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EAGLE REELS: Lauren Graves on the art and legacy of Edwin Hale Lincoln
The Berkshire Eagle - Massachusetts
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Associate curator for the Boston Athenaeum Lauren Graves discusses photographer Edwin Hale Lincoln's "Wild Flowers of New England," on view at the Athenaeum through Sept. 5, and what's up next. DALTON DELAN BOSTON — The Boston Athenaeum’s latest...
Man critically injured in Rhode Island auto shop fire
NECN - Massachusetts
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A man was critically injured in a fire in West Greenwich, Rhode Island, on Monday, NBC affiliate WJAR-TV reports. Police said the 79-year-old was inside Simpson’s Auto Care on Nooseneck Hill Road when the fire broke out around 11 p.m. Monday...
Ben Underwood: Helping Rhode Islanders explore seasonal food and farming
Brown University News - Rhode Island
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July 23, 2025
PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — In a season of popsicles and potato chips, Brown University undergraduate Ben Underwood is bringing carrots and cucumbers into the mix. This summer, Underwood is working on the community education team at Farm...
Pope Leo declares Rhode Island-born baby’s healing was true miracle
Catholic Standard - Washington D.C.
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Rhode Islanders are celebrating Pope Leo XIV’s declaration that the healing of a baby born in their state back in 2007 was indeed miraculous, and advances the sainthood cause of a 19th-century Spanish priest. Pope Leo XIV had promulgated the...
ART AROUND TOWN - Ben Wohlberg - through the years
The Block Island Times - Rhode Island
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A second posthumous retrospective celebrating Ben Wohlberg’s remarkable evolution as an abstract painter will open Wednesday, July 30 and continue through Labor Day. The public is invited to view paintings created from 1980 through 2023 at the...
The latest ‘Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater’ game features more awesome women than ever before
SB Nation
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August 1, 2025
Elissa Steamer can remember what skateboarding videogames were like before 1999. She didn’t play a ton of them, and as a kid she was more likely to fire up Mike Tyson’s Punch Out or The Legend of Zelda when she was skipping school. But there was...
How Rhode Island, USL 'cornered the market' in authenticity
Goal
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The founder of Rhode Island FC and part owner of Ipswich has built a fine portfolio and proved that smart, sustainable growth works Brett Johnson rejects the premise that he is “building a soccer empire.” A New England fan blog wrote those words...
Karoline Leavitt says the president plans to extort schools into ending gender-affirming care
LGBTQ Nation - California
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August 1, 2025
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt has claimed that the presidential administration’s recent extortion of Brown University in Rhode Island will help end “gender extremism” and the institution’s “barbaric procedures” of gender-affirming...
How MBA Programs in Rhode Island Are Redefining Career Mobility for Creative Professionals
I95 Rock - Connecticut
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July 22, 2025
This content was produced in partnership with Archer Education. Rhode Island is quietly becoming a launchpad for creative professionals seeking leadership roles. Graphic designers, musicians and studio artists are heading back to school—but not to...
Rhode Island celebrates Pope Leo declaration that baby’s healing was a true miracle
OSV News
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July 19, 2025
(OSV News) — People in Rhode Island are celebrating Pope Leo XIV’s declaration that the healing of a baby born in their state back in 2007 was indeed miraculous, and advances the sainthood cause of a 19th-century Spanish priest. Pope Leo XIV had...
8 shark species found in Rhode Island waters
Fall River Herald News - Massachusetts
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It's Shark Week on the Discovery Channel, which means sharks are top of mind. Unlike Cape Cod or Florida, Rhode Island isn't known for its sharks. The are very few confirmed bites in the state's history, but it is the Ocean State and there are...
Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead has childhood street named for him in San Francisco
KMPH - California
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A few hundred people gathered Friday to name a tiny San Francisco street after legendary Grateful Dead guitarist Jerry Garcia on what would have been his 83rd birthday and as part of a citywide celebration to mark the band's...
Hammerhead sharks spotted recently in RI, MA. What other sharks are in Rhode Island?
Yahoo News
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It's Shark Week on the Discovery Channel, which means sharks are top of mind. Unlike Cape Cod or Florida, Rhode Island isn't known for its sharks. The are very few confirmed bites in the state's history, but it is the Ocean State and there are...
A Miracle for a Baby in Rhode Island (and for all of us)
Catholic Review - Maryland
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July 22, 2025
We have all hoped and prayed for miracles. No wonder we get excited when we hear that the Vatican has confirmed one. And the miracle in the news this week is such a beautiful one—resulting in the restored health of a baby who was born prematurely,...
Black Music Sunday: A musical feast of festivals
Daily Kos
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July 27, 2025
Black Music Sunday is a weekly series highlighting all things Black music, with over 270 stories covering performers, genres, history, and more, each featuring its own vibrant soundtrack. I hope you’ll find some familiar tunes and perhaps an...
Music Box Films Acquires U.S. TVOD Rights to ‘Secret Mall Apartment’ Documentary (EXCLUSIVE)
Variety
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July 24, 2025
Music Box Films has acquired the U.S. TVOD rights to Jeremy Workman’s documentary, “Secret Mall Apartment.” The film, which debuted at the 2024 South by Southwest Film Festival, follows eight Rhode Island artists who, in 2003, created a secret...
Goose Plans Two-Night Goosemas 2025 Celebration In Rhode Island
Live For Live Music - Michigan
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July 21, 2025
After three years in the Southeast and Colorado, Goose will bring Goosemas back to the Northeast with a 2025 holiday celebration in Providence, RI. The 12th annual Goosemas will take place December 12th and 13th at the 14,000-capacity Amica Mutual...
Baby in Rhode Island deemed a miracle, advancing sainthood for Spanish priest
Angelus News - California
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July 21, 2025
Rhode Islanders are celebrating Pope Leo XIV's declaration that the healing of a baby born in their state back in 2007 was indeed miraculous, and advances the sainthood cause of a 19th-century Spanish priest. Pope Leo XIV had promulgated the...
Art World: Getty To Honor Annie Philbin Who In Turn Supports NPR; Wooden Elephants Migrate Across Bevery Hills; Noah Davis At The Hammer
Forbes
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Getty Trust Honors Annie Philbin Ann Philbin Photo by Mark Hanauer, courtesy of the Getty Trust Ann Philbin, who during her 25-year tenure built the Hammer into the contemporary art mecca it is today, has been chosen by the J. Paul Getty Trust as...
Celebrities' secret sporting talents: After Jason Statham impressed with his insane diving skills, here are the other stars who have sporty genes - from the Princess of Wales to Tom Holland and Emma Watson
Daily Mail
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July 27, 2025
Now famed for being a Hollywood film star with leading roles in films such as Crank, The Expendables, as well as the Fast & Furious franchise, Jason Statham is renowned for performing the role of the hard nut in many a prominent picture. Away from...