The Hummel Report: Taking its Toll
It is full steam ahead for the Rhode Island Department of Transportation, and by 2018 trucks entering the state can expect more than a dozen tolling gantries spread over five […]
Events:
A Christmas Carol
Everyone’s favorite curmudgeon, Ebenezer Scrooge, is back! The humbug’s wrenching, covetous, and cares more for money than all else. When the clock strikes midnight one fateful Christmas Eve, the ghost
November 23 - December 29A Christmas Carol
With a cast of five amazing actors playing all of the parts, this is the wonderful holiday story and tradition that you love with CTC flair. Full of fun, energy,
December 5 - December 22Anthony Geraci
Four-piece blues band.
December 20 @ 7:30 pm - 10:00 pmThe Morris Brothers
Bluegrass music.
December 20 @ 9:00 pm - December 21 @ 12:00 amBuddy Cavaleri
Musician/composer. Not Buddy Cianci.
December 22 @ 11:00 am - 1:00 pmPolar Express
Late on Christmas Eve, after the town has gone to sleep, a boy boards a mysterious train that traverses the uncanny valley to visit the North Pole. I’m ready whenever!
December 23 @ 4:30 pm - 7:30 pmJoe Potenza & Friends
Jazz from some of the best friends in RI.
December 23 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pmIt’s a Wonderful Life
A classic holiday movie that will bring tears to your eyes.
December 23 @ 7:30 pm - 10:30 pmAli Siddiq
In the Shadows tour for the Houston-based observational comic.
December 24 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pmSons of Skynyrd
Lynyrd Skynyrd experience… Whoa man.
December 28 @ 7:30 pm - 10:00 pmSugar Ray and The Bluetones
There’s a halo hanging on the corner of my girlfriend’s four post bed.
December 28 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmPitbull
There is so much I want to say. If you were in middle school from 2012 onward, you know the hold this man had on the world.
December 29 @ 7:30 pm - 10:30 pmNeal & The Vipers
9th Annual New Years Eve party – see you in the new year with these blues-rock RI legends.
December 31 @ 9:00 pm - 11:00 pmAndrew Victor
Folk music for the new year.
January 1, 2025 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pmThree Stooges Festival
Annual Three Stooges Film Festival featuring Larry, Moe, and Curly at their comical best in classic episodes from the 1930s and 1940s. Nyek, nyek, nyek.
January 3, 2025 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pmFunky White Honkies
Big party band.
January 3, 2025 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmMarie Claude
Listen to some music and drink your coffee.
January 4, 2025 @ 11:00 am - 1:00 pmSaints in the City
Bruce Springsteen tribute band.
January 4, 2025 @ 7:30 pm - 10:00 pmPearly Baker
This band plays Grateful Dead music their way, with some Stones, Beatles, Allman Bros, and JJ Cale pearls thrown in for good measure.
January 4, 2025 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmRoger Ceresi’s All Starz
Paying tribute to the great music legends of the ‘50s & ‘60s.
January 8, 2025 @ 7:30 pm - 10:30 pm
The Hummel Report: Too Close for Comfort
Five years ago the Rhode Island Department of Transportation repaved part of Route 116 in Smithfield. The state told everyone living along Pleasant View Avenue — as it’s known locally […]
Rhode Island Spotlight: Heavenly Gingers
Frank O’Donnell has been a professional comedian for more than three decades, appearing in front of hundreds of audiences like one that gathered at Twin River on a Tuesday evening […]
The Hummel Report: Quarterly Update
Editor’s Note: Jim Hummel’s quarterly roundup provides new information and developments on previous Hummel Report investigations. One Man’s Junk: Last fall we told you about Lorraine LeClerc’s decades-long struggle to […]
The Hummel Report: Homestead Hustle?
It is 6:20 on a Tuesday morning and the Manzi family is already on the move. Stephanie Manzi, vice president of the Johnston Town Council, is driving her 16-year-old triplets […]
The Hummel Report: Improved Water Access
Providence is a city surrounded — and divided — by water. But if you actually want to get to the water, for boating or fishing or kayaking or maybe to […]
The Hummel Report: West Coventry Wind Turbines
In a remote section of Western Coventry the foundations for 10 wind turbines are taking shape. Three of them are projected to produce enough electricity to save the town of […]
Rhode Island Spotlight: Telling Foster Kids They Matter
If you think you have a lot of wrapping to do around the holidays, all you have to do is watch as hundreds of volunteers gather over several weeks leading […]
The Hummel Report: Road Wars
If you have to travel through Apponaug these days, you’re in for a challenge. For more than a year crews have been working on a $30 million project aimed at […]
Rhode Island Spotlight: Relay for Life at CVS
On a crisp autumn morning, dozens of people set out to make a statement that millions of others around the world make with them every year. By the end of […]