Following the success of their dynamic 2023-24 season, Burbage Theatre Co will return for their 13th Season with a powerful lineup of five plays, perfectly suited to the intimate, newly renovated, 70-seat Wendy Overly Studio Theatre. This season, under the theme Confronting Chaos, we delve into narratives that challenge, provoke, and entertain. The season opens … Read more
EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — The Rhode Island Blood Center (RIBC) has declared this year’s first blood emergency, putting out an urgent call for type O+ and O- blood donations. In recent weeks, the number of donations has fallen “hundreds short” of what’s needed to meet hospital demand, according to RIBC. The organization said its … Read more
[CREDIT: Gamm] Above, filming a scene for “Charles Street” are from left, Vinnie Velez, and Katrina Brianne.WARWICK, RI — The new independent film “Charles Street” was given a special screening on July 20 at the Gamm Theatre, followed by a case Q&A about the well-made, sometimes humorous showcase of working class Providence. For writer/producer/director Nick … Read more
Editor’s Note: Housing Secretary Stefan Pryor has departed, leaving behind a trail of questionable business practices. Pryor’s right-hand communications man, Matt Shaeff, had left a few months earlier. Any mention of the man Pryor had replaced, Josh Saal, barely makes a ripple in the waters in news stories about housing from the past. Housing is … Read more
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
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
This is a file image of a sign at a blood drive at the Rhode Island Blood Center. (WLNE) PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — The Rhode Island Blood Center (RIBC) has declared its first blood emergency of 2024. According to a release, donations have been hundreds short of what is needed to meet hospital demand, placing … Read more
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
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
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