Listening to what your brain is telling you

PROVIDENCE – In recent weeks, the mysteries and vagaries of the synaptic structure of the human brain have been on full frontal display as part of the messiness of the American electoral political system. Two aging political leaders, President Joe Biden, who withdrew from the 2024 Presidential election on Sunday, July 21, and former President … Read more

PPAC Celebrates Christmas In July with THE CHER SHOW, THE SIMON & GARFUNKEL STORY, and More

There are those who do their holiday shopping on December 24 and there are those who have already made their holiday shopping list and “are checking it twice” this week for Christmas in July. On Thursday, July 25, the Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC)’s Box Office will be the place to go to get your … Read more

Developer buys Atlantic Golf site in South Attleboro for $7 million with plans for apartments | Local News

ATTLEBORO — The Atlantic Golf Center property on Newport Avenue (Route 1A) has been sold for $7 million to a developer who plans to build apartments and retail space on the nearly 40-acre site. Anthony Properties closed the deal to buy the 38.9-acre site in South Attleboro on July 1. Anthony, headquartered in Dallas, Texas, … Read more

One person shot on Phenix Ave in Cranston

CRANSTON, R.I. (WPRI) — Police say a local restaurant is temporarily closed as they investigate a shooting there that left one person hospitalized. Police were working a detail outside a restaurant on Phenix Avenue around midnight when they say a shooting happened within arms reach of officers. The business, 39 West, had a large tent … Read more

South Providence Park, Coastal Access Point Closed by Private Owner

PROVIDENCE — Residents of South Providence and Washington Park looking to beat the heat this summer are having to go without one of their neighborhoods’ most significant parks and coastal access points. Long considered a hidden gem, Collier Point Park is a 6-acre green space tucked away between the city’s industrial waterfront on Allens Avenue … Read more

Truck tips over on I-95 North ramp in Providence

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Crews are on the scene of a tanker truck carrying gasoline that tipped over on an I-95 North on-ramp in Providence Saturday afternoon. Gasoline from the Roberts Energy truck, which contained 11,000 gallons, leaked onto the road. (Story continues below.) Courtesy: RIDEM Office of Emergency Response drone footage A large portion … Read more