Today is the day Rhode Island drivers will have to put down their cell phones while driving, or risk getting a hundred dollar ticket. Rhode Island’s…
Talia Blake
Talia joined RIPR in February 2018 as the Morning Edition Producer. She graduated with a double-major in Broadcast Journalism and Psychology from the University of Central Florida. Before starting at RIPR, she was an intern at public radio station WMFE in Orlando. Originally from Connecticut, Talia is no stranger to New England. In her spare time, she is an avid foodie and enjoys working out.
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RI Catholics React To Ireland’s Vote To Overturn Abortion Ban
The Eigth Amendment to the Irish Constitution held one of the strictest abortion bans in the world. Ireland’s recent vote to repeal that amednment in a…
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This Day In History: Rhode Island Ratifies The Constitution
More than 200 years ago, on May 29 , 1790, Rhode Island became the last state of the union to ratify the U.S. Constitution.
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Providence’s Cable Car Cinema To Close This Weekend
Film buffs only have a few days left to catch a flick at the Cable Car Cinema in Providence. After more than 40 years of screening independent and…
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WaterFire Announces The End Of The ‘Rosa Parks House Project’ Exhibit
The house where Rosa Parks stayed with family after she left the south won’t remian in Providence, as some might have hoped. After a one-month display,…
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Forecast: Rising Gas Prices Won’t Keep New Englanders Home This Memorial Day
AAA anticipates millions of drivers on the road this Memorial Weekend, and rising gas prices are not expected to deter travelers.
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Activist Plans To Swim Entire Length Of Narragansett Bay
On Tuesday, a clean water advocate will announce his plans to swim the entire length of Narragansett Bay. Christopher Swain will swim from Point Judith…
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RISD To Host Symposium On Rosa Parks House At Waterfire
The Rhode Island School of Design explores the story and history of the Rosa Parks House Project from the viewpoint of art, preservation, and memory….
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City Plan Commission Votes Against Hope Point Tower
Plans for what would be the tallest building in Providence hit a bump in the road recently. The Providence City Plan Comission voted against…
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800 Pound Takin Briefly Escapes At Roger Williams Park Zoo
A routine hoof procedure turned out to be not so routine when a takin named Har-Lee managed to escape his enclosure around 9:05 Tuesday morning. Roger…