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10 Alternative Memorial Day Getaways

Oyster | Posted 05.20.2013 | Travel
Read More: Summer Travel, oyster.com, St. Louis, Atlanta, Memorial Day, Chicago, Memorial Day Weekend, Holiday Travel, Washington D.C., Charleston, Colorado, Texas, Denver, Las Vegas, California, Palm Springs, Providence, Austin, Rhode Island, Slidepollajax, Travel News
Oyster

Memorial Day weekend is just around the corner, and with it comes the official kick-off of the summer season. When that Friday hits, thousands of beac...

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Every Day Is Mother's Day

Laura Rossi Totten | Posted 05.09.2013 | Parents
Read More: Listen to Your Mother Reading Series, Listen to Your Mother, Mother's Day 2013, Asperger's Syndrome, Mother's Day, Parents News, Twins, Parenting, Ann Imig, Autism, Special Needs, Providence, Tourette Syndrome, Ltym, Parents News
Laura Rossi Totten

The only way I can explain it is to tell you that I feel like you do on Christmas morning -- every single day! I can't wait to tear off the wrapping paper, untangle the glittery ribbons and open your unexpected gifts.

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Big Ideas Can Come from Anywhere (Even the Smallest State)

Venture For America | Posted 04.22.2013 | Impact
Read More: Startups, Young Talent, Entrepreneurship, Venture for America, Providence, Impact News
Venture For America

2012-11-13-jrlogo300x60.gifI heard someone say recently, "An idea that can change the course of a company can come from anywhere." It wasn't until days later that I realized how broad of an impact such a mindset could create.

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Theater Offers 'Tweet Seats' For Phone Users

AP | ERIKA NIEDOWSKI | Posted 03.29.2013 | Arts
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Sarah Bertness slipped into her seat at a recent staging of the musical "Million Dollar Quartet" and, when the lights dimmed, star...

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Chasing Restaurant Week Across America

Travelzoo | Posted 03.24.2013 | Travel
Read More: Boston, Baltimore, Houston, Travel Tips, Restaurants, Chicago, Food, Travel, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Providence, New York, Denver, Travel News
Travelzoo

If you're a foodie with filet tastes and a burger budget, why not plan your next trip around a restaurant week?

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PHOTOS: 25 Best Tacos In LA

2013-01-15-ScreenShot20130115at12.37.21PM.jpg | Posted 01.15.2013 | Los Angeles
Read More: Mexicalo Taco & Co, Los Angeles Tacos, Rocio's, Flor Del Rio, Mariscos Yucatan, Guisados, Metro Balderas, Mariscos Jalisco, La Tacos, Coni'seafood, Gish Bac, El Parian, Bar Ama, La Cabanita, Best Tacos in Los Angeles, Best Tacos in La, Cacao, Kogi, The Bazaar, Guerrilla Tacos, Loteria Grill, Ricky's Fish Tacos, Border Grill, Providence, Rivera, Los Angeles News

This story comes courtesy of FoodRepublic.com. By Joshua Lurie, the Los Angeles-based founder of Food GPS. Los Angeles has the largest Mexican-...

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Catherine New

Local Bakery Can't Fill Open Job

HuffingtonPost.com | Catherine New | Posted 01.07.2013 | Small Business
Read More: Small Business Success Stories, Scialo Brothers Bakery, Bread, Bakery, Cooks, Employment, Jobs, Rhode Island, Opportunity-Working, Johnson & Wales, Entrepreneur Spotlight, Culinary School, Providence, Bakers, Small Business News

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- At the nearly 100-year-old Scialo Brothers Bakery in the heart of this city's historic Federal Hill neighborhood, everything is do...

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The End Of The Big East?

AP | RALPH D. RUSSO | Posted 02.12.2013 | Sports
Read More: St. Johns, Marquette, College Sports, Big East Over, Ncaa, Big East End, College Football, Conference Realignment, Seton Hall, College Basketball, Big East, Depaul, Georgetown, Villanova, Big East Football, Providence, Sports News

NEW YORK — The Big East is headed for another break up. This time, the seven prominent basketball schools that don't play FBS football are plann...

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WATCH: Brown Student Says 'Government Wants Us To Think' There's A Hurricane

Posted 11.03.2012 | College
Read More: Video, Hurricane Sandy, Sandy, Daniel Brown University Hurricane, Ivy League Alison Bologna, Brown University, Providence Rhode Island, Daniel Brown University, Brown, news10, Providence News 10, Providence, College News

When local NBC 10 reporter Alison Bologna in Providence asked a Brown University student named Daniel on Monday if he felt safe before Hurricane Sandy...

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PHOTOS: Little Italys Across The U.S.

Oyster | Posted 12.06.2012 | Travel
Read More: oyster.com, Chicago, San Diego, Boston, Travel, New York City, Italian Cuisine, Little Italy, Foodie Travel, Value Hotels, U.S. Travel, Providence, Romantic Hotels, Boutique Hotels, Italian Restaurants, Luxury Hotels, Slideexpand, Travel News
Oyster

Manhattan's Little Italy may be the best known, but old-world enclaves bursting with Italian culture can be found across the country.

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Romantic Gay Getaways for Fall

Jim Werner | Posted 11.25.2012 | Gay Voices
Read More: Gay Travel Tips, Lgbt Events, Planning Trips, Autumn, Fall, Vacation, Gay Travel, Philadelphia, New England, Long Weekend, Providence, Bucks County, Gay Voices News
Jim Werner

Fall follows summer, meaning beach memories and tan lines remain fresh, but you're ready for vineyard tours, bonfires, and foliage drives with your special someone. Now's the perfect time to plan a long weekend or week -- you deserve it!

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State Considers Drastic Action At Site Of Horrific Fire

AP | MICHELLE R. SMITH and ERIKA NIEDOWSKI | Posted 11.17.2012 | Small Business
Read More: West Warwick-Rhode Island, Great White, Rhode Island Fire, Lincoln Chafee, Small Business, Station Fire Memorial Foundation, Governor Lincoln Chafee, Rhode Island, Fire, The Station, Providence, Providence-Rhode Island, Small Business News

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee said Monday he was open to using eminent domain to seize the site of a 2003 nightclub fire t...

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Mob Boss Taken Down For Strip Club Scheme

AP | MICHELLE R. SMITH | Posted 11.13.2012 | Crime
Read More: Video, Organized Crime, Anthony DiNunzio Guilty, Anthony DiNunzio Mob, Anthony-Dinunzio, Anthony L. DiNunzio, Mafia, New England Mafia, Anthony DiNunzio Mafia, Providence, Crime News

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — A Boston mobster acknowledged he was the acting head of the New England Mafia as he pleaded guilty in federal court Thursday ...

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Michelangelo Signorile

WATCH: Transgender Equality Panel A Highlight At Progressive Blogger Convention

HuffingtonPost.com | Michelangelo Signorile | Posted 06.11.2012 | Gay Voices
Read More: Video, Transgender, Netroots Nation, Bloggers, Netroots, Transgender Issues, Transgender Rights, Providence, Blogging, Providence-Rhode Island, Gay Voices News

Netroots Nation, the annual convention of progressive bloggers and activists that took place over the weekend in Providence, Rhode Island, for the fir...

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The Museum On Site And WaterFire's 'A Thousand Ships' Was A Unique Event, Now Commemorated In A Book

Andrew Losowsky | Posted 07.17.2012 | Arts
Read More: Museum on Site, Installation Art, Transatlantic Slave Trade, Freedom Festival, Ritual, Slavery, American Slavery, A Thousand Ships, Rhode Island, American Slave Trade, Slideexpand, 200th Anniversary Slave Trade, Waterfire, Providence, Arts News
Andrew Losowsky

'A Thousand Ships' was a unique, participatory event that commemorated Rhode Island's role in the transatlantic slave trade.

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5 Quirky Retirement Destinations

AARP | Posted 05.23.2012 | Fifty
Read More: Baby Boomer, Aarp, Retirement, Portland, Retirement Planning, Providence, Austin, Boulder, Fifty News

For some, retirement is a time to get back in touch with yourself, and express that self -- eccentricities and all. AARP has assembled a list of "quir...

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Soldier Dad Of 3 Kids Dies Saving Afghan Boy

Posted 04.03.2012 | Impact
Read More: Obituary, Rhode Island, Spc. Dennis P. Weichel, Afghanistan War, Soldier Saves Afghan Girl, Video, Governor Lincoln Chafee, Mine-Resistant Ambush-Protected Vehicle, Hero Soldier, Soldier Dies Saving Afghan Girl, Slidepollajax, Providence, Impact News

Flags were lowered at half staff in Providence, R.I. for a soldier who died saving an Afghan child. While riding in a convoy in Laghman Province i...

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How to Plan a College Tour from Hell

J.D. Rothman | Posted 05.26.2012 | Parents
Read More: The-Power-of-Ideas, College Tours, Humor, College, Bunions, College Admissions Process, Providence, Valedictorian, Fake IDs, Parents News
J.D. Rothman

The smugger the tour guide, the less interested your teen will be in the school. Other turn-offs include pink polos with popped collars, Uggs on males, preppy ponytails and perspiration issues.

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Seton Hall Cruises Past Providence

AP | MIKE FITZPATRICK | Posted 05.06.2012 | Sports
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NEW YORK (AP) — Jordan Theodore went behind the back, threw some alley-oops and bounced a no-look beauty. Seton Hall is still trying ...

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Dave Jamieson

Bill Would Outlaw Tip-Skimming By Hotels, Restaurants

HuffingtonPost.com | Dave Jamieson | Posted 02.28.2012 | Business
Read More: Hotels, Low-Wage Workers, Workers, Restaurants, Employment, Jobs, Gratuity, Rhode Island, Providence, Legislation, Restaurant-Lobby, Business News

A bill introduced in Rhode Island's legislature this week would prevent restaurants and hotels in the state from pocketing portions of the "service fe...

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You Set the Agenda at Netroots Nation

Raven Brooks | Posted 03.13.2012 | Politics
Read More: Netroots Nation 2012, Netroots Nation, Providence, Politics News
Raven Brooks

Each year, Netroots Nation gathers the progressive movement. We learn from each other, influence each other, share our victories and failures. And in ...

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Guilty Plea In Porsche Kidnapping

AP | By LAURA CRIMALDI | Posted 12.03.2011 | Crime
Read More: Porsche, Rhode Island Crime, Gambling Debts, Porsche Kidnapping, Zhenpeng Hu, Porsche Cayenne, Shengfeng Alex Cui, Todd Hu, Rhode Island, Gambling, Video, Kidnapping, Malden, Providence Crime, Zhenpeng Todd Hu, Massachusetts, Providence, Crime News

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A man living in Massachusetts pleaded guilty Friday to charges that he and a cohort kidnapped a college classmate from his luxury ...

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A Huffington Post Travel Guide To Family Vacations in Rhode Island

The Huffington Post | Mike Barzacchini | Posted 12.19.2011 | Travel
Read More: Newport Jazz Festival, Rhode Island School of Design, Rhode Island, Narrangansett, Newport Winter Festival, Roger Williams Zoo, Save the Bay Exploration Center and Aquarium, Video, Family Travel Guides, Fort Adams State Park, Providence Children's Museum, Scarborough Beach, Providence, Themed Guides, Travel News

Family vacations in Rhode Island can be rewarding experiences or absolute disasters -- it all depends on pre-trip homework. To make planning easier, w...

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The Importance of Holding Occupy Camps

Raven Brooks | Posted 01.02.2012 | Politics
Read More: Occupy Providence, Angel Taveras, Occupy Wall Street Camps, #Occupywallstreet, Providence, Occupy Wall Street, Politics News
Raven Brooks

If we stand aside or look the other way simply because a mayor's administration isn't deploying cops in riot gear to evict the protestors, then we're harming the long-term future of the Occupy Wall Street movement.

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Contempt of the Corps at Brown University

Anthony Amore | Posted 12.18.2011 | Politics
Read More: Libya, Ghaddafi, Afghanistan, Muammar El-Qaddafi, Brown University, Rotc, Ruth Simmons, Rhode Island, Iraq, Providence, Afghanistan War, Politics News
Anthony Amore

This week, Brown University president Ruth Simmons announced that her campus would continue its policy of excluding the Reserve Officers' Training Cor...

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