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New Woonsocket Exhibit Highlights Lao Americans' Story in Rhode Island

"The Heart of Wattayai" photo exhibit is told through one grandmother's eyes.

Lauren Clem,

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Snapshot: Inside Smithfield's Smith-Appleby House Museum

The historic home is a living postcard of Colonial New England.

Lauren Clem,

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Our First Impression of Westerly's Newest Art Museum

The establishment spotlights 150 paintings by American impressionists.

Dana Rae Laverty,

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Snapshot: Earles Court Water Tower

Once upon a time, a griffin guarded an ivy-covered tower in the faraway land of — Narragansett?

Lauren Clem,

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Last Honors with Providence's War Memorials

Rhode Island's Vietnam veterans gave their youth and their lives in a controversial war. An effort to honor them among Providence's war memorials has languished in bureaucracy.

Ellen Liberman,

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First Person: The Letters

The chance discovery of old letters reveals a hidden family history of Holocaust rescue and survival.

Ellen Liberman,

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(Fire)house Lust: Live Out Your 'Ghostbusters' Dreams in This Gorgeous Fire Station

Providence is seeking proposals to develop the old Humboldt Fire Station on the East Side into housing.

Dana Rae Laverty,

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Ashawaug Farm Preserves Indigenous Crops and Crafts

Dawn and Cassius Spears host learning workshops for seed saving and flower drying while growing Narragansett Flint Corn, the "three sisters," and more than forty heirloom varieties of tomatoes.

Jamie Coelho,

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Snapshot: Athena's Cup Statue in Woonsocket

Would you believe it came about because of a Guinness World Records run for the longest bra chain?

Lauren Clem,

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History That Doesn't Suck Podcast Comes to Providence

Dr. Greg Jackson took his passion for history and storytelling to the stage for a live touring show.

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