In Providence, a Waterfront Promoter Finds Opponents
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A proposal to position a $300 million mixed-use development on a stretch of gritty, industrial waterfront in Providence, R.I., is meeting with strong opposition from local business owners.
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Marcos DaSilva, of Fall River, paints the large arbor above the entrance to the Rhode Island Federation of Garden Clubs exhibit at the Spring Flower and Garden Show, which opens  today at the Rhode Island Convention Center. For more information, see Lifebeat.
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The owner of Rhode Island&#39;s six-year-old public radio station plans to sell the station, angering donors and disappointing public radio listeners.
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Casino operator files for coastal area development permit in Atlantic City.
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Competition gets heated between two public REITs in their efforts to acquire Mills.
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Floridaâs season of âsturgeon strikesâ â collisions between the leaping fish and hapless boaters is already under way.
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By Joe Rodriguez, The Wichita Eagle, Kan.  Jun. 7--Many Wichita-area religious leaders are stepping up their  campaign to share their casino opposition with their congregations and the  community.
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By Amos Maki, The Commercial Appeal, Memphis, Tenn.  Dec. 19--When Dan Cowan first laid his eyes on a heavily polluted  industrial site in Charleston, S.C., in 1998, he could hardly believe what he  saw.
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By LEE GRAVES  On some lakes, pro anglers can feel like prizefighters, landing blow after blow with bruising bass.
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By Andrea L. Stape, The Providence Journal, R.I.  Sep. 20--PROVIDENCE -- A sign on the door of Cowan Plastics Inc.
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The new Rhode Island Jewish Environmental Alliance will present a free, family-oriented environmental fair at the Jewish Community Center, 401 Elmgrove Ave., Providence, on Sunday.   The program, which is free, is designed to promote appreciation of the importance of the environment.
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BOSTON - Last week, Dan Holmes was a couple of miles off Wood End Lighthouse in Provincetown and had already hauled up 80 of his 300 lobster pots when he saw something coming up in a trap.
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Jon Rheault's second goal of the game, at 4:46 of overtime, gave host Providence a 4-3 victory over Vermont last night at Schneider Arena.
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By Peter B. Lord  Laura A. Meyerson, an assistant professor in the Department of Natural Resources at the University of Rhode Island, will give a talk  Thursday at 7:30 p.m. on the invasive phragmites plants that line much of Rhode Island's shoreline.
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By Journal staff and wire reports  The number of Rhode Island and Massachusetts residents who visited the gambling facilities at Lincoln Park has increased in the last two years.
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The anti-industry crusader targets pharmaceuticals.
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Tonight will be a busy one on the local fight scene with two cards. At the Bayside Expo Center, Ray Oliveira will take on Hicklet Lau for the vacant International Boxing Union welterweight title. On the same card, heavyweight prospect Matt Godfrey (4-0, 2 KOs) of Providence will face Andrew Hutchinson.