Employees from ViaWest – a Colorado data center company – gave even more donations than last year in the charity-giving program. The program is for employees to give a donation and to be matched by the company. Well, at ViaWest in Colorado, clearly charity begins at home (or at the office) since the average donation […]
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Culture Enrichment in Hawaii
More than one hundred events and programs will receive funding from the Hawaii Tourism Authority (HTA) for the 2012 Country Product Enrichment Program. A budget of $1.6m for the 2012 fiscal year will be used. A huge variety of events will take place under this program, such as Honolulu’s Chinese Chamber of Commerce’s Narcissus Festival, […]
Culture in Kansas
If you are looking for a fun time in Kansas City and you want an exciting drink or two as well, you are in the right place. It is now becoming known as one of America’s “next great cocktail cities.” This may come as a surprise to those from other states in America but Kansas […]
Rhode Island to Save Energy and Costs
By the end of February 2012, various state buildings will have their roofs fitted with solar panels, which will save energy in the state. Much of the financing for this project will come from federal stimulus funds. Beaches, parks and other areas will be getting the panels in the cities of: Charlestown, Exeter, Narragansett, North […]
Catching Some Colorado Culture
A lot is going on in Colorado culturally right now. If you happen to be planning a visit to the state, you might want to do so around upcoming events and activities. For example, next spring, the Denver Zoo will be privy to an Asian Tropics exhibit (that took $50m to construct), marking the largest […]
US Town Names
Some Remain “Nameless” Years ago, it wasn’t so easy getting a name for your town in the United States of America. Indeed, in 1880, a very small Travis County community set about the task as they wanted to get a post office in their town. But a post office requires a town name! So the […]
Kevin Durant Plays Flag Football With Kids of OKC
On Monday, the NBA Star tweeted “This lockout is really boring…anybody playing flag football in okc… I need to run around or something!” George Overbey, a player on Sigma Nu fraternity’s intramural flag football team at Oklahoma State, replied immediately, with little hopes he’d actually hear back from from Kevin Durant. But he was wrong; […]
Miss South Carolina Sends Message to All Teens
The current Miss South Carolina, Bree Boyce, weighed 234 pounds when she was in high school. Now, she is a 124 lb beauty queen, working to inspire teens to change their lifestyles and start caring for their health.
The Wage Gap in Virginia
A recent report shared that the difference between the top 10% and bottom 10% of earners in Virginia is the widest in thirty years, second only to New Jersey. The report, published by the Commonwealth Institute, revealed that the top 10% made a minimum of 5.7 times more than the bottom earners. Michael Cassidy, the […]
Country Singers Perform at Benefit Concert in Texas
With fires scorching 900 acres around Possum Kingdom Lake, country singers have flocked to Texas for a benefit concert in support of volunteer fire departments. In April and May, the volunteers fought powerful wildfires, losing a lot of equipment. According to event organizers, the concert will feature Pat Green, Lee Ann Womack and Stoney Larue. […]