The irony was hard to miss. The Aquarium MBTA station was closed due to flooding, and the aquarium itself, nearby on Boston’s Central Wharf, was closed…
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Sting, Styler To Be Honored at Brown’s 250th Commencement
Brown University will confer honorary doctorate degrees on musician Sting and his spouse, the actress Trudie Styler, at the university’s 250 th…
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Berkshire Museum Art Auctions Slated To Begin In May
Now that it has permission from the Massachusetts high court, the Berkshire Museum says it will start auctioning off part of its art collection next…
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Report: Historic Preservation Generates $1.4 Billion For RI Economy
A report commissioned by Preserve Rhode Island and the Preservation Society of Newport County shows that Rhode Island attracts over 9.8 million …
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Berkshire Museum’s Art Sale Heads To Mass. Supreme Judicial Court
The Berkshire Museum’s proposal to sell part of its art collection will go before a single justice of the Massachusetts high court Tuesday. The Supreme…
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Nantucket African-American Historical Site Vandalized
An African-American historical site in Nantucket was vandalized with racist graffiti on March 11th.
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Stolen Or Not? RISD Responds To Art Theft Claims
The Rhode Island School of Design denied claims that a Picasso painting it owns was stolen by Nazis from a Jewish Art Collector. The Cubist painting,…
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Scott Molloy To Lead Providence St. Patrick's Day Parade
Scott Molloy, an emeritus professor at the University of Rhode Island, historian of all things Irish, author and former Rhode Island labor leader, will…
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One Square Mile: New Bedford’s ‘Grand Panorama’
As part of our series One Square Mile: New Bedford, we look at the “Grand Panorama of a Whaling Voyage Round the World”, painted by New Bedford artists…
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Scott MacKay Commentary: New Bedford’s Rich Past And Present
As part of our series One Square Mile: New Bedford, political analyst Scott MacKay reflects on the city’s past, from whaling to textiles, to its role in the Underground Railroad.