Moving beyond disease-specific approach, Health Equity Zones give Rhode Islanders opportunity to improve quality of life
‘The value of HEZs is undeniably proven… We hope to be the ripple that makes that change. It’s intentional...
Rhode Island’s children are doing OK, but not as well as kids in much of New England
‘We should not be satisfied… We know we have further to go’ This story was originally published in Rhode...
Karen Santilli wants to move the YMCA past its COVID slump
‘She has a North Star as a leader where she knows where she wants to go and she knows...
Q & A with Brown School of Public Health Dean Dr. Ashish Jha
A belated welcome back to Brown, Ashish. You returned last June after more than a year as the White...
Q & A with Jen Fantozzi, co-founder of Plates With Purpose
Let’s start with an overview of the organization you cofounded with Jenn Capracotta, Plates With Purpose. What is its...
Q & A with Pawtucket State Rep. Jennifer Stewart
Welcome, Jennifer, to the Ocean State Stories Q & A forum. You are a state representative from District 59,...
Q & A with Charlene Traynum
Charlene, you came to our attention reading the interview you granted Newport This Week, a publication we read regularly...
Q & A with Rebecca Bertrand
A belated congratulations, Rebecca, on becoming executive director of the Newport Historical Society [in 2022]! Can you give us...
Donating and reselling old clothes is getting more rough-and-tumble as older charities and newer for-profits compete for used clothing
PAWTUCKET — English immigrant Samuel Slater helped launch the Industrial Revolution in America by memorizing the secret design of...
Jason CabralPreguntas y respuestas con Jason Cabral
Eres el director ejecutivo de The Gamm Theatre. ¿Cuándo, dónde y cómo empezó Gamm? The Gamm fue fundado en...
Preguntas y respuestas con Kate Bramson
Recientemente se ha convertido en subdirector ejecutivo de Sojourner House. ¡felicidades! Para aquellos que tal vez no estén familiarizados...
Fueled by social media and pandemic, teenage depression rates rise across Rhode Island and America prompting ‘crisis’
But help is available to lift young lives NORTH PROVIDENCE – Nineteen-year-old Ty DaSilva first experienced depression as a...
Q & A with Jason Cabral
You are the executive director of The Gamm Theatre. When, where and how did Gamm begin? The Gamm was...