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RADIO CITY HALL DAYS: Carolyn Dutra is pictured here during her days as a Rockette in the late '60s. She carries on the Rockette tradition of training, discipline and personal appearances to this day.
The Radio City Rockettes are coming to town for nearly three dozen performances at the Providence Performing Arts Center. The Cities of Cranston and Warwick are proud of two of its citizens who h...
Local musician Eric Fontana has been around the Rhode Island music scene for some time now. His latest venture is portraying ’60s rock star Buddy Holly in the Broadway musical, “The Buddy Holly Sto...
In 1775 General Nathanael Greene believed it prudent to invite his older brother Jacob to live in his Coventry home and take over the family interests at the mill. He thought this would be benefi...
When Mike Tarro decided to forsake the life of a traveling musician in favor of settling down, he had few regrets then and even fewer now. “I’m pretty much a home boy now,” said Tarro. “I trave...
NANNY MCPHEE RETURNS * * * (Positive lessons for the kids) Emma Thompson reprises her role as the nanny with magical powers who can turn around even the most disastrous situations. And things...
Last week the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) charged Albert Reeves of Rehoboth, MA with poaching striped bass. They said he had eleven illegal fish in a secret compart...
RI International Film Festival highlights After two weekends of sitting in the sun at the Folk and Jazz Festivals, we retreated to the dark, air-conditioned comfort of the VMA to enjoy a week of...
Bob Newhart, Willie Nelson and Diana Ross all returned for another summer to the Warwick Musical Theatre. So did the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, which is playing at the Newport Folk Festival. Ho...
The Rhode Island Blood Center and Cold Stone Creameries have teamed up to promote hope throughout Rhode Island. The “Hope” cake is being offered by the Cold Stone Creameries in support of blood don...
There was a great deal of confusion in Rhode Island during the first few days after hostilities broke out in Massachusetts in April 1775. Catharine Greene received conflicting reports from friend...
While country clubs nationwide have experienced a sharp decline in membership and participation, Alpine Country Club ushered in a new era, celebrating its 50th anniversary with a weekend full of ac...
Dr. Barry M. Lester knows that there is very little in the world that distresses people more that the crying of a baby. “There are different types of crying that babies do,” he said. “There is ...
EAT PRAY LOVE *** 1/2 (Joyce) *** (Don) (A woman's search for inner peace) Taken from Elizabeth Gilbert's best-seller, "Eat Pray Love" translates well to the screen, thanks to the beautiful...
Last summer was the summer of the slug. They seemed to be everywhere, leaving their long slimy trails across porches and patios or affixed to garden flowers and vegetables. The slugs and their cou...
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