The Providence City Council is putting together an advisory commission to study the impact of moving the Pawtucket Red Sox from McCoy Stadium in…
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The Bottom Line: Pawtucket Mayor On PawSox Plan To Move To Providence
Providence Business News Editor Mark Murphy joins Rhode Island Public Radio’s Dave Fallon for our weekly business segment The Bottom Line. This week…
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Bonus Q&A: Jim Vincent On Race Relations, Diversity In Government + More
Providence NAACP branch President Jim Vincent talks with Rhode Island Public Radio’s Elisabeth Harrison, and WPRI investigative reporter Tim White,…
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Political Roundtable: Jim Vincent On Racial Disparities, The PawSox + More
President of the NAACP Providence branch Jim Vincent joins the Political Roundtable this week. Vincent weighs in on the recent sale of the Pawtucket Red…
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Projo Columnist Bill Reynolds, Cumberland Little Leaguers Headline Words Unlimited 2014 Honor Roll
Words Unlimited, Rhode Island’s organization of sports writers, sportscasters and sports publicists, will honor 14 individuals and three teams for…
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New PawSox Stadium Might Not Be The Boon RI Is Hoping For, Says Economist
An economist who has studied the impact of sports stadiums says Rhode Island should be wary of committing taxpayer dollars to pay for construction on a…
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Big Question: Is a Baseball Stadium the Best Use of 195 Land?
So is Rhode Island approaching a boon or a boondoggle? Don’t get in line just yet for your luxury box seats at the new Providence ballpark that the new…
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Pawsox Sold To Group That Plans To Move The Team To Providence
The Pawtucket Red Sox have been sold to a group of familiar Rhode Island business leaders and Boston Red Sox executives who are intent on moving the…
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TGIF: 17 Things to Know About Rhode Island Politics & Media
Cold enough for ya? We thought so. Give it time, and we’ll be complaining about something else. Thanks for stopping by in the interim. As always, feel…
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Bonus Q&A: Shekarchi on Raimondo, the PawSox, his Political Future & More
State Representative Joseph Shekarchi (D-Warwick) joins Bonus Q&A to talk about the way forward for Governor Gina Raimondo; the outlook on the state…