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		<title>Bargains to be found at Wheeler Clothing Sale: April 19-21, 2012</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2012 10:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Looking for a bargain on good quality, lightly worn (or new!) clothes for your family? Want to shop local and support educational initiatives?  Then mark your calendar and plan to shop at the upcoming Wheeler School Clothing &#038; More Sale, April19-21 in Providence, Rhode Island.]]></description>
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		<title>Today’s Home Work: Eric Bulmer, &#8220;Science Guy&#8221;, Owner and Program Director of Pow!Science!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 11:07:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elyse Major</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We love getting to know parents in our community. In our Home Work series, we ask moms and dads how they juggle their work while raising kids, hoping to get some insight on how to better balance our own work/playtime while being introduced to our neighbors and their cool businesses. Today Elyse Major interviewed Eric Bulmer. Meet the "Science Guy." He is the Owner and Program Director of Pow!Science! a leading provider of Elementary Science enrichment programs in Rhode Island and Southern Massachusetts with two locations that are part toy-store and part-workshop/party space.

Kidoinfo: What inspired you to start your business?
Eric Bulmer (EB): A couple of things. Although I loved classroom teaching, I was not enjoying the administrative aspects of the job and felt I was being held back. Teaching to a test has never been my style. Also, during my last year as a classroom teacher, I began performing science birthday parties and workshops for another company and saw the potential to take science “performance” a lot further. When Keith Michael Johnson, one of RI’s top enrichment performers, told me I “had the stuff” to go it on my own, I believed him.]]></description>
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		<title>Just in time for the holidays: Women Who Rock Coloring Book!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 15:56:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anisa Raoof</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
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		<title>Buy With Heart: Top 10 Gift Ideas for Kids and Families Support Social Enterprises</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 06:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anisa Raoof</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
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		<title>Family Matters: Buy Handmade this 2011 Holiday Season</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2011 11:00:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anisa Raoof</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Independent Rhode Island Book Stores</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jul 2011 02:46:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anisa Raoof</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
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		<title>rhode trip: The FarmCoast Region</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2011 10:00:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
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		<title>Crafty fun abounds at Big Box alternative, Wood Items &amp; More</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Apr 2011 11:00:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elyse Major</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many people find themselves making the “big” trip to Smithfield (:15 from Providence) for apple picking season but continue heading West on Route 44 any time of year, past the A&#038;W and Newport Creamery, and you’ll come to big-as-a-minute Greenville Common which boasts its own landmarks including Wood Items &#038; More, a full service, independently owned craft shop. Built in 1924, the brick building with green awnings that houses the store is currently undergoing a bit of a facelift, evidenced by the scaffolding which surrounds the exterior.

Note: Wood Items &#038; More is currently celebrating their 22 years in business by offering 20% off store wide and 30% off all floral and ribbon, through April 11. Offer excludes Scouts and classes.]]></description>
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		<title>Kreatelier on Hope Street is a creative wonderland! See what’s new plus a chance to win!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2011 04:05:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elyse Major</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the midst of a winter filled with record-breaking amounts of snow that quickly transformed from slopes of glistening beauty to jagged piles of what I refer to as “visible pollution” it’s no wonder I find myself craving color. A wonderful place to find respite from stark surroundings is Kreatelier, a unique shop on Hope [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Learn All About It&#8217;s Top 10 List of Best Toys</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Dec 2010 01:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anisa Raoof</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I asked Jeff Dronzek from Learn All About It Toys in Warwick, Rhode Island to put together a list of some of his favorite children&#8217;s toys. Toys are sorted by type along with price and appropriate ages. If you have a favorite toy, please add it in the comments below. GAMES Erudition. Learn Sight Words [...]]]></description>
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