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Four performers on a stage set designed to look like an elementary school library.

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Weekend 401

A mumps outbreak sparks a vaccine debate in the relevant, funny ‘Eureka Day’ | Weekend 401 Review

Written before COVID but hitting close to home, the comedy by Jonathan Spector skewers groupthink, social justice jargon and the limits of consensus

January 15, 2026

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James Baumgartner

The Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council has filed a counterclaim against Quidnessett Country Club, seeking court intervention to force the club to take down a rock wall built without permission along its property line three years ago.

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Climate + Environment

CRMC asks RI Superior Court to force Quidnessett Country Club to take down rock wall

Counterclaim comes after three years and a trio of lawsuits by North Kingstown country club over shoreline dispute

January 15, 2026

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Nancy Lavin

The cast of Eureka Day which has performances at the Gamm through February 1.

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Weekend 401

Satire at The Gamm, Funda Fest and a little medieval flair: Weekend 401

From a sharp school-board satire at The Gamm to Black storytelling, chamber music and medieval fencing, here’s what’s happening this weekend and beyond in Rhode Island

January 14, 2026

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James Baumgartner

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One on One with Ian Donnis

‘Sad and emotional’: Providence mayor reflects on deadly Brown shooting

In the aftermath of the deadly shooting at Brown University, Providence Mayor Brett Smiley reflected on what the city did right following the tragedy and what it can do better in the event of future emergencies

January 14, 2026

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Ian Donnis

Mayor Brett Smiley gives media briefing on the ongoing Brown University investigation.

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Politics + Justice

Smiley says response was strong, still orders independent review of Brown shooting

Mayor Brett Smiley said initial indications are positive, but that he ordered the city to engage an outside firm to review the city’s response

January 14, 2026

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Joe Tasca

Danny Griffiths, who has been unhoused for most of the past 20 years, wants state leaders to hold Providence Police accountable for alleged harassment of unhoused people like himself.

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Housing

‘People’s State of the State’ protest makes homelessness center of attention

Activists gather in the State House rotunda with a list of demands for McKee administration

January 14, 2026

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Christopher Shea

Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee highlighted fiscal proposals during his State of the State speech at the Statehouse Jan. 13, 2026

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Politics + Justice

McKee touts ‘affordability agenda’ in State of the State speech

With the 2026 campaign and expectations of a budget hole hovering over the Statehouse, Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee proposed ways the state can cut taxes

January 13, 2026

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Ian Donnis

Roughly 70 people lived at the Gabriel House assisted living facility in Fall River before a fire broke out on Sunday, July 13, 2025.

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News + Culture

Fire that killed 10 at an assisted living facility prompts Massachusetts to enact safety reforms

The recommendations call for annual inspection signed off by the local fire department, board of health and building inspector

January 13, 2026

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Michael Casey

A crane ship in Narragansett Bay, supporting construction of offshore wind turbines, is part of what had been a growing sector of Rhode Island’s economy now under threat.

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Climate + Environment

Developers can resume work on halted Revolution Wind project, judge says

A federal judge allowed construction to resume, delivering a temporary win for offshore wind amid Trump’s push to halt the project

January 13, 2026

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Matt Dwyer

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Climate + Environment

What is a Climate Cafe?

Climate change makes a lot of us feel anxious, overwhelmed, or helpless. This week on Possibly we travel north, to a place where people can unpack all of these feelings

January 13, 2026

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Megan Hall