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What do actor Morgan Freeman, poet Sylvia Plath, former first lady Michelle Obama and the Von Trapp family from “The Sound of Music” all have in common? They have all kept bees. And now …
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By MATTHEW LAWRENCE
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1/15/25
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University of Rhode Island point guard Sebastian Thomas made his return home this basketball season and has been electric as the Rams have quickly become one of the top teams in the Atlantic-10 …
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By ALEX SPONSELLER
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1/8/25
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Christina Rondeau knows how to fight.
But the hard-hitting blonde, who made a name for herself in kickboxing and boxing arenas across the country, knows a lot more.
She’s a mom, a …
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By BARBARA POLICHETTI
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12/31/24
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Peter M. Marino has attended scores of political fundraisers. He knows the scene and the routine.
The host and beneficiary of the event stands at the door welcoming arrivals. A member of the …
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By JOHN HOWELL
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12/24/24
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Helen Boyle, who cared for her husband Tom during his seven-year battle with Alzheimer’s disease, found solace in the company of friends.
“If my car is in the driveway, just come …
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12/18/24
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W hat does a dog and a Rhode Island soda company soon to celebrate 110 years of being in business have in common?
Apparently a lot after cartoonist Tim Jones and John Sgambato of Yacht Club …
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By JOHN HOWELL
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12/4/24
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The path to a bachelor’s degree is getting shorter — and cheaper — at Johnson & Wales University. Starting next fall, the 110-year-old private university will offer one of the …
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By GEOFF DECKER
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11/27/24
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The Tony Award for best play went to Tom Stoppard’s “The Real Thing.” “Amadeus” was playing in movie theaters. And in Rhode Island, the lights went up for the first time …
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By ROBERT DUGUAY
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11/20/24
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2024 has been a rough year for live entertainment in Rhode Island. Numerous places like Dusk, Mayday and B’z Community Bar among others have closed up while other establishments either have …
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11/13/24
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By PAUL DANESI
Rhode Island’s elder softball icons gathered recently to celebrate the end of another stellar season.
Santa Maria DiPrata was the location of the RI Senior Softball …
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11/6/24
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Cranston native and Los Angeles resident Chris Chianesi uses his creative talents in a variety of facets. He has extensive experience in the musical theater, improv and sketch comedy mediums and for …
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10/30/24
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Lights. Camera. Cranston.
For the past several months, film crews have been all over the state, mostly based in Cranston to shoot the comedy film “The Roaring Game.”
Filming …
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By PAM SCHIFF
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10/23/24
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With a season of shorter days approaching, wakefulness and how to overcome the darkness with less yawning is on our minds.
Rhode Islanders with unorthodox sleep schedules might help us with how …
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By JESSICA McCARTHY
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10/16/24
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The craft beer community is a vibrant one, especially around Rhode Island. Nearly every city and town in The Ocean State has at least one brewery with some places having two, three or more.
he craft beer community is a vibrant one, especially around Rhode Island. Nearly every city and town in The Ocean State has at …
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10/9/24
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For almost 100 years, Rhode Islanders have had the chance to see a movie or a show at the Historic Park Theatre on Park Avenue. This fall, Spectacle Live will keep the tradition going.
The …
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By HALEY LONG
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10/2/24
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It was immediately clear the last official Saturday of this summer was no beach day. The morning began with rain and continued into an equally drippy afternoon. Anybody expecting the wet day to …
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By HALEY LONG
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9/25/24
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Elly McGuire is looking for her greatest second chance.
In 1978, she met Dan Rowan — one of the hosts of Rowan and Martin’s Laugh-In and the former boss of Saturday Night Live …
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By ADAM ZANGARI
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9/18/24
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The Greater Providence YMCA is on a mission next week to welcome people from around the world and across the state. That’s the reason for wall-size global maps at the Y’s six branches as …
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By JOHN HOWELL
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9/11/24
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On Saturday at noon, local bands will take to the stage to make a lasting mark on the village of Pawtuxet.
The second annual You Rock the Neighborhood Music Fest will be held at Pawtuxet Park to …
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By ADAM ZANGARI
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9/4/24
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The Ocean State has far more tiny teeth than the requisite dental providers needed to keep them clean and healthy.
By mid-morning, the ladies stationed outside the Cranston Street Community …
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By RORY SCHULER
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8/28/24
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