For more than 30 years, the Wedding Cake House stood empty and abandoned on Broadway in Providence. In 2017, an arts organization took control of the building. After three years of renovations, it’s a work of art on its own. Now the house hosts residencies for artists, along with a bed and breakfast business that supports the organization.
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URI and Salve Regina football post winning seasons, not so for Brown and Bryant
URI commands respect after three winning records in the last four full seasons.
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What happened to the hole in the ozone layer?
When I was growing up, I remember hearing about a hole in the ozone layer. It was a big deal. But I don’t really hear about that issue anymore. Is the ozone layer still in danger, and what happened to the hole?
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Immigration: nothing is as it seems
Mosaic is The Public’s Radio’s podcast on immigration, which features a series of community essays. This one is by Susan Mills, a retired immigration attorney and author of On the Wings of a Hummingbird, a story about a young girl’s journey from Guatemala to the United States. She writes about some of her experiences with […]
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TGIF: Ian Donnis’ Rhode Island Politics Roundup for November 11, 2022
With the glide path to the 2024 presidential race now in place, could you imagine Joe Biden and Donald Trump competing…to see who could croon a better version of “And I Am Telling You I Am Not Going”? Thanks for stopping by. You can follow me through the week on the twitters. Here we go. […]
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On Political Roundtable: Election 2022, U.S. Rep. David Cicilline on the midterm election; Common Cause’s John Marion on good government; Heroux’s upset of Sheriff Hodgson
Democrats defied expectations in the midterm election that ended Tuesday. In Rhode Island, Seth Magaziner shocked Republican Allan Fung by winning the open seat in the Second Congressional District, and as expected, Governor Dan McKee defeated GOP rival Ashley Kalus. Democrats pretty much ran the table in Rhode Island. But Republicans are expected to win control of the U.S. House, and that would mean big obstacles for President Biden’s agenda in Congress. Both parties will fight for advantage in the run-up to the 2024 presidential race.
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As industry crumbles, friends collide in ‘Sweat’ at The Gamm
The Gamm Theatre’s production of “Sweat” is on now at their home in Warwick. Artscape producer James Baumgartner spoke with morning host Luis Hernandez about the play.
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Do I need to rake my lawn?
I have two huge trees in my yard and they dump a lot of leaves. Sometimes I wonder, what would happen if I just let those piles of leaves stay on the ground?
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Giving birth in Poland
The Public’s Radio’s podcast Mosaic has a series of community essays. This essay is by Maria Grzybacz of Cumberland, Rhode Island. Before coming to the U.S. she lived in Poland where she gave birth to her first child. She compares the experience of giving birth there to the one she had with her other children […]
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The Classical Kid is the World Series MVP
Jeremy Peña leads the Houston Astros to the World Series championship
