Wednesday, May 18, 2011
The Rhode Island Foundation announced today that it has awarded 14 competitive strategy grants totaling $565,028 to local nonprofit agencies during the first quarter of 2011.
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island has been ranked 34th in Neonatology in U.S. News Media Group’s 2011-12 Best Children’s Hospitals rankings of the top 50 centers in the nation.
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Get ready to relive the nightmare, as celebrity Chef Gordon Ramsay is returning to Providence in July. He came here last winter to film an episode of his reality show Kitchen Nightmares at DownCity Restaurant on Weybosset St. in Providence,
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Near the end of the Brown/Trinity Rep MFA program’s production of The Threepenny Opera, one of the characters claims “only artists can tug at anybody’s heartstrings now.” Whether you agree with that or not, you can’t argue that art, and theater in particular, has a way of evoking a range of emotions. Unfortunately, Threepenny presents a grim look at human nature while failing to create any deep sense of concern for or investment in the characters.
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Providence pedestrians turned heads yesterday afternoon as RISD sculpture graduate student Tamara Johnson physically integrated her body into an endangered property. “Yes it is what it looks like, I am supporting the building!” Johnson responded to an intrigued passerby. The RISD student provided support by holding up a piece of foam, camouflaged as a steel beam, from 11am through 1:30pm to draw attention to the property.
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
He was the second overall pick in the 2010 NHL Draft but inactive for the first two rounds of the playoffs. Tyler Seguin now has 3 goals and 3 assists in the first 2 games of the Eastern Conference Finals and is the reason Boston is heading to Tampa tied at one.
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Grab your joysticks, Rhode Island. Thousands of professional video game players and spectators will pour into the Rhode Island Convention Center in November when Providence hosts the Major League Gaming (MLG) Pro Circuit National Championships November 18-20.
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
The Wheeler School in Providence has received a $2,000,000 endowment grant from the prestigious Malone Family Foundation, based in Englewood, Colorado. The award — one of only a handful made by the Foundation each year — will ultimately provide scholarship aid for “Malone Scholars” at Wheeler who demonstrate extraordinary academic promise as well as significant financial need.
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
After all of the academic reading has ended (for the current school year) thoughts turn to the long summer stretching out ahead. What better gift to give your special graduate than the gift of a great book. One on which they will not be quizzed, tested, graded or need to write a paper. Now,that's reading for pleasure! Unless otherwise noted, all of these books work well for both high school and college grads.
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
One of RI's finest organizations will take a moment to recognize four leaders and corporate partners who've demonstrated the highest commitment to the mission of inspiring youth.
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