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Carmen Diaz-Jusino is a helper. Personally and professionally, she makes it her mission to know what people need and to connect them with others who can help.

Carmen started a new job (as vice president of community development at Bank Newport)…

Did you know that Rhode Island companies manufacture materials and components for medical equipment? Everything from fabric and nose stays to elastics and screws are made in our small state.

“That’s a very Rhode Island thing,” says Mary Johnson.…

“For all the huggers that are out there,” declares Asher Schofield, “this has been a difficult time.”

Thankfully, in these challenging times we have a little extra Rhode Island flavored splash of human niceness courtesy of Frog & Toad. Asher is…

Bishop W. Nicholas Knisely of the Episcopal Diocese of Rhode Island put it right on the table at the outset of our conversation. “This strikes me as one of those epochal moments in our history,” he began.

He shared with me his unique and…

“The world’s in flames a little bit,” Marcela Betancur acknowledged at the outset of our conversation.

Marcela is executive director of the Latino Policy Institute. Preliminary data suggest that 45% of Rhode Islanders who have tested positive for…

Jodie Vinson is program manager at What Cheer Writers Club, a nonprofit that connects and supports “Rhode Island’s makers of the written, spoken, and illustrated word.”

(Side note: it’s really challenging for me to say What Cheer Writers…

The coronavirus crisis has reinforced the crucial role of local news outlets, and Rhode Island’s press corps has responded with robust reporting.

Ian Donnis is a long-time local reporter who has dug into many meaty Rhode Island stories. Way back…

I had the good fortune of talking with self-described sentimental guy Adam Greenman, CEO of the Jewish Alliance of Greater Rhode Island, on his birthday.

The “how are you?” question is a struggle for everyone these days, and Adam coined a new…

Max Grinnell is a professor, speaker, artist, and former baker’s assistant, among other callings — all of which give him a unique perspective on what this moment might mean for cities. He goes by The Urbanologist on Twitter and Periscope.

“People…

Hi Neighbor! David Dadekian is Rhode Island’s food laureate (credit to Phil Eil for that title).

“There’s connectivity everywhere,” David points out. He talked with me about the value of silly conversations, kindness, and takeout.

(And he knows…