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URI theater student wins competition
WPRI TV Local News
Feb 06A University of Rhode Island student who won a regional acting competition last month is headed for a national festival in Washington, D.C. »
URI to donate $14K to local Habitat
WPRI TV Local News
Feb 03The University of Rhode Island has raised more than $14,000 for a local Habitat for Humanity affiliate from students, faculty and staff. »
5 Things: Meditation, Meetings and Matches
South Kingstown Patch
Feb 011. Path 2 Harmony will host a guided mediation tonight from 7-8:30 p.m. The meditation is open to all at a cost of $10. No experience is necessary. 2. Meeting overdose! Several of the town's boards, committees and organizations will hold meetings today... »
3 to be inducted to MLK Jr Hall of Fame
WPRI TV Local News
Jan 30Providence has announced its 2012 inductees to the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Hall of Fame. »
Providence announces MLK honorees
WPRI TV Local News
Jan 30The city of Providence has announced its 2012 inductees to the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Hall of Fame. »
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Three Providence Leaders to be Inducted into the 9th Annual MLK Hall of Fame
RI Future
Jan 30Mayor Angel Taveras will induct three leaders whose actions have had a significant impact on the lives of Providence residents into the 2012 Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Hall of Fame on Wednesday, February 1 at 7 pm in the City Council Chambers... »
Former Rhode Island Gov. J. Joseph Garrahy is dead at 81
WPRI.com Blogs
Jan 25Former Rhode Island Gov. J. Joseph Garrahy, who will forever be associated with the Blizzard of ’78, has died at the age of 81, multiple sources tell WPRI 12. More details here, including the Garrahy family’s statement plus reaction from Jack Reed, Lin... »
MLK’s 1966 visit to URI (and shrinking state budget allotment)
WPRI.com Blogs
Jan 16Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., whose birthday is celebrated today, doesn’t seem to have spent much time in Rhode Island, although he was educated at Boston University in neighboring Massachusetts. King visited the state at least once: In October 1966, he ... »
New Exhibit At BankRI Pitman Street Gallery
Providence Daily Dose
Jan 05The photographer behind the new exhibit at the Pitman Street BankRI has… »
New Providence subway system maps now on sale for $20
WPRI.com Blogs
Jan 04By Danielle Ladd A revised vision of Providence’s new subway system recently arrived at WPRI, the latest version of the improbable map created by Transit Authority Figures, which sells posters and shirts featuring unlikely transportation systems. Ted w... »