Gallery: Green Day at Dunkin Donuts Center, Providence

April 27   8 Comments  

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Punk legends wrap up their New England tour with a bang

Curt Schilling is “tapped out” after 38 Studios downfall

June 22, 2012   Leave a Comment  

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He’s losing money fast.

Curt Schilling’s 38 Studios files Chapter 7 bankruptcy

June 7, 2012   2 Comments  

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$100-$500 in debt reported

Turbine’s job fair earlier this week couldn’t have come at a better time

May 24, 2012   Leave a Comment  

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Turbine was one of the first ones to show support.

Gaming Industry comes together for 38 Studios, tweets of support, job offers

May 24, 2012   Leave a Comment  

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Tweet and comment your support!

See who awaits you in the world of Project Copernicus

May 24, 2012   Leave a Comment  

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The races of Amalur look…interesting.

38 Studios attempts to pay Rhode Island, not employees [updated]

May 17, 2012   6 Comments  

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And fires some employees too…

38 Studios intellectual property may go to Rhode Island if studio falls

May 16, 2012   Leave a Comment  

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Studio’s assets may be in trouble.

Schilling asks Rhode Island for more money to back 38 Studios

May 16, 2012   Leave a Comment  

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Officials give no response.

38 Studios to have emergency meeting with RI EDC over financial situation

May 15, 2012   Leave a Comment  

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More bad news for Schilling.

Curt Schilling’s 38 Studios struggling to keep solvent

May 15, 2012   Leave a Comment  

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Schilling facing his own “reckoning.”

Second annual Newport WineFest draws 12,000 wine, gourmet food enthusiasts

Aug. 25, 2011   Leave a Comment  

Chef Peter Kelly, of Xaviars Restaurant Group, prepares grilled corn cakes with smoked salmon.

Mark your calendars for next year’s event!

Celebrity chefs, wine tastings and more at Newport WineFest

Aug. 9, 2011   Leave a Comment  

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Don’t miss this three-day culinary event!

Central Falls, R.I. files for bankruptcy

Aug. 1, 2011   Leave a Comment  

Central Falls, R.I. is declaring bankruptcy and claims “the current situation is dire,” according to state officials. “Despite its proud past, the reality of the present is that Central Falls is no longer a boom town,” Governor Lincoln Chafee said, according to the Boston Globe. “The city has for years had liabilities outweighing its means.” [...]

R.I. may roll the dice on expanded gaming at slot parlor

July 14, 2011   Leave a Comment  

Rhode Island will lose revenue if Massachusetts passes a law legalizing casinos first, according to supporters of a plan to allow poker, blackjack and other table games at a northern Rhode Island slot parlor. The supporters claim the state could lose up to $100 million from residents traveling to Mass. to gamble more freely. State [...]

Fashion intoxication: Vintage Dior, Chanel and party decor at RISD Museum’s “Cocktail Culture” Exhibit

April 25, 2011   4 Comments  

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Exhibit runs through July 31

4 indicted in Rhode Island for child pornography

Dec. 21, 2010   Leave a Comment  

Four men have been indicted in Rhode Island for receiving and possessing child pornography, with two of the defendants accused of also distributing it, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement said in a statement Tuesday. Federal indictments have been returned against Jason Bidondi, 35, of Central Falls; Paul N. Hutchinson, 27, of Barrington; Robert L. Macgregor, [...]

Rhode Island man gets 11th drunk driving charge

Dec. 5, 2010   2 Comments  

An East Providence, R.I. man was arrested in Seekonk for allegedly driving drunk for the 11th time. Vernon Perry, 52, was spotted around 1:20 Saturday morning by Seekonk Patrol Officer Eric Chalifoux driving quickly down Taunton Avenue. The officer captured Perry’s 2001 Saturn on radar at 52 mph in a 40 zone, and then he [...]

Convicted felon gets 70 months for gun charge

Nov. 30, 2010   Leave a Comment  

A Providence man who told investigators that he armed himself because of his “lifestyle” and as a means to protect women who worked for his escort service was sentenced Monday to 70 months in federal prison followed by 3 years of supervised release after pleading guilty to a federal gun charge. James Lombardi, 26, was [...]

Report: Rhode Island teacher charged with sexting students

Nov. 8, 2010   1 Comment  

A North Smithfield, R.I. teacher and coach faces charges relating to “sexting” his students, according to a report by WPRO Radio. Steve DeMeo pleaded not guilty in Kent County Courthouse Monday to charges of indecent solicitation of children, possession of child pornography and possession of marijuana, the radio station reported. DeMeo, 31, is accused of [...]