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Grab the family and head to Roger Williams Park Zoo for Food Truck Day, a delicious day of fun for all ages! Savor sweet and savory offerings from a variety of local food trucks stationed throughout …
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11/5/25
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Even though Halloween is over, there’s still an excuse for people to dress up in costume with the return of Rhode Island Comic Con next week.
The event is also an excuse to get an …
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By ROB DUGUAY
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11/5/25
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A largely forgotten Detroit Congressman is the subject of a new book by Dr. Marion Orr, a political scientist and public policy professor at Brown University. The book is titled House of Diggs: The …
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By MATTHEW LAWRENCE Beacon Media Contributor
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11/5/25
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I had a friend who would always reply to “Good to see you!” with “It’s good to be seen.”
Jack was aging and not in the best of health. He said that his social life …
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By DON FOWLER
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11/5/25
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By ROB DUGUAY
There are central components to hip hop ranging from the rhymes to the beats, with collaboration being one of the few in between. Listen to a record from your favorite …
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10/30/25
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I dislike the question: What do you do to “keep busy?”
I have always led a very busy life. With a full-time job, part-time writing job, church, food bank, social life, Planet …
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By DON FOWLER
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10/30/25
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With leaves crunching and temperatures holding in the 50s during the day, November is a great month for hiking in Rhode Island. There are still leaves to be peeped before winter arrives, and the …
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By MATTHEW LAWRENCE Beacon Media Contributor
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10/30/25
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While some bands are just a bunch of musicians playing around a central songwriter, there are others where each of the members can contribute ideas for material. These can be full-fledged tunes where …
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By ROB DUGUAY
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10/22/25
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Visitors to this year’s Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular at Roger Williams Park Zoo will see something truly giant; a world-record-breaking green squash weighing in at an amazing 2,200 pounds!
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10/22/25
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The Revolution will be televised. For now.
The American Revolution —a six-part documentary series about the nation’s founding war—premieres November 17 on PBS in Rhode Island. …
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By MATTHEW LAWRENCE Beacon Media Contributor
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10/22/25
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Ever since its start on British television during the late ‘80s, and then its transition to American television during the following decade, “Whose Line Is It Anyway?” was a …
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By ROB DUGUAY
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10/16/25
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I f you want to know anything about T.F. Green Airport, Chester Browning is the guy to talk to. Chet, a retired photographer and West Warwick resident, has amassed a remarkable collection of material …
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By MATTHEW LAWRENCE Beacon Media Contributor
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10/16/25
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We hardly slept the night before.
The movers were arriving at 8:30 a.m., and we were totally unprepared. What had we forgotten or neglected to pack? Were we bringing too much? Would it all fit …
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By DON FOWLER
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10/15/25
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While some purists might scoff at the notion, there’s certainly an art to making a cover song. There are a couple different ways this comes across, either …
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By ROB DUGUAY
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10/8/25
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The time has come when living in a two-story house has become a challenge.
At ages 88 and 85, climbing stairs, doing laundry in the basement, preparing meals, driving, changing beds, cleaning …
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By DON FOWLER
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10/8/25
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Trinity Repertory Company presents its 49th annual production of A Christmas Carol, adapted from the novella by Charles Dickens, with original music by Richard Cumming. This year, the show will be …
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10/8/25
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‘Censorship Is So 1984. Read for Your Rights.’
That’s the theme of the 44th annual Banned Books Week, organized each year by the American Library Association. Since 1982, the …
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By MATTHEW LAWRENCE
Beacon Media Contributor
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10/8/25
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New England’s Favorite Fall Tradition is Back! Roger Williams Park Zoo’s Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular: Trivia – 2nd Edition, presented by Citizens, returns with a brand-new batch of …
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9/10/25
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The question usually comes at the end of each presentation: “Why has this incredible story never been told?” The answer in a moment. But first, let me introduce you to a haunted …
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9/10/25
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To most, time seems an unforgiving concept, a leash we cannot elude. It is not until we have reckoned with our mortality that we are left to ponder an unequivocal truth: it is our art that is eternal …
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By GWEN PEARSON
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9/10/25
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