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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 05.17.2012

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

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

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

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

Read More: Seton Hall Big East Tournament, March Madness, Seton Hall Providence, Big East Tournament, Seton Hall, March Madness 2012, Providence, College Basketball, Big East Tournament 2012, Sports News

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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Tough Minds And Tender Hearts: An Open Letter To Young Clergy

Andrew Wilkes | Posted 11.05.2011

Read More: Martin Luther King, Providence, Jr. Memorial, Christianity Clergy, Young Clergy, Teachings of Jesus, Modern Christianity, Young Christians, Christian Preaching, Christianity, Private Providence, MLK and Christianity, Public Providence, Christianity in America, What Is Providence, Religion News
Andrew Wilkes

Soft-mindedness and hard-heartedness are afoot in America, even in the Church. In the spirit of Rev. Martin Luther King, let us redouble our effort to love intently and think critically.

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Curtis M. Wong

Encouraging Inner City Teens To Be Politically Active

HuffingtonPost.com | Curtis M. Wong | Posted 09.24.2011

Read More: Boston, Generation Citizen, Politics, Inner City Schools, Civic Activities, Teens, Greatest Person of the Day, Scott Warren, International Relations, Rhode Island, Good News, Third World America, Slidepollajax, New York, Providence, Impact News

A passion for both activism and global affairs came naturally to Scott Warren, who lived throughout Latin America and Africa growing up. Finding like-...

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John Rudolf

Boy, 14, Sentenced to 15 Years for Fatal Joyride

HuffingtonPost.com | John Rudolf | Posted 08.30.2011

Read More: Marcus Ortiz, Rhode Island, 14 Year Old Boy, Joyride, Providence, Crash, Crime News

NEW YORK -- A 14-year-old Rhode Island boy will serve at least eight years of a 15-year sentence for a joyride in a stolen van that ended in a fatal c...

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Rhode Island State Senate Passes Civil Unions Bill

AP | IAN MacDOUGALL | Posted 08.29.2011

Read More: Lincoln Chafee, Gay Rights, New York Gay Marriage, Gordon-Fox-Gay-Marriage, Gordon Fox, Rhode Island, Teresa Paiva Weed, Civil Unions, Rhode Island Senate, New York, Civil Rights, Gay Marriage, Providence, Providence-Rhode Island, Politics News

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The Rhode Island Senate on Wednesday approved a bill that would allow same-sex couples to enter into civil unions, a measure ...

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Finding Logical, Not Emotional, Responses To School Closures

Ed Schmidt | Posted 05.30.2011

Read More: Detroit Schools, School Enrollment, School Closings, Education, School Facilities, Providence Schools, Detroit, School Architecture, Rhode Island, Michigan, Providence, Education News
Ed Schmidt

As Bob Dylan never said, "the demographics, they are a' changing." What does that mean for schools? What is the right number for how many schools a community needs, or can afford?

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After Warning All Teachers They Might Be Fired, Providence Mayor Announces Which 4 Schools Will Close

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Teacher Layoffs, Providence-Schools, Teachers, Angel Taveras, Providence Schools Closing, School Budget Cuts, Providence Teacher Layoffs, Angel Taveras Teacher Layoffs, Providence, Providence Teachers, Education Budget Cuts, Teachers Union, Education News

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Providence Mayor Angel Taveras proposed closing four schools and eliminating up to 70 teaching positions Monday, the latest c...

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Another Year Without Fred Rogers, When We Need Him the Most

John Merrow | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Learning Matters, Teachers, Wisconsin, Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood, Public Education Reform, Pbs, Education, Providence, Teacher Unions, The Neighborhood, Mr. Rogers, Education Reform, Education News
John Merrow

2011-02-25-Mr.Rogers.jpgWith some members of Congress intent on eliminating federal funding for public radio and television, a friend sent me this remarkable video.

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School Board Votes To Send Termination Letter To Every Single Teacher

AP | MICHELLE R. SMITH | Posted 05.25.2011

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PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The mayor insisted Friday that the vast majority of Providence teachers wouldn't lose their jobs even though the school distr...

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Presidents And Providence

Arnold M. Eisen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Religion, Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address, George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Christianity, Lincoln's Religion, Washington's Religion, President's Day, U.S. Presidents, Faith, Providence, Barack Obama, Religion News
Arnold M. Eisen

I find myself this Presidents' Day -- in the shadow of Egypt's overthrow of an undemocratic president of long standing -- as perplexed as ever on the matter of God's action in history.

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PHOTOS: Chowhound's Top 10 Restaurants Over $25 Per Person

Huffington Post | Anna Almendrala | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: LA Restaurants, Urasawa, Mori Sushi, Pizzeria Mozza, Best of La, Chowhound, Bistro Lq, The Bazaar, Gjelina, Slidepollajax, Osteria Mozza, Animal, Melisse, Providence, Los Angeles News

Here are the 2010 results of Chowhound's Ultimate Los Angeles Restaurants poll in the over $25 per person category (see the top 10 restaurants under $...

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Providence Nabs 3 Stars From LA Times

latimes.com | S. Irene Virbila, Los Angeles Times Food Critic | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Providence Retaurant, Michael-Cimarusti, Providence Melrose, Providence Review, Providence, Providence Restaurant Review, Los Angeles News

Can it already be five years since Michael Cimarusti left downtown seafood palace Water Grill to open his own place? He bet on Patina's old digs on a ...

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PHOTOS: Amazing Cheese Plates In Los Angeles

Huffington Post | Anna Almendrala | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Palate Food Wine, LA Restaurants, Bld, Lou, Bottle Rock, Slidepollajax, Comme Ca, City Sip, Cube Marketplace, Fig, A.o.c., Providence, Los Angeles News

Here are ten must-try cheese plates around Los Angeles, and there's no need to be intimidated: we've got cheese recommendations from chefs, managers, ...

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PHOTOS: LA Chefs Name Their Favorite Taquerias & Taco Trucks

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Los Angeles Tacos, LA Restaurants, Best of La, My Taco, Hatfield's, Rose Avenue Taco Truck, Paco's Tacos, Los Angeles Taco Trucks, Sandia, Grand Central Market, King Taco, Slidepollajax, Comme Ca, Border Grill, Providence, Los Angeles News

Text courtesy of Los Angeles Magazine. By Shayna Rose Arnold We asked local chefs to share their favorite Mexican restaurants (and trucks and s...

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4th Openly Gay Congressman Elected By Rhode Island

AP | MICHELLE R. SMITH | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: David Cicilline, 2010 Election, David Cicilline Gay, Gay Congressman, Gay Congressmen, Gays in Congress, Congress Gay, Gay Issues, Lgbt, Rhode Island, Providence, Patrick Kennedy, John Loughlin, Politics News

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Rhode Island Democrat David Cicilline (sis-uh-LEE'-nee) has become the fourth openly gay member of Congress, winning the Hous...

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