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poll: #17 Charlestown: RI’s Best Communities 2013

Wednesday, June 19, 2013

GoLocalProv Best Communities Team

With a strand of preserved beachfront creating arguably one of the most beautiful shorelines in Rhode Island, the smallish South County town enjoys open spaces and old-fashioned beachfront life. In addition to vast expanses of conservational and recreational ground, the headquarters to Rhode Island's Narragansett Indian Tribe are located in Charlestown. State parks, wildlife refuges, and beaches also serve to attract visitors and local residents alike.

poll: #18 Jamestown: RI’s Best Communities 2013

Wednesday, June 19, 2013

GoLocalProv Best Communities Team

With its small Main Street area hosting a handful of restaurants and bars, Jamestown is another Rhode Island slice of heaven. An island that has developed into a residential area, this enchanting region lies in the middle of Narragansett Bay. As you head toward the Newport Tolls, cast one look down that tidy Main Street, or hop off before leaving Conanicut Island to ogle some of the most beautiful properties in the entire state.

poll: #19 Lincoln: RI’s Best Communities 2013

Wednesday, June 19, 2013

GoLocalProv Best Communities Team

In previous years, this Blackstone Valley town grabbed the national spotlight as a desirable place to "Live and Launch," as CNN/Money Magazine put it in 2008, when it placed Lincoln in its Top 100 nationally. Nowadays, the coverage of this rural/suburban hybrid up Route 146 from Providence has centered on the future of gambling. With Twin River facing the unwelcome competition of full casinos just north in Massachusetts, it's anyone's bet as to what financial winds may buffet this up-and-comer.

NEW: Rhode Island Largest Home Sales Increase in New England

Wednesday, June 19, 2013

GolocalProv Real Estate Team

The RE/MAX of New England May Monthly Housing Report shows that, across the region, house sales are up.

NEW: Game One of RI DI and DII Baseball Title Series Tonight

Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Matt Metcalf, GoLocalProv High School Sports Contributor

Due to Tuesday night's weather, game one of both the Division I and II state championship baseball series' will take place tonight.

MUSIC: Turf War Starts A Riot At The Met

Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Rob Duguay, GoLocalProv Music Critic

When it's a Saturday night and there's a stacked rock & roll bill going on at The Met, it's an absolute no-brainer to come through and enjoy an amplified extravaganza. Indie-punks Turf War headlined a show for the ages with Atlantic Thrills, Dead Confederate's T. Hardy Morris and Ask The Dead that was bound to kick some major musical ass. Sometimes after a rough and busy week you need a night to blow off some steam and let it all hang out. This past Saturday at The Met was the #1 destination to make that happen.

poll: #20 Middletown: RI’s Best Communities 2013

Wednesday, June 19, 2013

GoLocalProv Best Communities Team

This Aquidneck town was named in the 18th century for its middling location. A place where you can pick strawberries with postcard views of Narragansett Bay, the community has an agrarian component and a diverse landscape made up by sand dunes, scenic beaches, and a rocky coastline. Surrounded by water on three sides, Middletown is a scenic ocean town with active practices of fishing, boating, and swimming.

Don Roach: Deborah Gist, You Go Girl!

Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Don Roach, GoLocalProv MINDSETTER™

I’m excited that Deborah Gist’s contract has been renewed. I’m probably most excited because it upsets the rank and file within the teaching ranks. Indeed when the Rhode Island Board of Education renewed her contract via a 7-3 vote, there were at least 150 teachers who complained about her.

Newport Manners + Etiquette: Restaurant Etiquette + More

Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Didi Lorillard, GoLocalProv Manners + Etiquette Expert

How to politely complain in a restaurant. Wedding etiquette dress code for a destination wedding. Teaching toddlers table manners. Funeral etiquette for an ex-daughter-in-law. All questions to Didi Lorillard at NewportManners.

Julia Steiny: Great Communities Are Happy, Healing Places

Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Julia Steiny, GoLocalProv MINDSETTER™

This year's theme for the recent Environmental Design Research Association (EDRA) conference was “Healthy and Healing Places.” Dr. Richard Jackson was their on-point keynote speaker. A pediatrician and Masters of Public Health, Jackson has worked to improve public health by tackling underlying conditions of ill health, namely physical environments and public policies that actively promote disease. He all but rails against the on-going degradation of children's health–rising rates of obesity, asthma and mental illness. Many kids are growing up to be adults doomed to struggle with chronic health issues. Medical science can prolong the quantity of life, but only by restoring the health of our land, habits, and communities will the quality of our lives also improve.