Celebration of her Century — Marcia Sprague of Johnston turns 100

By RYAN DOHERTY/Special to the SunRise She grew up in Providence and graduated from Mount Pleasant High School. She shares a birth year with Jimmy Carter, Marlon Brando and the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. When she was born, a gallon of gas was $0.11, and a new home cost $7,720 on average. On July 23, … Read more

Celebration of her Century — Marcia Sprague of Johnston turns 100

By RYAN DOHERTY/Special to the SunRise She grew up in Providence and graduated from Mount Pleasant High School. She shares a birth year with Jimmy Carter, Marlon Brando and the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. When she was born, a gallon of gas was $0.11, and a new home cost $7,720 on average. On July 23, … Read more

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Get ready for FringePVD — a celebration of outside-the-box artists

FringePVD is the result of an early conversation between Josh Short, the artistic director of The Wilbury Theatre Group, and Michael Gennaro, former executive director of Trinity Rep. The two were talking about how some of the most exciting performing artwork wasn’t being seen by the general public because some of independent performing artists were … Read more

Providence prepares for annual fireworks celebration

A file photo of fireworks. (WLNE) EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — Fourth of July of is coming early to the city of Providence, with the capital cities fireworks display kicking off this evening at India Point Park. The event will bring hundreds of people out to the park to enjoy the festivities. Tonight’s event is … Read more

Providence releases traffic changes, parking restrictions for fireworks celebration

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — City officials released a list of traffic changes and parking restrictions for Providence’s fireworks celebration on July 2. The annual Independence Day Celebration will take place at India Point Park starting at 5:00 p.m. Officials said the event is free and open to the public, featuring music, more than 25 food … Read more