For the past decade, I have been lucky to work with incredible visionaries and talented companies in the pre-owned fitness equipment industry.  There are companies that can take a rusted, non-functioning piece of equipment and make it look incredible and run like new.  The re-manufacturing or reconditioning process takes time but the results are very satisfied customers.  Someone with a background in design, fixing exercise equipment, and a little bit of showmanship can really stand apart from this crowded pack of fitness equipment suppliers. One of the best and brightest individuals is my friend Chris Kelly of The Gym Store. I … Continue reading The Gym Store Donates Customized Exercise Bike To The Lupus Foundation

One of the great rewards of writing about North Kingstown is getting to know its talented community members.  Some of our community members have owned businesses for years, while others contribute by volunteering their time with a worthy charity.  And in the past year, I have gotten to know some of our very talented youth from North Kingstown High School.  It has been a great honor to help support and promote the efforts of the senior class of North Kingstown High School and their very important senior projects. The latest community member that I would like to introduce you to is … Continue reading Ryan O’Donnell’s Charity Yoga Event To Raise Awareness of Pulmonary Fibrosis

In my quest to learn more about off season baseball conditioning and activities, I connected with local friend and Ocean State Waves President/GM, Matt Finlayson.  Matt and the Ocean State Waves are hosting their 4th Annual Black Tie and Jeans fundraiser event to benefit the Waves and their extended baseball families. Here is Matt on off season workouts for our youth baseball rising stars: The difficult part about baseball in the Northeast is that we do not have all year to train outside so we are forced to come up with ways to prepare inside during the winter.  Splitting cage time … Continue reading Off Season Baseball Tips From Matt Finlayson of Ocean State Waves

I was first introduced to Mark Cahill when my oldest son, Spencer, took part in a developmental fall baseball program about 7 years ago.  Cahill, a local baseball instructor and former minor league pitcher, ran a program at Wilson Park helping young players on the basics of hitting, pitching, and fielding.  At the time, I had no idea how extensive Mark’s background was in baseball.  I was just grateful that Wickford Little League had a fall clinic to help develop player’s skills and fundamentals. As the press agent for Wickford Little League, I am constantly educating myself on local resources for … Continue reading K Performance Baseball – Mark Cahill, Batting Cages, And Proven Results

Two of my favorite subjects to write about are baseball and the good deeds of North Kingstown residents, especially the youth of NK.  As the press agent for Wickford Little League, I love hearing about ball players (past and present) who are not only continuing with baseball, but also serving their community through volunteerism and charitable giving.  Recently, I was notified about the senior project of a former Wickford Little League star, who went on to become a star not only at the middle school level but continues to impress at the high school level.  His name is Chad Mansolillo and … Continue reading North Kingstown’s Chad Mansolillo Senior Project To Benefit RBI Program

In yesterday’s NK Blog, I wrote about my son Griffin’s incredible experience at RISD’s Young Artist Program.  Griffin has learned advanced techniques, theory, and skills which will further his drawing and cartooning.  His instructor, once a teenage cartoonist, now the instructor is Jason LeClair.  I recently caught up with Jason on cartooning, the program, and art.  Here is an excerpt from our conversation.  And click on the links in this article to see some of Jason’s amazing work!!! My son Griffin is one week from completing the Comic Art program at RISD.  He has thoroughly enjoyed his experience with you … Continue reading An Interview with Jason LeClair, Artist Extraordinaire, RISD Instructor