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Hey! Take a Hike!: The Big River Management Area is the perfect spot to hunt for signs of spring

Down in fabled south county Rhode Island you’ll find the Big River Management Area. This beguiling name belongs to one of the largest chunks of green you can find in our state. It’s a little more than 10 square miles in size with trails for hiking, biking, fishing, and, during the recently passed hunting season, bagging […]

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Lunar Notes

Aries: Your inner probing leads to some relationship issues. You question where some relationships are going and if that’s the direction you want them to go. Friends bring romantic alliances and other fun stuff into your life. You zone in on the budget when unexpected expenses and/or income fly in and out of your wallet. […]

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AltFacts: You Really Really Like Him: The dumpster’s on fire and Repubs are roasting marshmallows

The Liar Games: Cohen, Trump and the Stench of DecayThe circus is in town, and this time the people want blood. The credibility of the witness is dubious and the defiance of the accused is positively Caesarian, while the integrity of the stage is very much up for question. But as compelling as the theater of […]

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Five Fun Things to Do: February 27 – March 6

WED 27 Dance Barre: Kicking and Screening: An evening watching dance films while drinking wine. Zeiterion Theatre, 684 Purchase St, New Bedford, Mass. zeiterion.org THU 28 The Stories Behind the Sculptures: Screenings of videos and a reception to explore the new season of public art fostered by PVD’s The Avenue Concept. Metcalf Auditorium, RISD Museum, […]

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Five Fun Things to do: Feb 20 – Feb 26

THU FEB 24 – FRI MAR 1 Providence French Film Festival: 14 films in French with English subtitles, most screened twice. Public invited. Brown University Granoff Center for the Arts, 154 Angell St, PVD. brown.edu/campus-life/events/french-film-festival/ See motifri.com/pvdfrenchfilm2019 THU 21 Sofia Ribeiro Quartet: Portuguese music. 7:30pm. Zeiterion Performing Arts Center, 684 Purchase St, New Bedford, Mass. […]

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Safety First: UNAP has challenged Fatima to provide patient and employee safety data, but they’re not delivering

Last month, members of the United Nurses and Allied Professionals (UNAP) Local 5110 picketed informally outside Fatima Hospital in North Providence. UNAP’s contract expired at the start of February, but their protest is about more than just bargaining for higher pay. The union has made safety and all related grievances a mainstay of their platform. […]

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Preach! Reverend Donnie Anderson discusses her road toward self-actualization

Reverend Donnie Anderson is the executive minister of The Rhode Island State Council of Churches, and a Rhode Island spiritual, social and intellectual leader. In recent years, Reverend Anderson has outwardly transitioned from man to woman. During our compelling conversation, Reverend Anderson spoke of her experiences on her journey toward self-actualization.   Donnie Anderson: For 69 years […]

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