Labored breaths brought forth jagged coughs. Every movement of the chest, be it violent coughing or mere inhalation was accompanied by pain. Hot with fever yet shivering with chills, Fannie Taylor …
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11/29/23
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This past weekend work took me out to the west coast for a few different reasons. While part of my time was spent at an event in Los Angeles, the rest of the time I was on the road to San Diego for a …
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1/17/24
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Remember the controversy over “The Vagina Monologues”?
Burbage Theatre Company brings us the Rhode Island Premiere of Jen Silverman’s “Collective Rage: A Play in 5 …
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Theatre Review by DON FOWLER
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4/3/24
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With all of us being in the thick of the holidays, there are a few things that folks should be doing during this time of year. Yes, there’s the obvious purchasing of gifts for friends, family …
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11/29/23
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Madame Elizabeth Handley-Seymour was a London-based fashion designer and dressmaker for the Royal family who would become famous for her creation of a future queen’s wedding gown. Assisting …
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3/13/24
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Alex Snow loomed large in the prison yard. On a recent Friday morning, he looked even bigger in the Johnston High School auditorium.
In prison, Snow cultivated the friends he needed to watch his …
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By RORY SCHULER
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4/3/24
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Colonel George Leander Shepley was the wealthy president of a Providence insurance company, with a host of servants and a summer home in Warwick Neck. On the Sunday morning of July 31, 1921, he went …
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5/1/24
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Emma’s Wings & Seafood chain has made its way north to 840 Allens Ave. in Providence, just a few blocks from the Cranston line, on the way home from the Route 95 exit that many commuters …
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Restaurant Review by Don Fowler
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11/29/23
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Mothers’ Day is celebrated on May 12th.
The first traces of Mother’s Day can be found in Greek mythology when goddess Rhea, the mother of Zeus, was honored in spring. In the Middle …
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5/1/24
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Ever since I was a child, I was taught that it is what is on the inside that counts. My dad, in his twisted way of teasing, used to call me ugly, so I always worked hard to make my insides …
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11/29/23
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Cancun Mexico was an incredibly beautiful place for Steven’s wedding. After lounging all week in the delightful sparkling pool, (and lazy river, and water park, and ocean,) it was time for the …
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3/13/24
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Like any other city, Providence has a bit of grit within its vicinity. There are certain aspects that are rough and tumble along with an underbelly where certain things happen that often get covered …
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By ROB DUGUAY
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5/1/24
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After a combined 104 years serving customers, two managers at Twin Oaks Restaurant are finally retiring.
Managers Joe Ferro and Mike Regine worked their last shifts in December before both …
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By KEVIN FITZPATRICK
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1/10/24
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Judith Stillman’s name is known throughout the music world as an outstanding pianist, accompanist and collaborator.
From her “home” at Rhode Island College, she has travelled …
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By Don Fowler
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3/13/24
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Jessie Jacavone wants to spark a Frog City resurgence.
He walked around the second floor of his bare Johnston mill and imagined the 17 luxury apartments he plans to build within the next year.
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By RORY SCHULER
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5/1/24
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Azia Barnes’ “BLKS” gets its Rhode Island premiere, directed by Catia at Pawtucket’s Burbage Theatre.
The 90 minute, no intermission play is performed in the round using …
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Theatre Review by Don Fowler
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11/29/23
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America’s preeminent progressive rock band Kansas is extending their 50th Anniversary Tour to May 2024, including a stop at the Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC) on …
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5/8/24
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Rhode Island’s pirates have evolved, crawling from the sea onto land and up your front porch steps.
More than 300 years ago pirates spent their summers trolling the shores of New England, …
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By RORY SCHULER and JOHN HOWELL
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11/29/23
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New Year's Day came and New Year's Day went, taking my good health with it. The holiday season was super busy, visiting with a multitude of relatives and friends, not to mention shopping among …
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1/10/24
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A lot of things have changed since Noah Barreto and his old Warwick based alt-rock band Public Alley shocked the local scene by winning WBRU’s Rock Hunt back in 2015. Sadly that radio station …
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By ROB DUGUAY
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3/13/24
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