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How CVS changes may affect RI, constitutional convention controversy, and more
Also on this week’s show: A look back on the week in politics, and a preview of some of the most exciting plays coming up this fall in Rhode Island.
Child labor law violations in Fall River, behind the failed Star Store-UMass Dartmouth deal, and more
Also on this week’s show: A look back on the week in politics, a studio session with the Leland Baker Trio, and our picks for what to do this week.
What the loss of Hasbro would mean for Rhode Island, Westerly taxpayers call for new town solicitor, and more
Also on this week’s show: Some solar financing companies are engaging in deceptive business practices. A new law protects Rhode Islanders from unscrupulous solar sales tactics. And we hear about a new musical documentary, “Scandalous Conduct: A Fairy Extravaganza,” inspired by the Newport Navy sex scandal of 1919. Plus: Our picks for what to do this week.
Remembering Alan Shawn Feinstein, Woonsocket homeowners regain protections, and more
Also on this week’s show: a look back on the week in Rhode Island politics with political reporter Ian Donnis, and our picks for what to do this week.
Races to watch in Tuesday’s state primary, how local zoning rules stifle housing production, and more
Also on this week’s show: how the old mill buildings of Providence’s industrial past shaped the city’s 1990s art renaissance, and our picks for what to do this week.
The invisible legacy of racially restrictive housing covenants, Providence schools outlook, and more
Also on this week’s show: a look back on the week in Rhode Island politics with political reporter Ian Donnis, an interview and in-studio performance by local acoustic trio The Whelks, and our picks for what to do this week.
How zoning stifles housing production in Rhode Island, a celebration of Guatemalan culture, and more
Also on this week’s show: a look back on the week in Rhode Island politics with political reporter Ian Donnis, and our picks for what to do this week.
Providence awards $1.5 million in reparations funds, Tim Walz in Rhode Island, and more
Also on this week’s show: Meet our newest reporter, Paul C. Kelly Campos, the impact of Newport’s “Monumenta” on outdoor art, and our picks for what to do this week. Plus: we bid farewell to CEO and General Manager Torey Malatia.
South Providence residents push for scrap yard accountability, renewed calls to reconsider Victory Day, and more
We also hear about a documentary in the making focused on a neighborhood basketball league that transcended racial and class divides during the 1960s and 70s. Plus, political reporter Ian Donnis on the week in Rhode Island politics, and our picks for what to do this week.
A fight over an illegal sea wall at a North Kingstown country club, the uncertain fate of WaterFire, and more
Plus: A conversation with composer Jerod Tate, whose “Woodland Songs” makes its world premiere this week at the Kingston Chamber Music Festival; political reporter Ian Donnis on the week in Rhode Island politics, and our picks for what to do this week.
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