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Just in time for the holidays: Women Who Rock Coloring Book!

Just in time for the holidays: Women Who Rock Coloring Book!

[ 1 ] 12.14.2011 |

Girls Rock! Rhode Island is pleased to present the Women Who Rock Coloring Book! The book celebrates a variety of female musicians, from those who paved the way to the ladies who are influencing today’s vibrant music scene. An eclectic mix of performers are represented in its pages, including Cyndi Lauper, Patti Smith, Nina Simone, Yoko Ono, Joan Jett, Esperanza Spaulding and many more. This first edition features 22 original works of art by local artists, who donated their time and their art.

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Buy With Heart: Top 10 Gift Ideas for Kids and Families Support Social Enterprises

Buy With Heart: Top 10 Gift Ideas for Kids and Families Support Social Enterprises

[ 0 ] 12.6.2011 |

Buy With Heart is a grassroots campaign that aims to educate the community about the concept of “Social Enterprise,” introduce consumers to local businesses that utilize this model, and highlight a wide spectrum of Social Enterprise products and services. Unlike a traditional non-profit, a Social Enterprise produces competitive products and services to generate revenue (often in addition to typical fundraising such as grant-writing and capital campaigns). Just as products labeled “organic” or “eco-friendly” tell consumers how a product is sourced, the Buy With Heart symbol lets consumers know that the businesses behind their products are driven by a social purpose.

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Ornaments by Beehive Kitchenware

Family Matters: Buy Handmade this 2011 Holiday Season

[ 1 ] 11.18.2011 |

Shop local.  Shop handmade. You may have heard it before, but it can’t be stressed enough. When we buy from our local artisans, we are not only buying beautiful unique items, we are supporting our community and showing our children the importance of individuals—their craft and their business. Holiday arts and crafts shows are in [...]

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Independent Rhode Island Book Stores

Independent Rhode Island Book Stores

[ 6 ] 7.24.2011 |

People are reading books more and more on Kindles, ipads and smartphones. The big bookseller chain, Borders is going out of business. What does this mean for books, authors, illustrators and the remaining book stores? I shudder to think. My family loves real books; holding them, touching the paper, looking at the illustrations and typefaces how they were designed and looking at the book spines lined up on our bookshelf. We love visiting and supporting our local book sellers whenever possible.

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rhode trip: The FarmCoast Region

rhode trip: The FarmCoast Region

[ 3 ] 7.8.2011 |

Today Christine Chitnis, Providence-based writer and new mom shares her recent daytrip to FarmCoast.
She says it took her three years of living in Rhode Island before she finally took the time to discover the FarmCoast (aka South Coast) region of Rhode Island and Massachusetts. As a new mom, she is constantly looking for easy daytrips to help her get out of her East Side rut, and after spending the day exploring the farms, open spaces, beaches and ice cream stands of Little Compton, Tiverton, Westport and Dartmouth, she was left wondering what had taken her so long.

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