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Saturday Night Live actor Kenan Thompson, right, and actor Kel Mitchell, center, in striped shirt, who are filming "Good Burger 2" in Rhode Island, have been greeting and taking photo with fans.

Google now lists former Friendly’s restaurant in R.I. as ‘Good Burger’

While filming “Good Burger 2” in Rhode Island, SNL actor Kenan Thompson has stopped for hot wieners, hung out with Mark Cuban in Smithfield, bought donuts for Newport Police, and taken selfies with hundreds of Rhode Islanders.

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Cast of ‘Good Burger 2′ greets fans during filming in North Providence

“Saturday Night Live” superstar Kenan Thompson and co-star Kel Mitchell took time during filming Friday to sign autographs and take selfies.

Confused by Taylor Swift hype over ‘The Eras Tour’? A superfan is here to help explain it all.

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Brown senior jumps at his chance to compete in jump rope championship
Connor Kraska is a two-time grand world champion jump roper headed to the National Championship this summer. Up next: The world.

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How the US fails domestic violence victims
A Q&A with Brown University Professor Wendy Schiller, one of the authors of a new book that details how the unequal enforcement of domestic violence laws is failing women in the US.

In Rhode Island, a stained-glass window shows Christ as a man of color
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Joe Kayata from Channel 10 is moving on to a new job with one of Rhode Island's top branding and communications firms.

One of the top sports reporters in Rhode Island has a new gig

Joe Kayata of Channel 10, who is joining one of Rhode Island's top branding and communications firms, reflects on his career. 8:58 a.m.

Vice President Kamala Harris spoke with Secretary of Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo in 2021 when they visited Books on the Square bookstore in Providence, R.I.

Independent Bookstore Day in R.I.: 7 places where you can celebrate

From bestseller book discussions, to staff picks, to prizes and games, check out these spots to browse for your next great read. 6:00 a.m.

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The ‘Sistine Chapel of America’ is in Woonsocket, R.I. Here’s how the St. Ann Arts and Cultural Center came to be.

The center's place in a working-class city far from the tourist meccas of Providence and Newport can make visitors feel as if they’ve discovered an incredible treasure. And they have. 10:00 a.m.

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Think you know Providence? Check out a few of these local haunts.

A ghost tour is a fun way to see a familiar city in a new light — or should we say, dark. A 90-minute, after-dark tour reveals some of the creepy stories that lurk behind the beautiful buildings of College Hill, ghost central in Providence due to its high incidence of hauntings. 10:00 a.m.

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Actor Emma Watson is another person with a Rhode Island connection (she went to Brown) named one of Time's 100 most influential people. She made the list in 2015.

Rhode Island’s ties to Time’s ‘100 Most Influential People’ list

Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo isn’t the first Rhode Islander -- or person with R.I. ties -- to make the annual list that Time has been publishing since 2004. 9:01 a.m.

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The poster for The Allman Brothers Band's benefit concert for Jimmy Carter in Providence in 1975.

Listen to the Allman Brothers concert that helped Jimmy Carter become president

Carter wasn’t called the rock ‘n’ roll president for nothing. Here’s a recording of the 1975 Providence concert that helped him raise money for his presidential campaign. 6:53 p.m.

Julie Gerstenblatt, whose debut novel, "Daughters of Nantucket," was released on March 14.

Three women’s stories intertwine around a historic fire in ‘Daughters of Nantucket’

Debut author Julie Gerstenblatt discusses fires beyond actual embers. 2:01 p.m.

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"Ringmaster: Vince McMahon and the Unmaking of America" by Abraham Riesman

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Google now lists former Friendly’s restaurant in R.I. as ‘Good Burger’

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Cast of ‘Good Burger 2′ greets fans during filming in North Providence

Confused by Taylor Swift hype over ‘The Eras Tour’? A superfan is here to help explain it all.

Here’s the forecast for Taylor Swift’s three Gillette Stadium shows this weekend

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Brown senior jumps at his chance to compete in jump rope championship
Connor Kraska is a two-time grand world champion jump roper headed to the National Championship this summer. Up next: The world.

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How the US fails domestic violence victims
A Q&A with Brown University Professor Wendy Schiller, one of the authors of a new book that details how the unequal enforcement of domestic violence laws is failing women in the US.

In Rhode Island, a stained-glass window shows Christ as a man of color
Scholars think the window, commissioned in 1877, could be the first of its kind. "It should stand as a landmark in American culture," said art historian Virginia Raguin.

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Google now lists former Friendly’s restaurant in R.I. as ‘Good Burger’

Latest Arts Headlines

Cast of ‘Good Burger 2′ greets fans during filming in North Providence

Confused by Taylor Swift hype over ‘The Eras Tour’? A superfan is here to help explain it all.

Here’s the forecast for Taylor Swift’s three Gillette Stadium shows this weekend

RI NEWSBrown senior jumps at his chance to compete in jump rope championshipConnor Kraska is a two-time grand world champion jump roper headed to the National Championship this summer. Up next: The world.

RHODE MAPHow the US fails domestic violence victimsA Q&A with Brown University Professor Wendy Schiller, one of the authors of a new book that details how the unequal enforcement of domestic violence laws is failing women in the US.

In Rhode Island, a stained-glass window shows Christ as a man of color Scholars think the window, commissioned in 1877, could be the first of its kind. "It should stand as a landmark in American culture," said art historian Virginia Raguin.

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One of the top sports reporters in Rhode Island has a new gig

Independent Bookstore Day in R.I.: 7 places where you can celebrate

The ‘Sistine Chapel of America’ is in Woonsocket, R.I. Here’s how the St. Ann Arts and Cultural Center came to be.

Think you know Providence? Check out a few of these local haunts.

Rhode Island’s ties to Time’s ‘100 Most Influential People’ list

Listen to the Allman Brothers concert that helped Jimmy Carter become president

Three women’s stories intertwine around a historic fire in ‘Daughters of Nantucket’

A Providence author just published the definitive book on Vince McMahon and pro wrestling

RI NEWS
Brown senior jumps at his chance to compete in jump rope championship
Connor Kraska is a two-time grand world champion jump roper headed to the National Championship this summer. Up next: The world.

RHODE MAP
How the US fails domestic violence victims
A Q&A with Brown University Professor Wendy Schiller, one of the authors of a new book that details how the unequal enforcement of domestic violence laws is failing women in the US.

In Rhode Island, a stained-glass window shows Christ as a man of color
Scholars think the window, commissioned in 1877, could be the first of its kind. "It should stand as a landmark in American culture," said art historian Virginia Raguin.