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StyleWeek Season 14: Lincoln School Students Shine in Seedlings Design Challenge

Three incredible Lincoln School students showcased their fashion designs constructed completely from recycled materials.

February 22, 2018

Senior Willa Summers, eleventh-grader Maeve McEnroe, and ninth-grader Brigitte Lynch-Johnson, all participated in the StyleWeek Seedlings Student Design Challenge.

Experience Virtual Reality at Providence Place Showcase Cinemas

The theater’s new virtual reality (VR) arcade includes six cubicle VR systems that enable creative and dynamic play.

February 19, 2018

Daniel Araujo

In a lot of ways, the Providence Place Showcase Cinemas 16 and IMAX is just like every other movie theater: the latest flicks, giant screens, cheery teenaged staff members and overpriced popcorn. But this theater experience isn’t just another trip to the movies. Not anymore.

The Scoop on Westerly Sound

The cultural series brings major artists to Rhode Island's wild west.

February 16, 2018

Casey Nilsson

“My main goal here is to make Westerly a more enjoyable place to live, because it is my home.”

Aging in Place in Rhode Island

Are we offering the right serices to our independent-minded elders?

February 8, 2018

Ellen Liberman

“We need to do things now…instead of waiting for a crisis to develop.”

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StyleWeek Northeast Shows Include SEEDlings Student Design Challenge

The four nights of fashion are happening February 21 to 24 and tickets are now on sale.

February 8, 2018

Jamie Coelho

It’s time to plan your outfits and buy your tickets for StyleWeek Northeast’s fourteenth season at the Rhode Island Convention Center.

Letters to the Editor: February

Readers reflect on looking through stained glass, local books and Rhode Islanders of the Year.

February 5, 2018

RIM Staff

“Goosebumps!” writes Carolyn Maxwell of Love Letters by Emily.

Publisher’s Note: Not Your Average Joe

RIM's publisher, John Palumbo, considers Rhode Island's booming coffee culture.

February 2, 2018

John Palumbo

“I happen to be a very basic large black with Equal kinda’ guy, usually from a drive-through,” he says.

Are We Fun-Sized?

As a lifelong Rhode Islander, my instinct was to mock this.

February 1, 2018

Casey Nilsson

Rhode Island: Fun-sized. Yep. I get it. I like it. It’s cute.

On Your Feet! Turns up the Heat at PPAC

Broadway stars are excited to bring the music and story of Grammy Award-winning Gloria and Emilio Estefan to the PPAC stage.

February 1, 2018

Brett Johnson

Both Prades and Martinez hope that audiences not only enjoy the story of Gloria and Emilio, but that they take a step back and look at the larger picture. They realize that this tour is timely — there is tension among immigrants in America and their path to success, but achieving the American dream is possible.

Acknowledging the Holocaust on International Holocaust Remembrance Day

Visiting concentration camps and hearing Holocaust survivors speak led May-Ronny Zeidman to eventually become the executive director at the Sandra Bornstein Holocaust Education Center in Providence.

January 26, 2018

Rebecca Sock

May-Ronny Zeidman’s past experiences of hearing survivors’ stories and visiting camps have led her to dedicate her time to preserving the history of the Holocaust.

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