Every Friday, GoLocalProv takes a look at who is rising and who is falling in Rhode Island politics, business, culture, and sports.
Now, we are expanding the list, the political perspectives, and we are going to a GoLocal team approach while encouraging readers to suggest nominees for who is "HOT" and who is "NOT."
Email GoLocal by midday on Thursday anyone you think should be tapped as "HOT" or "NOT." Email us HERE.
The Boston Globe reported that “on Tuesday, the first day of legal marijuana sales in Massachusetts, consumers spent a total of $440,011 at two stores on more than 10,700 individual cannabis products, according to data released by the state Cannabis Control Commission Wednesday afternoon.
The products, purchased at the first two stores to open, ranged from marijuana flower to pot concentrates to pre-rolled joints to edibles infused with THC, the main psychoactive compound in cannabis.”
How much did Massachusetts receive in revenue — just under $75,000.
Moore is looking to leverage her own educational, creative and business success into a new model of teaching — one that leverages digital apps, animation, and potentially virtual reality to transform learning.
Moore, an East Providence native, was a star athlete in high school and had a successful track career at Harvard University.
Her firm, T-Time Productions, has produced a number of successful video content projects. Moore was the Executive Producer, Producer, Director and co-writer of T-Time’s “Third and Long,” a ground-breaking documentary that examines the history of African Americans in pro football and premiered on CBS.
On Monday, she appeared on GoLocal LIVE's Business Monday as part of an ongoing series highlighting the programs of Commerce RI. Moore's firm was the recipient of an Innovation Voucher.
Yes, they are worth upwards of $100 billion and now they are spreading the wealth. The $5 million donation to Crossroads is a major gift to help support RI's homeless.
The donation comes through Bezos’ foundation the Bezos Day One Fund and its program the Day 1 Families Fund.
“Crossroads is honored to be recognized by the Day 1 Families Fund as an organization that is serving as a national model for how to move the needle in solving the issue of family homelessness. Ending family homelessness in Rhode Island is possible, given adequate funding and access to affordable housing units,” said Karen Santilli, President, and CEO of Crossroads Rhode Island.
Providence’s Mt. Hope Cowboys Pop Warner football team is asking for help getting to the national championship tournament in Florida.
The Cowboys won the New England Regional Championship and advanced to the national tournament at ESPN’s Wide World of Sports Complex in Walt Disney Land from December 1 to December 8.
The team is asking for donations through their Facebook page to help them get there.
“These kids have a chance to compete for a national title. Would be great to bring this back to our region. But being an inner city organization we all know its hard. The national tournament is Dec 1-8, held at the ESPN Wide World Of Sports Complex in Walt Disney Land, Orlando. They do not make it cheap. To send 2 football teams an 1 cheer team it's gonna run us 30,000$. Every lil bit counts,” the team writes.
As of Monday, November 22, they have raised $1,600 of their $30,000 goal.
The Brown Head Football Coach led the program for 21 years and recorded three Ivy League Championships -- the program has only won four in its history.
He was the second-winningest coach in Brown history and always ran a first-class program.
Approximately 200 tenants are living in a subsidized housing project that is now under enforcement action and some say should be condemned.
Already, the tenants living in ten of the units have been forced to move out and be relocated to local motels.
Some children have fungal infections growing on their bodies according to the lawyer who represents 20 of the tenants. There are an estimated 70 children living in the complex.
During a recent court inspection of the complex at the Park Plaza Apartments, the attorney for the town of Johnston, Joseph Ballirano, wore a mask during the more than 90-minute inspection of the property.
Johnston Municipal Court issued multiple orders against the property owner this past week and found that the property failed to provide an engineering report, correct roofing issues, and failed to verify structural the structural integrity of the building. Previous to the most recent court action, the property owner was fined more than $30,000.
Lettuce is the most recent, but multiple times perfect there are major food recalls. Too many recalls due to many food manufacturing and preparation errors.
This week the Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) is warning consumers that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is advising people to not eat any romaine lettuce, and is advising retailers and restaurants not to serve or sell any romaine lettuce.
This comes as the CDC is investigating a multi-state E. Coli outbreak that has seen 32 cases and 13 hospitalizations associated with it.
