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ICONIC PIECE: Artist Brendan Murphy is pictured with his BOONJI astronaut, a character who launches and never returns after landing in the BOONJI galaxy. Murphy started his latest tour in Providence with his Love Matters sculptures, the first of which was unveiled April 30 at Brown University near where he grew up.
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Artist Brendan Murphy unveils Love Matters sculpture in Providence

BRENDAN MURPHY has made a name for himself on the international art stage and in May the contemporary artist and Providence native returned home...

Crossroads Rhode Island welcomes 4 new members to board of directors

PROVIDENCE – Crossroads Rhode Island has appointed four new members to its board of directors, adding leaders from business, law, finance and media as...

RowRunner startup wins annual URI business pitch competition

SOUTH KINGSTOWN – Seventeen students, faculty members and alumni at the University of Rhode Island recently presented startup business ideas during a spring pitch...

R.I. Senate confirms 4 new members to Rhode Island State Council...

PROVIDENCE – Four new members have been appointed to the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts following nominations by Gov. Daniel J. McKee...

RISD Museum appoints new senior director of development

PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island School of Design and its museum have appointed Clara Fecht as senior director of development for the RISD Museum,...

Brown University receives $12M gift to fund 2 professorships

PROVIDENCE – A $12 million gift from a family foundation led by business leader and Brown University alumnus Orlando Bravo will fund two endowed...

KIDS COUNT: R.I. children face rising poverty, deepening disparities

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island's children and families face deepening economic strain and persistent racial and ethnic inequities, according to the 2026 Rhode Island KIDS...

Application period opens for state’s $15M Housing 2030 Site Acquisition Program

WARWICK – Applications are now being accepted for the state’s new Housing 2030 Site Acquisition Program, a $15 million initiative aimed at helping nonprofit...
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Mount Pleasant High School principal publishes 3 poetry books

WOBBERSON TORCHON, principal at Mount Pleasant High School in Providence, has published three poetry collections: “Where the Tides Spoke for the First Time,” “Echoes...

Crossroads R.I. opens 3 outdoor spaces to improve safety for those...

PROVIDENCE – Crossroads Rhode Island marked the completion of a privately funded redesign of its historic Broad Street campus on April 16 with the...
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