Patricia Daddona
R.I. State Council on the Arts awards $765K
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. State Council on the Arts has awarded $765,531 to 131 different artists, schools and nonprofits for everything from operating support...
Summer learning an entree to workforce
The 2015 Summer Youth Work Experience Program has 1,040 workers ranging in age from 14 to 24, many of whom would have had few...
Home closing gurus
New federal rules are making it more complicated – but safer – to close on residential property, and Downcity Home Closing hopes to help...
5Q: Ken Wagner
1Your predecessor was at odds with the unions over teacher evaluations and standardized testing. What will be different under your tenure?
The only purpose...
Festival growth boosts venues
Now in its 19th year, the Rhode Island International Film Festival this week is expected to top attendance from past years, with arts venues,...
Getting others involved is in Cronin’s DNA
As one of two top executives at a social-benefit corporation in Rhode Island, Maureen Cronin gets hired to solve problems and create change.
She takes...
R.I. Foundation gives to LGBTQ groups
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Foundation has awarded eight nonprofits serving the state’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer communities with more than $57,000...
Sherlock Center gives $10K in awards
PROVIDENCE – The Paul V. Sherlock Center on Disabilities at Rhode Island College has awarded a total of $10,000 in Access for All Abilities...
Newport Festivals gets $40K grant
NEWPORT– The Newport Festivals Foundation Inc. has received a $40,000 grant from the Rhode Island Foundation to help underwrite the third day of music...
Five Questions With: William T. White
William T. White is a clinician-scientist and president of Brain In Play Nonprofit Foundation and the company Brain In Play International Inc., which are...
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