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Round 4
Round 4

Brewery battle: Cast your vote in the semifinals for RI's favorite beer maker

What makes a great brewery experience? Is it the beer? The atmosphere of the taproom? Whether or not you can bring your dog and kids? The event line-up?

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Matthew Largess of Largess Forestry measures a white oak tree on private property in Richmond that he believes may date back to the pre-Colonial era.
Matthew Largess of Largess Forestry measures a white oak tree on private property in Richmond that he believes may date back to the pre-Colonial era.

Want to look for old-growth trees in Rhode Island? Here's how to start.

Tees that are more than 100 years old and could be considered "old-growth" or "emerging old-growth" are rare, but that doesn't mean that they can't be found in Rhode Island.

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Kim English during the second half of a game between George Mason and Maryland at Xfinity Center.
Kim English during the second half of a game between George Mason and Maryland at Xfinity Center.

Providence College hires Kim English as next men's basketball coach

Kim English and Providence College have agreed to terms on a deal making him the school's new men's basketball coach, a source has confirmed to The Providence Journal.

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This Providence private school takes kids from the toughest neighborhoods and helps them thrive

ohnny Kue enrolled in the San Miguel School in 1993, one of five students from Providence's toughest neighborhoods to attend the private school. Some kids he knew didn't have dads. Some didn't have moms. Some were raised by grandmothers.

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Sylvia Poggioli, senior European correspondent for National Public Radio's foreign desk, receives a doctorate of Humane Letters hood, honoris Causa, during the 2006 University of Massachusetts graduation in Boston Friday morning, June 2, 2006. University of Massachusetts president Jack M. Wilson places the hood over her head. Poggioli's mother was a professor of literature at UMASS Boston. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)

NPR foreign reporter Sylvia Poggioli, born in Providence, is retiring after 41 years.

NPR reporter Sylvia Poggioli, the longest-serving reporter on NPR’s International Desk, is retiring after 41 years.

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The deeply furrowed bark of a giant native red sassafras tree on land between CCRI's Knight Campus and Kent Hospital in Warwick.
The deeply furrowed bark of a giant native red sassafras tree on land between CCRI's Knight Campus and Kent Hospital in Warwick.

Are centuries-old trees at risk in RI? Meet the man on a mission to protect them.

Nathan Cornell recalls being told, again and again — there was no old-growth forest in Rhode Island.

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Soup and sandwiches are on the lunch menu at the Hope & Main Makers Marketplace dining space in Providence.
Soup and sandwiches are on the lunch menu at the Hope & Main Makers Marketplace dining space in Providence.

Hope & Main brings dining and more to Providence. What you'll find.

Access to hyper-local artisan foods and drink got a lot easier when the Hope & Main Downtown Makers Marketplace opened at 100 Westminster St. earlier this year. There's a bonus, too. It comes with breakfast or lunch, grab-and-go meals, and crafted coffees and teas.

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Steven Napolillo '98, PC's senior associate athletic director, is announced as the College's next vice president and director of athletics. (Photo/Stew Milne)
Steven Napolillo '98, PC's senior associate athletic director, is announced as the College's next vice president and director of athletics. (Photo/Stew Milne)

Bill Koch: What type of coach should Providence basketball hire?

The most important thing to consider when making a hire in collegiate athletics? Fit.

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Elizabeth Burke Bryant at her Rhode Island Kids Count office in Providence.
Elizabeth Burke Bryant at her Rhode Island Kids Count office in Providence.

‘The kids can’t wait’: How Elizabeth Burke Bryant dedicated her career to Rhode Island’s children

Elizabeth Burke Bryant uses the word “we” a lot when talking about the accomplishments linked to her name. As the executive director of Rhode Island Kids Count since the organization’s inception, a lot of the progress the state has made for the well-being of children and families has her stamp on it.

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Three Degrees of RI: This bumbling sitcom newscaster got his start on local airwaves

To celebrate this great locale, The Providence Journal is beginning a series, "Three Degrees of Rhode Island," to challenge ourselves to connect famous personalities to Rhode Island in three steps or less.

A reader suggested we look into Ted Knight's connection to the Ocean State.

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Are the feds coming for coffee milk in schools? They might not even find it on the menu.

Generations of Rhode Islanders got hooked on the taste of coffee in elementary school, thanks to the cartons of super-sweet coffee milk handed out in cafeterias. But those days may be coming to an end.

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Tiverton’s Jamie Kielec trains to run the 127th Boston Marathon on April 17.
Tiverton’s Jamie Kielec trains to run the 127th Boston Marathon on April 17.

Perseverance is more than just a word to Boston Marathon hopeful Jamie Kielec of Tiverton

hen Tiverton’s Jamie Kielec runs the 127th Boston Marathon on April 17, it will be more poignant than the previous three she has run.

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The tiny, dark beetles on the branch of this hemlock tree are being used to control another insect, wooly adelgid, which can kill hemlocks.
The tiny, dark beetles on the branch of this hemlock tree are being used to control another insect, wooly adelgid, which can kill hemlocks.

Battle of the bugs: RI deploys predator beetles to protect hemlock trees from invasive insect

Rhode Island is mobilizing a small army of "tiny but mighty" bugs to help save its majestic hemlock trees.

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A wooden bridge crosses an intermittent stream filled with plants, animals and insects in wetter seasons.
A wooden bridge crosses an intermittent stream filled with plants, animals and insects in wetter seasons.

Want a great place for an educational family hike? Try Browning Woods Farm in S. Kingstown

en generations of the Browning family owned, farmed and lived for centuries on the wooded hillsides here on the western edge of town. They had a good life, but a hard one.

Read More: Want a great place for an educational family hike? Try Browning Woods Farm in S. Kingstown

Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese is grated over spaghetti pomodoro at Locanda.
Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese is grated over spaghetti pomodoro at Locanda.

From Federal Hill to South County: The best Italian restaurants across RI

Looking for an Italian restaurant in Rhode Island? Do you want red sauce, homestyle, freestyle, inexpensive or fine dining? Should it be a ristorante or a pizzeria? Is Federal Hill the only place to find the best?

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The Duo at Yas Chicken has savory fried chicken with bacon, syrup and sweet mayo on waffle buns.
The Duo at Yas Chicken has savory fried chicken with bacon, syrup and sweet mayo on waffle buns.

Yas Chicken is now in Providence: Everything you need to know to go

Yas Chicken opened at 272 Thayer St. on College Hill Friday. All weekend, social media posts showed hungry diners opening takeout boxes in their cars and taking videos on their dashboards. They heard about the crunchy chicken sandwiches with the special sauces and the sweet waffle buns. They waited 20 minutes, 40 minutes or an hour or more for their first taste.

Read More: Yas Chicken is now in Providence: Everything you need to know to go

Thayer Street in Providence offers all kinds of dining.
Thayer Street in Providence offers all kinds of dining.

From fast-casual to dining in, a guide to where to eat on Thayer Street

Dining on Thayer Street is built for college students. That's not a surprise as it is surrounded by Brown University and Rhode Island School of Design. But it wasn't always that way.

Read More: From fast-casual to dining in, a guide to where to eat on Thayer Street

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