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Paging Chicken Little

City motivated to panic; Making things better; close encounter of the weird kind
Behaving with all the coolheaded aplomb of Prissy — the young maid in Gone With the Wind — Providence school honchos and the city's emergency management agency managed to make a king-size balls-up of the arrival of the "Get Motivated" speakers seminar at the Dunkin' Donuts Center.
By PHILLIPE AND JORGE | October 05, 2011

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The tyranny of nice

Assessing public art in Rhode Island
Over the past several weeks, Mikyoung Kim's new $480,000 public art installation Horizon Garden has taken shape at southwest corner of Providence's Dunkin' Donuts Center in Providence.
By GREG COOK | November 02, 2010

The tyranny of nice

With plans for a downtown mural, Shepard Fairey returns to Providence

Obey
It is a rather unremarkable collection of bricks at the moment: an exterior wall at the back of Trinity Repertory Company’s Pell Chafee Performance Center in downtown Providence.
By DAVID SCHARFENBERG | June 16, 2010

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Providence Fall Preview Listings 2009

Music, theater, art, festivals and more in the coming months
A page of listings for local music, theater, art, festivals and more this fall.
By PHOENIX STAFF | September 17, 2009

Beyond the big top

Cirque du Soliel's acrobatic theater
Calling Cirque du Soleil a circus is like calling Cinderella's splendiferous carriage a pumpkin. They're starting their 25th anniversary tour at the Dunkin' Donuts Center in Providence (July 2 through 5) and, compared to Cirque, an ordinary circus appears vegetative, indeed.
By BILL RODRIGUEZ | July 01, 2009

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Kinky Boston

Chased underground by Bay State blue laws, fetishists are flourishing
A small audience settles in to a few rows of plastic chairs to watch a woman named Jen get spanked — but not as voyeurs. They're students. And this is Sadomasochism 101.
By SARA FAITH ALTERMAN | April 14, 2009

The biggest fun in Little Rhody

Adventures from Westerly to Woonsocket and beyond
When you’re in between studies, getting tired of playing beer pong, or looking for something new, here are a few tips for how to make the most of your time in the Ocean State.
By PETER IAN ASEN | August 27, 2008

Going on sale: June 13, 2008

Breaking news from the concert ticket trade
Mogwai, Janet Jackson, Coldplay and more.
By GOING ON SALE | June 10, 2008

The Station’s long shadow

Five years on, getting by remains a day-to-day challenge for some of those touched by the fire
For most Rhode Islanders, the Station nightclub conflagration — the worst disaster in the state since the hurricane of 1938 — is like a receding object in a rearview mirror.
By IAN DONNIS | February 20, 2008

Clampdown at the Providence Police Department

Esserman imposes tougher standards, but some cops cite inconsistent discipline
At age 42, former Providence Police sergeant Steven Petrella has the look of a besieged man.
By TE-PING CHEN | October 31, 2007

Digging Providence on two wheels

Or, how a newcomer moved beyond Federal Hill and Waterfire
Before I came to Providence three years ago, my knowledge about the city could have fit in the palm of my hand.
By JESSICA KERRY | September 05, 2007

Is Carcieri already a lame duck?

The Governor is politically skillful, but his ability to deliver remains a big question
For openers, Carcieri returned to a State House devoid as ever of fellow Republicans.
By BRIAN C. JONES | June 06, 2007

Another hummer

The Dunk cost overrun takes taxpayers for a soaking
What do the new Jamestown Bridge and the renovation of the Dunkin’ Donuts Center have in common?
By PHILLIPE + JORGE | May 18, 2007

Car wars

A good parking place is hard to find downtown—and with more meters, it will cost you
As part of its effort to bring Providence into the modern era of professionalized government, the Cicilline administration wants your quarters — lots of them.
By IAN DONNIS | February 26, 2007

Too many shows

A hot winter concert season
If this winter’s concert scene were a crazy tag-team wrestling match, rock would be the ass-kicking king of the ring.
By TED DROZDOWSKI | December 28, 2006

If I Did It, Rhode Island-style

The URI Ram gets rough treatment at the Dunk
Phillipe & Jorge wonder if Bob Driscoll, Providence College’s athletic director, isn’t angling for big paychecks from Fox network mogul Rupert “The Dirty Digger” Murdoch.
By PHILLIPE & JORGE | December 07, 2006