Sam Costello
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Lee Fearnside
Since horror is so much about the unknown, it’s fitting that Rhode Island’s greatest horror writer isn’t well known outside of genre circles. But Providence grew from its ocean-salted soil a horror titan. Providence was the home of Howard Phillips Lovecraft.
Vol 1 Issue 1 Spring 2009
Jan Faust Dane
In a third-story studio on the east side of Providence, in a neighborhood that he describes as looking like “the quiet Midwestern suburb” of his childhood, author Chris Van Allsburg conjures the magical stories that have made him famous worldwide.
Vol 1 Issue 1 Spring 2009
Eliza Domingo
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Eliza Domingo
In September, South Providence unveiled a stunning 140' by 22' mural designed and painted by master muralist, Agustín Patiño. City News paid a visit to the Patiño Art Studio to brush up on some local Latino history and art.
Vol 1 Issue 1 Spring 2009
WRNI
It may sound like a cliché, but it's no doubt true that nearly all adolescents struggle to sort out who they are, where they're headed in life, and how they want to be seen by others. This winding path is easier for some to navigate than for others. Anna Bigney shares her wise insights about who she is at this tender life stage.
WRNI
One of the joys of living in the Ocean State is that we're surrounded by a critical mass of remarkably creative people. With good reason, Rhode Island is known for its rich collection of painters, jewelry designers, sculptors, potters, and weavers. At their foundation, these forms of art are a profound act of creation. For Naomi Herzfeld, such handwork is deeply personal, even spiritual.
WRNI
One of the joys of spending time with children is the opportunity to witness their remarkable and spontaneous creativity - the kind of creativity that, sadly, seems to drift away from so many of us as we age. Jenny Peek lives in the world of children's creativity and shares her beliefs about what this should mean for all of us.
Joshua Fischer
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The Providence Grays
Since 1998, lovers of baseball and history in Providence have played baseball by the 1880s and 1890s rules and have revived the name of the historically successful Providence Grays.
Vol 1 Issue 1 Spring 2009
Josie Morway
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Josie Morway and Curt Allan
Providence's professional and college teams have offered passionate competition for decades, but it's two other, more eccentric sports – kickball and roller derby - that are now captivating a wider audience.
Vol 1 Issue 1 Spring 2009
Josie Morway
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Curt Allen
On certain Friday nights in downtown Providence the Bank of America Skating Center is strewn with dazzling rainbows of lycra, fist-pumping fans, and sweat-soaked, bruised bodies.
Josie Morway
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Josie Morway
Whether you're a spectator or interested in playing kickball - the game that you've probably been neglecting since grade school - a Saturday spent at the Armory Park guarantees both high theater and some good, heated competition.
