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Women’s basketball rallies from double-digit deficit to defeat Brown
PROVIDENCE, R.I.- Senior guard Janie Bachmann scored a team-high 20 points, while senior guard Kendall Eddy and sophomore guard Brianna McDermott chipped in double figures to help the Holy Cross women's basketball team overcome a 13-point deficit and defeat Brown, 77-64, on Thursday, Nov. 12. With the win, Holy Cross improves to 3-1 while Brown falls to 1-3. Bachmann led the Crusaders with 20 points on 7-of-14 shooting from the field, including 2-of-4 from three-point range and 4-of-6 from the free-throw line. She also contributed eight rebounds, two assists, two steals and a block.
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Providence Culinary Collective Rebrands to Providence Food and Wine Festival
The Creative Capital is gearing up to transform into the “culinary” capital in April for the third annual Providence Food and Wine Festival, rebranded from last year’s Culinary Collective. It still includes the Rhode Island Wine Experience (Wine X), with four days of events taking place April 15-18, 2027 at various locations throughout the city. The food and wine festival is the brainchild of the Providence Warwick Convention & Visitors Bureau, produced in partnership with the Rhode Island Wine Experience (Wine X), and is entering its third year with a new name, expanded programming and more family-friendly events.
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Lil Rhody Laugh Riot to return with lineup including Sarah Silverman, The Basement Yard
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — Lil Rhody Laugh Riot will return for the third year with major comedy acts for the four-day festival in 2027. According to the organizers, the festival will run from March 18 to 21. The initial lineup includes Mojo Brookzz, Sarah Silverman, The Basement Yard, Joe...
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Hasbro Children’s works to close support gaps for teens and young adults with cancer
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — Hasbro Children’s is working to identify and support teenagers and young adults with cancer who may be facing their diagnosis with few people to lean on. These patients fall between pediatric and adult age groups, and some have limited social support during treatment. “We...
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Letter to the editor: Regarding the proposed development on North Main
I am writing to express dismay at the approval of the vapid, cookie-cutter building proposed for North Main. This building is a boring clone of the other Kleenex box structures sprouting all over Providence. There is absolutely nothing attractive about it — the developers couldn’t even be bothered to pretend to have trees or a relationship with the sidewalk and pedestrians. People are already complaining about the impact on parking, but North Main needs and can easily accommodate more density, especially if it would take advantage of its location to serve multiple transportation modes such as the train and bus station. It’s wide enough for large trees, it has space for local and even small chain stores (Marshalls or TJ Maxx, for example, which exist now only in the suburbs!), it could have wider sidewalks and a dedicated bike lane — and on and on. Despite the acres of frequently empty parking lots, moreover, the west side of the street has a prime location above the Moshassuck River. If you look at the satellite map of the area, that side is totally bereft of any amenities, while the east side has shade, trees, and a variety of different building types.