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10 Movies You Might Not Know Were Filmed In Rhode Island
Woody Allen’s Irrational Man, starring Joaquin Phoenix (left) and Emma Stone (right), debuts July 17. by Mia Zarrella, Entertainment Contributor Sometimes you are so caught up in the plot of a m...
Jun 01, 2019
5 Great things to do this weekend – 5/31-6/2 2019
1.Food Truck Friday! Event Date: Friday, May 31, 2019 – 5:00pm to 8:30pm Event Location: Carousel Village at Roger Williams Park 1000 Elmwood Ave Providence RI 02907 Hosting Organization: PVD Fo...
May 31, 2019
House panel pushes longer time limits for sex abuse lawsuits
The Rhode Island State House. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – A Rhode Island legislative committee has approved a bill that gives victims of childhood sexual abuse more ...
May 30, 2019
AG Neronha reverses predecessor Kilmartin, releases Google settlement docs
In this August 21, 2018 file photo, Patricia Morgan talks with a reporter after dropping off a check for records at then – Attorney General Peter Kilmartin’s Providence office. Curr...
May 29, 2019
Utility to return tax windfall to RI ratepayers
Lt. Gov. Dan McKee (D-RI) holds up an agreement with National Grid to return windfall tax profits to Rhode Island ratepayers. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News By Steve Klamkin WPRO News Rhode Island g...
May 29, 2019
Theatre by the Sea announces expanded Monday concert and event series
Photo yy Swampyank at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=20434105 WAKEFIELD, RI - Bill Hanney, the owner and producer of Theatre By The Sea in Wakefield, ...
May 29, 2019
LISTEN: Johnston man mows median near Rt 6 ramps, DOT responds
Johnston resident Frank Ricci took it upon himself to landscape the median near the exit ramps on Rt 6 after he claimed they had been ignored by the DOT. He joined WPRO’s Dan Yorke on Tuesday af...
May 29, 2019
DRIVE THRU RADIO: Caffeine & Gasoline
Tune in Saturday (5/25/19) for Drive-Thru Radio… 8AM Eastern on WPRO sister station AM790 (streaming live on 790business.com and podcast later.) Rick Schad, Audrain Auto Museum’s Director ...
May 24, 2019
5 Great things to do in Southern New England this weekend – May 24-27 2019
1. Lynyrd Skynyrd at Mohegan Sun – Friday May 24 at 7pm Original members Ronnie Van Zant, Bob Burns, Allen Collins, Gary Rossington, and Larry Junstrom formed the band in 1964, originally known ...
May 24, 2019
PODCAST: Rep Anastasia Williams blasts MTM; urges governor to cancel contract
State Representative Anastasia Williams (D-Providence) joined WPRO’s Tara Granahan on Friday morning for a lengthy conversation about the failings of the state’s medical transportation com...
May 24, 2019
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