Perseid Meteor Shower RI Timing: Tuesday, Aug. 18
![[CREDIT: NASA] A diagram of the Earth's path through the debris from the Comet Swift-Tuttle. The yearly journey along this path is the reason for the Peseid Meteor Shower.](https://4c04wc5wq0w3uloelhe44ddb-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Perseids2-NASA-140x140.png)
The Perseid Meteor Shower, nature’s annual late-summer spectacle, is past its peak (Aug. 11 – 12), but night owl timing, clear skies and a waning moon mean there’s still a good […]
Good Times
![[CREDIT: Debbie Wood] Jason Wood, proprietor of We Be Jamming, at his shed/shop in Warwick on West Shore Road, with a wide selection of jams and spreads for sale.](https://4c04wc5wq0w3uloelhe44ddb-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/We-Be-Jammin-Jason-140x140.jpg)
RIDDC Helps ‘We Be Jamming’ Spread Success
WARWICK, RI — Jason Wood, with the help of his mother Debbie Wood, started revolutionary jam business We Be Jamming, which has grown in leaps and bounds making its way […]
![[WMOA] The  Warwick Center for the Arts exhibit "Through the Window" runs through Aug. 8, with a Virtual Opening Thursday, July 9 from 6 - 7:30 p.m.Â](https://4c04wc5wq0w3uloelhe44ddb-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/bacco-at-the-window-black-and-white-woodcut-140x140.jpeg)
WCFA: ‘Through the Window’ Runs Till Aug. 8
WARWICK, RI — The  Warwick Center for the Arts ( WCFA )in-person exhibit “Through the Window” Juried Show is open now through Aug. 8, with a Virtual Opening Thursday, July […]
![[CREDIT: DEM] The DEM and Mayor Jospeh J. Solomon opened the Rocky Point Fishing Pier July 1, 2020 with a ribbon cutting ceremony.](https://4c04wc5wq0w3uloelhe44ddb-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Rocky-Point-Fishing-Pier-DEM-1-140x140.jpg)
Rocky Point Fishing Pier Opens
WARWICK, RI — Regular visitors to Rocky Point State Park have been remarking on the newly finished Rocky Point fishing pier for a little while, but this morning Mayor Joseph […]
![[COURTESY CASEY NAYLOR] A selection of the upcycled items sold at Owl's Nest Jewelry, created by Casey Naylor.](https://4c04wc5wq0w3uloelhe44ddb-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Owls-Nest-Jewelry-1-140x140.png)
Jewelry From The Owl’s Nest: Trash to Treasure
WARWICK, RI— Driven by an endearing need to create and a lively entrepreneurial spirit, cancer survivor and RI native Casey Naylor has been immersed in business classes and making one […]
![[CREDIT: GSSNE] Last October, the four women honored during the Leading Women of Distinction Awards 2019 at the Radisson Hotel in Warwick, were:Â Cindy Scibetta Butts, Founder, Grow with Strengths; MaryKay Koreivo, Senior VP & Senior Relationship Manager, Bank of America;Â Kathleen Malin, VP of Technology & Operations Management, Rhode Island Foundation;Â Sylvia Maxfield, Dean & Professor at Providence College School of Business.Â](https://4c04wc5wq0w3uloelhe44ddb-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Leading-Women-of-Distinction-Awards-2019-140x140.jpg)
Women of Distinction Awards Nominations Open
Warwick, RI – Girl Scouts of Southeastern New England (GSSNE) has openedd nominations for 2020 Leading Women of Distinction Awards. Anyone can nominate a woman who exemplifies the Girl Scout […]
![[CREDIT: Amore] From left, Olivia Amore, and her dad, Ronald, the owner of Tiger Eye Gift Shop, celebrating its first Father's Day.](https://4c04wc5wq0w3uloelhe44ddb-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Tiger-Eye-Gifts-Ron-Olivia-Fathers-Day-140x140.jpg)
Tiger Eye Gifts Celebrates First Father’s Day
WARWICK, RI — This weekend marks Ron Amore’s first Father’s Day running Tiger Eye Gifts, but he’s been a father for a little while. Amore’s daughter, Olivia, turned 7 last […]
![[CREDIT: URI] Warwick's Kayla Wedell is URI's Dorothy Shackleton Anti-Hunger Leadership Award winner.](https://4c04wc5wq0w3uloelhe44ddb-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Kayla-Wedell-Dorothy-Shackleton-Anti-Hunger-Leadership-Award-140x140.jpeg)
Wedell Earns Dorothy Shackleton Anti-Hunger Leadership Award
KINGSTON — Warwick’s Kayla Wedell, 2020 URI Human Development and Family Studies grad, is the university’s Dorothy Shackleton Anti-Hunger Leadership Award winner. Wedell, who has become a leading advocate for […]
![[CREDIT: Gail McCusker] Nic Votolato hand paints one of the garden stones he decorates and sells through his company, Rock Solid Creations.](https://4c04wc5wq0w3uloelhe44ddb-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Rock-Solid-5-140x140.jpeg)
Rock Solid: Life Choices, RIDDC, Carve Out Success
Nicholas Votolato, owner of Rock Solid Creations, loves dogs, spending time with people, and having fun running his business, all part of his life now thanks to the Rhode Island Developmental […]
![[CREDIT: GSSNE]You can still get your yearly Girl Scout cookies at the Girl Scout Cookie Drive-Thru at 500 Greenwich Ave. June 13, 14 and June 19-21.](https://4c04wc5wq0w3uloelhe44ddb-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Warwick-Girl-Scout-Cookie-Drive-Thru-140x140.jpeg)
Girl Scout Cookie Drive-Thru Open in Warwick
WARWICK, RI — If you missed your yearly Girl Scout cookie fix, the Girl Scouts of Southeastern New England Headquarters and local Girl Scout troops have you covered with their […]
![[CREDIT: Lincoln Smith] The The Drive-thru Food Drive at Lakewood Baptist Church collected food and cash donations Saturday, May 30, 2020.](https://4c04wc5wq0w3uloelhe44ddb-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Lakewood-Drive-thru-Food-Drive-May-30-140x140.jpg)
Lakewood Drive-Thru Food Drive ‘A Huge Success’
WARWICK, RI — “The Drive-thru Food Drive was a huge success,” organizer Lincoln Smith wrote on Facebook Saturday after his effort yielded 1,185 pounds of food and $3,519 in money […]
STEAM Ship Lessons Free at Shiphistory.org
WARWICK, RI — State school districts have been distance learning for weeks — and a new interactive science technology, arts and math – STEAM, or STEAM ship, lessons are available […]
