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Richard Rico: A bouquet for the Rose - TheReporter.Com

Monday) had gone through weeks of preparation for interviews, in public and on camera, from the panel of four. But then the playing field changed. During the first round, Councilman Mashburn nominated Vaca school board president Sherrie Mahlberg, and Mayor Rowlett nominated city services commissioner and KC-10 instructor Shawn MacMahon. Councilwoman Dilenna Harris nominated Beaty. But none of the three got the required three votes. Sullivan pulled off his surprise, and declined to nominate. Mayor Ron and Mashburn opposed the special election. So Mitch re-nominated Beaty. By 3-1, he won out. Sullivan got to vote no and the remaining applicants got a civics lesson. They’ll probably replay it and wonder what happened for years.* * *DON’T read anything into this, but a coincidence got my attention this week.It seems House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s family, my family and that of La Borgata Deli’s family have something in common: We all have roots in towns a few miles apart in the Italy region of Molise, south of Rome. They’re connected by ancient walls; what a concept. It doesn’t make us kissing cousins, but we may be paisani. Pelosi’s mother Annunciata D’Alesandro was born in the region’s largest town of Campobasso (pop. 50,000.) My family of Costanzo Rico came from the village of Roccamandolfi (pop. 640). They’re just 15 miles apart. A mile from Rocca is La Borgata’s village, Cantalupo, (pop. 764.) Actually, it’s as close as our Main Street, where Marianna Schiavone and mama Michelina Iuliano create deli del Molise.Maybe someday we can bend Pelosi’s ear when she stops by for a plate of gnocchi.Two, and she’ll reopen the government.The author is former publisher of The Reporter. https://www.thereporter.com/2019/01/13/richard-rico-a-bouquet-for-the-rose/

Naples garden workshop series starts Jan. 10 with talks on orchids, sustainable gardening - Naples Daily News

Jan. 31 —  Basics of plant propagation — Brian Galligan and Chad Washburn with Naples Botanical Garden Learn how to use propagation techniques using seeds and cuttings to help increase your tropical garden's palette while saving money » Feb. 7 —  Demystifying the ancient Japanese art of bonsai — Chris Gilbert, Collier County master gardener  A step-by-step look at age-old techniques used to grow bonsai  » Feb. 14 —  Plant nutrition — The need for feed — Bob Cook, certified horticulture professional  Learn what lawns, trees and flowers require to grow and when it's a good idea to use fertilizer » Feb. 21 — From lawn to landscape — Isabel Way, owner of Colusa Farms in Naples A workshop on ground covers that enhance curb appeal, reduce fertilizer and pesticide use, and help conserve water » Feb. 28 —  Arsenic and old lace: Poisonous plants — Gil Long, Collier County master gardener  Learn which plants are dangerous to humans and pets and what safer alternatives are available » March 7 —  Bromeliads in the landscape — Jon Hanson with Bromeliad Paradise Learn how to select, plant and care for bromeliads » March 14 — ... https://www.naplesnews.com/story/life/home-garden/2019/01/04/upcoming-naples-garden-series-features-talks-bonsai-trees-orchids/2463797002/

When Mom Cancels Appointment to Take Care of Sick Son, Company Sends Her Flowers - Good News Network

Sometimes it’s the smallest good deeds that mean the most to us. In Lindsay Pualoa’s case, it was a bouquet of flowers that was delivered to her door on Monday.The mother from Ashburn, Virginia had spent most of the might taking care of her son AJ. The toddler had been feeling sick, and by the time the sun came up, he wasn’t feeling any better.“He was still a hot mess (in the) morning so I cancelled an annual furnace check I had scheduled with our HVAC company,” Pualoa wrote on Facebook. “I just apologized for the late notice, said I had a sick kid at home, and didn’t think much more about it. Three hours later, my doorbell rings and there is a florist at my door.”The HVAC company, AllTech Services from Sterling, had sent Pualoa flowers with a note saying that they hoped AJ felt better soon.“I’m floored! I’ve never had something like this happen before,” she added.WANT TO READ MORE STORIES ABOUT BUSINESSES DOING GOOD? CHECK OUT THESE OTHER ARTICLES FROM OUR GNN ARCHIVES… (Photo by Lindsay Pualoa)When Girl Asks For a Day Off For Dad, Google Gives Her Something Better #TBTCompany That Turns Tire Scraps into Shoes Employs Single Mothers Living in Pove...

Brookdale Riverwalk seniors, staff hand out flowers, kindness - The Bakersfield Californian

I think they’re more apt to do the same for others if it happens to them.”Diane Ashburn, director of financial services at Brookdale, helped hand out the flowers this year. This is the first year that management has been able to participate in Random Acts of Kindness Day, as it was just a residents-only activity last year.Only about 100 flowers were given out in 2017. The event grew into a communitywide activity this year.“It was wonderful. People really responded positively,” she said. “It was a really neat experience to be able to do that and see them light up.”At the Park at River Walk on Stockdale Highway, Daniel Cepeda was playing with his 4-year-old son, Isaac, when several residents and associates from Brookdale Riverwalk came up to them and each handed them a flower.“It’s really nice. It shows that there are some good people in this world,” he said.Desiree Armendariz was reading a book while her husband was fishing at the park. She said she was pleasantly surprised by the gesture.“It made my day. I’m sure it’ll make other people’s days, too,” she said.While making people’s days a little brighter was a major focus of the event, resident Juanita Blackwell said getting out of Brookdale Riverwalk also does a lot of good for the residents’ health, physically, emotionally and spiritually.“We need to be out with other people. We need to be out doing something,” she said. “You can feel pretty hemmed in if you just stay here all the time. You can get to feeling old. Just because I’m 90 doesn’t mean I need to feel old.”Newman said participating in events like Random Acts of Kindness Day makes the residents feel that they are making a difference in the community, even if it’s a small, short-lived one.“It isn’t just the recipient who feels better. I think the giver is rewarded even more,” she said. “To think you’ve made someone, even if for a very brief time, enjoy the day more and feel better about themselves is a great thing.”Brookdale Senior Living Inc. operates senior living communities throughout the United States. The company operates independent- and assisted-living ce... http://www.bakersfield.com/news/brookdale-riverwalk-seniors-staff-hand-out-flowers-kindness/article_27f66b80-1367-11e8-b4fa-8b9f862d8db6.html

The versatile DC investor with a buzzy nonprofit - Washington Post - Washington Post

About half a dozen full-timers run the day-to-day operations from an office in Ashburn, assigning 75 staffers to clients. Price bought a Virginia franchise in 2016 for about $350,000, including working capital. He expects it to earn around $2 million in revenue this year and double that by 2019, throwing off a 10 percent profit. The Rockville native gets his entrepreneurial bug from his grandfather, who sold whiskey from a still he had hidden in the Great Smoky Mountains of North Carolina.His great-grandfather was an Italian immigrant and roadbuilder who coined the family aphorism that it’s “better to sell apples on the corner than work for The Man.”Price’s father ran an excavating firm in Washington, where Price worked before attending the University of Maryland. He graduated summa cum laude in 1980 with an accounting degree.The guy was ambitious. Upon entering Maryland, he set his...

Dozens Gather in Washington to Lobby for Key Industry Issues - PerishableNews

When Karen Fountain, AAF, of Flowers ‘n’ Ferns stepped into the office of Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Virginia) on the morning of Tuesday, March 12, she was ready for a challenge. Earlier this year, Kaine joined with 30 senators to introduce a bill that would raise the minimum wage to $15 by 2024 —an increase that Fountain said will devastate her small retail flower shop in Burke, Virginia. “I showed him real numbers from our store — our costs, our profits — and walked him through how this kind of change would affect all of us,” Fountain said. “I didn’t change his mind, and I wasn’t expecting to do that in one meeting, but he thanked me for bringing actual numbers to our meeting and for such a good conversation. The most important thing to me is that I got to go in there and make the case in person for my business.”This week, more than 90 retail florists, wholesalers, suppliers and growers came together during the Society of American Florists’ 39th annual Congressional Action Days to meet lawmakers and key congressional staff, discuss important issues, learn from subject... https://www.perishablenews.com/floral/dozens-gather-in-washington-to-lobby-for-key-industry-issues/

Perspective | This D.C. florist's secret to surviving 114 years and four generations - The Washington Post

They lease 2,600 feet across two buildings separated by a driveway instead of owning the buildings. “People say, ‘Gosh, why don’t you put a shop in Virginia? Why don’t you put one in Maryland?’” Mike said. “The thing about this is we like to have control over the product and the employees and everyone. That way, you can take care of your quality. If you start branching out more and more, then you have more headaches.”Boxes of flowers come in the back door, and beautiful arrangements fly out the front. Besides the trucks, they have some refrigerators and a computer. “With flowers, you want to move those out two, three days after you get them in,” Mike said. “It’s not like food where you can put it in the freezer. You want to keep that product moving.”The Washington economy does its part.“You are insulated by being in D.C., between the government, the individual businesses and the law firms,” he said. “We have been at this location since 1968. The rents keep escalating. I try to get in as long a lease as I can. I signed one a couple of years ago for 10 years.”[A first lesson on the stock market: Don’t run from a good sale]Mike’s brothers, Tim and Steven, split responsibilities. Tim takes care of technology and billing. Steve handles hard and soft items such as vases and fruit. Phil orders most of the flowers and is the ambassador and face of the company.Everything about Phil is flowers. He lives in a Montgomery County neighborhood called (I am not making this up) Flower Valley. His house is on Jasmine Drive. He wore a green flower-print Brooks Brothers silk tie when I saw him.Phil doesn’t take a salary. He and Peg, his wife of 63 years, live on Social Security and stock investments.“We bought a new truck with my salary [instead],” Phil said. “I like to see my name floating around town.”Cheryl Diaz MeyerFor The Washington PostPhil Caruso sports a floral tie every day when he shows up for work at 4 a.m.Cheryl Diaz... https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/this-dc-florists-secret-to-surviving-114-years-and-four-generations/2017/08/18/ee1a0152-836e-11e7-b359-15a3617c767b_story.html

Julia Briones McCollum, 79, employed as a nurse with Sentara Norfolk General for 18 years - Southside Daily

God’s love to all.Julia is survived by her husband of 16 years, David; brothers, Anthony, Andreas and Rolando Briones; sisters, Virginia Bondad and Rosemarie Aplosen; children, Rex and Judy Aycud, Felisa Aycud, Imelda Bernstein and Jeffrey Keiter, Florence and Mark Hanssen, Lillibeth Aycud and Marc Stuart; grandchildren, Daniel, Mathew, Isabella, Zachary, Noah, Sera, Tristan and Koyo; great-grandchildren, Aiden and Bennett; and the extended Briones family. She was preceded in death by siblings, Henry and Johnny Briones; and grandchild, Michael Hough.The family held visitation Thursday, April 4, at Rosewood-Kellum Funeral Home. A Mass of Christian burial will be held at 1 p.m., Saturday, April 6, at St. Gregory the Great Catholic Church. Burial will follow in Rosewood Memorial Park. For flowers, please consider ordering from Julia’s friends at Walker Florist, Virginia Beach.Share online condolences with the family at Rosewood-Kellum Funeral Home.Always be informed. Get the latest news and information delivered to your inbox... https://southsidedaily.com/obits/2019/04/05/julia-briones-mccollum-79-employed-as-a-nurse-with-sentara-norfolk-general-for-18-years/

Flower Delivery Vancouver: Marketing to the millennials - Augusta Free Press

Just like the other businesses, you might think about establishing loyalty programs and subscriptions.Like this:Like Loading...Team of Destiny: Inside Virginia Basketball’s Run to the 2019 National Championship, by Jerry Ratcliffe and Chris Graham, is now available at a special pre-sale discounted price of $20. The book is expected to ship by May 15, 2019, and expected to retail for $25. Pre-order for $20: click here. The book, with additional reporting by Scott Ratcliffe and Zach Pereles, will take you from the aftermath of the stunning first-round loss to UMBC in 2018, and how coach Tony Bennett and his team used that loss as the source of strength, through to the ACC regular-season championship, the run to the Final Four, and the thrilling overtime win over Texas Tech to win the 2019 national title, the first in school history.  ... https://augustafreepress.com/flower-delivery-vancouver-marketing-to-the-millennials/