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Like a lot of other people, Hubby and I spend time on our recliner couch watching television. One of his favorite shows is American Pickers, which highlights antique hunter Mike Wolf and colleagues …
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2/14/24
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The feel-good feelings of Christmas are in the air! I forced myself to wait until after Thanksgiving before giving Christmas a thought. Hubby decorated the house and its surroundings, …
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12/13/23
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With the holidays fast approaching, some vintage toys we have in the gallery and coming up for auction in December struck me with a bit of nostalgia: a large collection of model trains. Consigned …
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11/8/23
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Through storytelling, we make sense of our experiences, find meaning, and even envision a better future. Storytelling is pivotal for maintaining a sense of optimism and empowerment in hard times. …
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By IDA ZECCO
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12/13/23
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Throughout time, addiction has proven to be a devastating force that causes the addict to lose parts of their lives and, in the case of one Rhode Island man, pieces of himself.
At about 9:30 on …
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2/14/24
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NETFLIX
LEO * * * * (Animated Cartoon)
Adam Sandler is the creator and the voice of the title character, a lizard who shares his fifth grade classroom aquarium home with a …
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12/13/23
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When it comes to craft beer in Rhode Island, the industry was a bit different a decade ago than it currently is today. Many local breweries were still trying to find their footing while experimenting …
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By ROB DUGUAY
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2/14/24
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You could hear the buzz and see the second look of someone trying to think of where they knew him from.
Yes “that guy” was in the line waiting to purchase his normal coffee-to-go at …
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12/13/23
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Jason Cabral was named executive director of The Gamm last August. Since then, as he put it Monday,” my job is like keeping all the balls in the air.” His focus has been on the …
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2/14/24
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I first met Nilton Cardenas on Nov. 8, at the opening of an exhibition he organized at the Cranston Public Library, titled “Lines of Feeling/Lineas de Sentimento.”
Twenty-one black …
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By KEVIN FITZPATRICK
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11/15/23
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A Trip to Fort Ticonderoga
A couple of weeks ago I took a drive up to Fort Ticonderoga to do some research. I hadn’t been there since 2014, so I was looking forward to getting up there …
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4/17/24
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William Rubin Sklut came to the United States as a 23-year-old Russian emigrant in 1902. With his wife and children, Israel and Ida, he settled in Providence and, in 1910, purchased a two-tenement …
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12/20/23
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The Annual Edgewood Church Holiday Bazaar will be held on Saturday, November 18 from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the church building and grounds at 1788 Broad St., Cranston.
Christmas gifts, …
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By Don Fowler
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11/15/23
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The holiday season is full of various traditions. One tradition that's popular among Italian-Americans on Christmas Eve is called "Festa dei sette pesci (Feast of the Seven Fishes)." When …
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12/20/23
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The letter came across the editor’s desk, and after he read an excerpt aloud I couldn’t get the images out of my head.
A woman named Anne, a lifelong resident of Warwick, wrote that …
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By Erin O’Brien
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12/20/23
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Rhode Island has an abundance of talented singer-songwriters. Hit up one of the weekly open mics or spend a night out at a local bar or music venue and chances are that’ll you’ll hear …
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By ROBERT DUGUAY
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11/15/23
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In the 4th Century, Western Civilization operated under the calendar promulgated by Julius Casesar (the Julian Calendar). The first day of the year was March 25 and December, as indicated by …
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By PATRICK T. CONLEY
Historian Laureate of Rhode Island
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12/20/23
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Thirty-two-year-old chemist Thomas Henry Hughes settled in Johnston in 1849, established the village of Hughesdale and founded the Hughesdale Dye & Chemical Company. In 1868, he gifted Johnston …
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11/15/23
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2023 has been an up and down year for Rhode Island restaurants recovery from the pandemic.
Some have survived, and some have not. New ones have entered the market. Prices have risen. Jobs have …
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By DON FOWLER
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12/20/23
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Alexus Lee has been pretty busy these days. The Providence based artist has been bringing her blend of soul, jazz and R&B to numerous venues including The Bowery Electric in New York City, …
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By ROBERT DUGUAY
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12/20/23
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