Gaspee Days 5K 2024: Results, Photos
By: Rob Borkowski on June 10, 2024 in Good Times, News to You
CRANSTON, RI — The 59th annual Gaspee Days 5K enjoyed clear weather in the mid 70s, as members of the 1,741-strong field crossed the finish line at Rhodes on the […]
Readers, Writers Mingle at RI Author Expo Saturday
By: Rob Borkowski on December 9, 2019 in Business, Good Times
CORRECTION: An earlier version of this story incorrectly identified author G. Wayne Miller as a contributor to “Weird Rhody.” WARWICK, RI — The 7th annual Rhode Island Author Expo hosted […]
Empty Bowls Fundraiser Comes to Rhodes on the Pawtuxet Friday
By: Rob Borkowski on October 11, 2017 in Good Times
CRANSTON, RI — Food insecurity – lacking reliable access to food – affects about 57,000 Rhode Islanders — people the RI Community Food Bank serves — and you can help them do that […]
Gaspee Days 5K 2017: Results, Photos
By: Rob Borkowski on June 10, 2017 in Good Times
The 52nd annual Gaspee Days 5K enjoyed weather in the 70s, a little warmer than the ideal for long-distance runners, but members of the 1,487 strong field sported smiles as they finished to the cheers of friends and announcers.
Raimondo’s $30 Million Free College Plan Starts With High School Class of 2017
By: Rob Borkowski on January 16, 2017 in News to You, Schools
CRANSTON, RI — Governor Gina M. Raimondo announced her proposal Monday to offer two years of free college to all Rhode Islanders during the Ministers Alliance of Rhode Island’s 34th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Scholarship Breakfast at Rhodes on the Pawtuxet.
RI Authors Report A Successful Expo at Rhodes on the Pawtuxet
By: Rob Borkowski on December 4, 2016 in Good Times
CRANSTON, R.I. — About 130 RI writers spent what many reported was a fun and successful day putting themselves and their work in front of an eager public Saturday at Rhodes […]
Dancing with the Stars of Mentoring Coming April 30
By: Rob Borkowski on April 19, 2015 in Good Times
Amateur dancers training with The Dancing Feeling studio instructors will vie for top billing at the Dancing with the Stars of Mentoring fundraiser April 30, aiding youth mentoring programs statewide.