California Rolls. Ebi-Su. Tekka Maki. These are just a few of the sushi items becoming more and more popular in the United States. With many Americans becoming increasingly concerned with their health, sushi restaurants are booming around the country. Newport is following this trend, with a number of sushi restaurants opening in the seaside community.

As the youngest editor in her company, East Bay Newspapers, Beth Bottis, 24, not only

writes, edits, fills out invoices and gets times cards ready, but she loves doing it.

This new editor landed the job at Newport This Week in October 2005. Bottis graduated from the University of Rhode Island with a journalism degree in 2003.

Take the chance to see the faces and hear the voices of children guided by grace. Strong faith keeps each child hopeful and generosity makes each day full. The By Grace Disabled and Orphans Center in Nairobi, Kenya is home to a growing 130 children and an additional 100 students who have been affected by impoverished living conditions in Africa.

In the days following Jan. 1, the buzz word is New Year’s resolutions. Did you make them? Have you already broken them? Both questions commonly crop up in conversation after the start of a New Year.

Here are some resolutions Salve students and staff have made for

Ben Banning is the youngest and newest member of Abbey Rhode at age 39. He grew up liking the Beatles, but not to the extent of Flanders, Davis and Sullivan. At the age of 15, he began playing the drums, and has since been in such bands as Powerhouse and Third Generation Roach Bomb.