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I never made it to the Woodstock festival, billed as “Three Days of Peace and Music.”
Something I regret today.
Still in our early teens, my friends, “the Arctic …
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By MIKE LEVESQUE
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8/21/24
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WARWICK SHOWCASE
IT ENDS WITH US * * ½ (Romance Drama)
Blake Lively stars as Lily Bloom in this tearjerker adapted from Colleen Hoover’s novel.
Lily Bloom owns a …
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8/21/24
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The calendar had just recently turned its pages to the year 1893 and everyone was still in a celebratory mood. One evening that January, a group of about 20 people were invited to climb into the …
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8/21/24
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The 26th Rhythm & Roots Festival impressive lineup features established roots artists and emerging acts who represent the diverse musical genres that fans have come to expect.
This year, the …
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8/21/24
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One of my favorite Disney World Rides when I was a child was the Carousel of Progress, which my parents and I also saw at the New York World’s Fair in 1964. It showed the progress of …
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8/21/24
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Rhode Island as a whole has a stellar array of musicians within its local Americana, folk and singer-songwriter scene. Go to an open mic night in Providence, a coffee shop in South County or one of …
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By ROBERT DUGUAY
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8/21/24
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At the age of 12, a Catholic Albanian girl, Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu, devoted herself to God. She entered a nunnery, received an education, and was sent to Calcutta in India to be a teacher. She helped …
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8/14/24
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We became fans of Keane’s Wood-Fired Catering when they opened in a tiny storefront in Edgewood, focusing on their catering business, but offering a taste of their barbeque to the neighborhood …
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By DON FOWLER
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8/14/24
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The Washington County Fair in Richmond kicks off on Wednesday, Aug. 14 with five days of games and contests, carnival rides, live music and more.
The fair, located on 78 Richmond Townhouse Road, …
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By ASHLEY MARIANI
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8/14/24
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Trinity Repertory Company begins its 61st season with “POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive” by Selina Fillinger.
This raunchy comedy runs …
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8/14/24
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When 25-year-old Harry Fritz arrived in Warwick in May of 1895, he planned on living at his brother’s house in the village of Hill’s Grove. Seven months of cohabitation proved …
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8/14/24
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When a family member, friend or loved one passes on, there are numerous ways to honor their existence. There’s the old-fashioned route of a wake and a funeral, but there’s also a mural, a …
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By ROBERT DUGUAY
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8/14/24
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20 Years Ago
Halle Berry played “Catwoman.” Matt Damon starred in “The Bourne Supremacy.” Will Smith starred in a good sci-fi movie, “I, Robot.”
The …
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By Don Fowler
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8/7/24
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As we age, some of the things we used to do normally are now much more difficult, such as losing weight.
There used to be a time when we could go on the Atkins diet and the pounds would …
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8/7/24
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The Rhode Island International Film Festival is set to showcase the much-anticipated film “The Tributaries” on Thursday, Aug. 8 at 7 p.m. (check in at 6 p.m.) …
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8/7/24
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Chinese restaurants come and go, with many adding Thai and Japanese to their menus, but Warwick’s Han Palace at 2470 West Shore Road stays true to its Hunan, Szechuan and Cantonese styles.
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Restaurant Review by DON FOWLER
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8/7/24
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WARWICK SHOWCASE
TRAP
* * ½
(Good Acting/Jumbled Plot)
Josh Hartnett plays a loving father/serial killer in M. Night Shyamalan’s latest attempt to shock and confuse …
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8/7/24
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Twenty-three-year-old Carlo Carrier was to be united in marriage on Feb. 19, 1912. The Johnston bellboy was about to pledge an eternal commitment to 24-year-old Cecelia Agnes Gath of Providence. He …
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8/7/24
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The debate between the Beatles and the Rolling Stones has been going on ever since they first crossed paths on the charts 61 years ago. The argument at the time, and one that still persists, was that …
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8/7/24
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Numerous local musicians perform excellent takes on genres ranging from alternative, punk, hip hop and reggae to folk, jazz, blues and everything in between. What you don’t hear a lot around …
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By ROBERT DUGUAY
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8/7/24
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