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Happy ‘losers’
At local TOPS chapter, participants find support group that’s ‘more like a family’
As Nicole Johnson-Morais puts it, Oakland Beach’s local chapter of TOPS “is full of losers.” But don’t worry, she means that in the best way. Oakland Beach Chapter 44 of …
Preserving a lost art
Library exhibit highlights decorative stenciling from RI’s 17th century ‘building boom’
After being postponed a year, local historian Ann Eckert Brown has finally opened her exhibit at the Warwick Public Library, sharing the history and techniques of wall stenciling as a form of …
A lasting image
Through Memory Project, local students provide portraits to orphaned children abroad
The National Art Honor Society at Cranston High School East recently completed a project that touches children without families on the other side of the world. Jill Cyr, visual arts program …
Backyard space
Combining love of astronomy, photography, Johnston man captures out-of-this-world images
Lucas “Luc” Maguire spends a lot of time in his Johnston backyard. He loves both the stars and photography. One day, he decided to combine his passions. “Ever since I can …
They’re ‘loopy’ for certain
Couple taking to the water for a 6,000 mile loop of eastern US
Marie Ahlert and her husband, Rick, both love the water and boating. But she had no idea what he was talking about when he said he wanted to do the loop. Rick gave the simple explanation: …
