This is Possibly , a new partnership between Rhode Island Public Radio and Brown University. You’ve heard it all before: humans are destroying the…
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Poetry On The Air
Poetry On The Air is part of the first-ever Providence Poetry Festival, a city-wide collaboration between Rhode Island Public Radio, the Providence…
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Officials Confident MGM Will Stick Around In Springfield, Mass.
MGM announced Thursday it plans to open its Springfield, Massachusetts, casino slightly ahead of schedule, on August 24. The news comes amid speculation…
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Artscape: Celebrating Author Robert Coover
Brown University honored fiction writer Robert Coover this month with a three-day festival, “International Fiction Now: Celebrating the Unspeakable…
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Jeb Bush Speaks At Brown University, A Week After His Mother’s Passing
Jeb Bush, the former Governor of Florida and presidential hopeful was in the Ocean State Wednesday.
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Sting, Styler To Be Honored at Brown’s 250th Commencement
Brown University will confer honorary doctorate degrees on musician Sting and his spouse, the actress Trudie Styler, at the university’s 250 th…
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Gun Control Critics And Supporters Gather At Statehouse For Testimony
Lawmakers heard testimony Tuesday on 18 gun-control measures. Critics and gun control advocates thronged the Statehouse in the hours before the House…
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City Plan Commission To Hear New Fane Tower Proposal
The Providence city plan commission will meet Wednesday to review plans for a new skyscraper proposed for the city’s Jewelry District.
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Elorza Upbeat On Election-Year Budget, Yet Pension Remains A Big Challenge
Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza unveiled a $745 million budget proposal Tuesday that avoids tax increases, maintains level-funding for city schools, and…
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Avedisian To Leave As Warwick Mayor, Take Over RIPTA
Warwick Republican Mayor Scott Avedisian, the longest-serving mayor in the city’s history, will leave his post to become director of the Rhode Island…
