Rhode Island Feeds

Courtesy photo Capt. Christopher Ahlemeyer and Staff Sgt. Robert Tobin make military history as the National Guard has never competed in the "Best Ranger" competition. There are a lot of fitness clubs in our areas, and truthfully, we can't...

Rhode Island's Department of Environmental Management's Division of Fish and Wildlife will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, June 30 at 7 p.m. in the Warwick Police Department's Community Room at 99 Veteran's Memorial Drive on the proposed 2011-2012 freshwater...

Scientists often study depression, anxiety and fear, but why not devote your work to the causes of positive human qualities like happiness and compassion? That's the question the Dalai Lama asked researcher Richard Davidson, writes Ryan J. Foley of the...

Fit2cook4Kids will offer nine, one-week camp sessions this summer, for children ages 11 to 15, at the URI Kingston Campus in South Kingstown. Developed by the Food and Truth organization, Fit2cook4Kids Camp has been designed as a solution to...

If you've never lifted weights in your life -- and many people haven't -- why should you start now? The answer is simple say the editors of HEALTHbeat, an e-newsletter from Harvard Medical School. "Muscle tissue, bone density, and strength...

Who doesn't like chocolate milk? As a kid growing up I practically lived on it, especially when eating at the school cafeteria where there wasn't much I enjoyed on the menu. I gave it up when I got older, thinking...

AP photo / Stew Milne Rhode Island Moderate Party gubernatorial candidate Ken Block, left, and Republican gubernatorial candidate John Robitaille talk during bike to work day festivities in Providence, Friday. Providence ranks 18th among the American College of Sports...

Obesity and diabetes are rising to epidemic proportions. More than 21 percent of Rhode Islanders are obese, according to a 2008 study by the Centers For Disease Control and Prevention. The August 2009 Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index shows obesity prevalence...

Potter Pond may be the most beautiful salt pond in Rhode Island that few people have seen up close. That's about to change. The Salt Ponds Coalition (SPC) will sponsor an interpretive kayak trip on Potter Pond in Matunuck on...

Providence Journal photo / Mary Murphy James Robertson, of East Providence, gets on his bike to go to his job at the Providence Children's Museum after participating in the annual Bike-to-Work Day. Morning cyclists ended their rides at the...

R.I. Department of Environmental Management photo The Great Outdoors Pursuit, a free program that encourages Rhode Islanders to enjoy their state parks, starts Sunday in Lincoln Woods. The kick-off for the summer-long program will run from 11 a.m. to...

We've already reported that Friday is "Bike to Work Day" in Providence. The city's hosting events to encourage people to take part in a more healthy, environmentally friendly way to commute. Rhode Island's own Dr. Day Care offers these...

Thursday is the deadline for mail-in registrations to take part in the 3rd annual Forest Park Elementary School Fly Like an Eagle 5K run/walk, scheduled Sunday at the North Kingstown school, 50 Woodlawn Drive. Proceeds benefit student activities at Forest...