, June 08, 2011
What does the city of Providence have in common with Queen Victoria, The Red Badge of Courage, Shakespeare’s Authorship Question, and the Galapagos Tortoise? It was named the “Featured Article” on the front page of Wikipedia on Tuesday.
Wednesday, June 08, 2011
With summer right on the doorstep for public school students, the College Crusade of Rhode Island announced the start of its 2011 summer programs. Aiming to keep teens from the state’s low-income urban communities engaged and learning in the non-school season, College Crusade will offer programs in academics plus career exploration workshops, adventure education, leadership seminars, writing workshops, and campus residencies.
Wednesday, June 08, 2011
The Sox continue to dominate the Yankees. The NHL finally does the right thing. A PR stunt by Tom Brady and his fellow players? It's all inside today's edition of "Scott Cordischi On Sports."
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Tuesday, June 07, 2011
Grammy-winning artist John Legend drew more than 400 guests who celebrated the work of City Year's corps members in four Providence middle schools. The event highlighted several student success stories, including a video profile of Helen, a Providence 8th grader who has improved from an F to an A in math since receiving academic support and mentoring from a City Year corps member.
Tuesday, June 07, 2011
With more than 17% of US children considered obese, according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), nutritional and physical health of children is now more critical than ever. To help famlies get healthier, a Rhode Island company has partnered with nutrition expert Deborah Kennedy to launch a digital platform for parents to use
Tuesday, June 07, 2011
Summer reading is more a state of mind than seasonal, but when state of mind meets New England summer, the conditions are just right! For the first of several summer reading lists, I have a mix of last summer’s favorites now out in paper and some new releases I recently read and really enjoyed! Some of these author interviews are up on www.readingwithrobin.com but no fair tuning in until after you've read the book!
Tuesday, June 07, 2011
Who are the Rhode Islanders leading in arts, fashion, food, and style? They're Trenders, and GoLocalProv offers glimpses of the people you most want to know on the scene. Today, painter Pete Hocking, a central leader in the local arts and education scene whose latest project, 100 Queer Men, is about to open this month at TNC Gallery in New York.
Tuesday, June 07, 2011
Dear John, I am very upset about a situation with my two kids. I am a single mom of a 15-year-old son and a 16-year old daughter. Last week, I emptied out the washing machine and at the bottom of the machine I saw what looked like a crumpled paper that had been left in a pocket. I took it out to throw it away and was shocked to find it was a condom (unopened) that had gone through the wash.
Tuesday, June 07, 2011
In The Social Network, one of the purported inventors of Facebook uses an email address to explain why his social media site will prevail: “Harvard.edu.” The words drip with elitist arrogance but they hold some truth. By making social media exclusive, they made it attractive. IvyDate, a newly founded dating Web site aimed at graduates of the Ivy League, hopes to capitalize on the intriguing effect of selectivity. The dating site began accepting applicants a few months ago and will begin suggesting possible dates in a couple weeks.
Tuesday, June 07, 2011
It took two tough losses in Vancouver and the loss of Nathan Horton to jumpstart the Boston Bruins in the Stanley Cup Finals. The B's dominated the Canucks in the second period on their way to an easy game 3 win.
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