$20 for Entry to Providence Challenge: The Ultimate Urban Scavenger Race on August 13th ($50 Value)
Scavenger hunts help people get to know a city intimately, which may prove valuable when put in charge of hiding celebrity wax figures for the citywide celebrity-wax-figure hunt that takes place each Easter. Prepare for this venerable American tradition with today’s Groupon: for $20, you get entry to Providence Challenge: The Ultimate Urban Scavenger Race (a $50 value). This one-day competition takes place on Saturday, August 13th, starting and finishing at Rí Rá Irish Pub Adults of every age, ability, and medieval guild are encouraged to participate. The race starts at 1 p.m., but participants can show up from 11 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. to pick up pre-race packets. Although today’s Groupon covers entry for one participant, customers can buy up to 10 Groupons as gifts for teammates. During the challenge, teams of two or more individuals will run helter-skelter around the city in a frantic race for cash prizes and personal pride, with a first-place award of $200. Not only will participants have to solve strands of interconnected clues that would test the deductive powers of even the most seasoned children’s book detective, they’ll need to plot spatiotemporal stratagems while exploring undiscovered corners of the city. Although being physically fit is a plus, quick wits and wise planning will ultimately determine the winners. Participation in the challenge gets contestants a clue packet, race-number bib, and T-shirt, and fees go toward contributions to the prize pool.The website offers a regular FAQ , as well as a Groupon FAQ detailing the intricacies of the race, what to wear the day of, why it’s not okay to bring a boa constrictor, and more. After the race is through and winners are determined, all participants are invited to partake in an after-party and awards ceremony. Challenge participants can partake in drink specials and music while additional prizes, such as best costume, are announced. A venture that’s equal parts brain and brawn, Providence Challenge presents a fun and adventurous team activity that is hard for even the most spicily seasoned cynic to resist. Groupon Says The Groupon Guide to: Choosing Produce Your face is so smooth. Did you shave with broccoli? Read more…
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$20 for Entry to Providence Challenge: The Ultimate Urban Scavenger Race on August 13th ($50 Value)
$39 for One 16"x20" Gallery-Wrapped Canvas Including Shipping and Handling from CafePress
While hanging art on the wall is mainly used to hide safes containing Napoleon’s long-lost sand-blaster, occasionally the practice is used for decoration. Experiment with this obscure decorative device with today’s Groupon: for $39, you get a personalized 16″x20″ canvas (a $109.99 value) plus shipping and handling (a $14.95 value) from CafePress (a $124.94 total value), redeemable online. CafePress provides an array of inventive, humorous, and customizable clothing and gifts; its photos-to-canvas service allows photographers to turn one of their prized pictures into a work of canvas art. After you submit your photograph online, a CafePress artist will scour the image to improve sharpness, brightness, contrast, and color balance. CafePress uses only archival inks and coatings, guaranteeing the image will not fade for 75 years or until Rocky XII comes out. The finished image will come wrapped around a 1.5-inch-thick canvas with a real-wood frame that will arrive at the door ready to hang on a living-room wall. Thanks to an iron-clad guarantee of satisfaction , CafePress customers can shop with the confidence of an invisible knight on a field of giant eyeballs. With speedy service ensuring the museum-quality canvas is shipped within two or three days, you can use the newly enlarged picture as a family-friendly gift. Groupon Says The Groupon Guide to: Choosing Produce Your face is so smooth. Did you shave with broccoli? Read more…
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$39 for One 16"x20" Gallery-Wrapped Canvas Including Shipping and Handling from CafePress
$8 for Logo-Etched Wine Glasses and Complimentary Tasting for Two at Westport Rivers Vineyard and Winery ($20 Value)
Explorer Ponce de León abandoned his quest to discover the mythical land of wine after a tumble into the Fountain of Youth left him eternally underage. Take up his journey with today’s Groupon: for $8, you get two winery-logo-etched wine glasses at Westport Rivers Vineyard and Winery in Westport (a $20 value). Guests are invited to stay for a complimentary wine tasting and discussion, and will receive 10% off nonalcoholic beverages, food, and retail merchandise in the shop. Westport Rivers’ winemakers experiment with new harvest and fermentation methods to coax original vintages from familiar fruits. After customers receive their wine flutes, tongues are free to swirl the five or six different varietals on the tasting menu , palates discovering flavors described by a nearby tasting expert or delivered via semaphore from a ship docked in the nearest harbor. The 2009 pinot gris winemaker’s selection greets the nose roundly with pear and citrus secrets, and the winery’s signature 2005 Westport brut blends pinot noir and chardonnay to create energetic, lingering sips. Lemon and lime banter dryly in the 2008 Westport Rivers rkatsiteli, pairing nicely with Asian cuisines or quick-witted comedians. On Saturday afternoons, complimentary tours explore the blend of traditional and modern techniques vintners use to coddle their grapes from infancy to winehood on an 80-acre farm. Each varietal draws personality from the New England loam to showcase crisp flavors, full aromas, and hatred of the Yankees. Customers can use their 10% discount to purchase other logo-emblazoned merchandise to match their fluted glasses from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday–Saturday. Groupon Says The Groupon Guide to: Choosing Produce Your face is so smooth. Did you shave with broccoli? Read more…
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‘Lifeline’ of public transit faces deep cuts in RI
Nils Berg rides the No. 60 bus to work religiously. In summer, he takes it south from Bristol to Newport; in winter, he rides it north to Providence. Working in the state’s seasonal hospitality industry, the father of two often doesn’t get off work until midnight.
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‘Lifeline’ of public transit faces deep cuts in RI
Edgewood: Cranstona s waterfront neighborhood with a long reach into history
Edgewood has long been known for its collection of well-preserved historic homes.
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Edgewood: Cranstona s waterfront neighborhood with a long reach into history
Try something different with popcorn
What’s better than popcorn? The Popcorn Board’s Popcorn.org is a great source of recipes and ideas for parties and more.
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Try something different with popcorn
Browna s WBSR radio station loses lease, to broadcast online
Generally, radio stations require radio frequencies. But on Monday, WBSR, a community/student-run station funded by Brown University , loses its signal, its spot on the FM dial – but not, its staff hopes, its listeners.
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Browna s WBSR radio station loses lease, to broadcast online
Bob Kerr: There is the pain and the process to deal with
The pain never stops and sometimes it just shuts her down. Leaving the house in Westerly to do simple errands exacts a hard price.
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Bob Kerr: There is the pain and the process to deal with
Supporters of failed bill in R.I. General Assembly wondering why
As a leader of a Woonsocket nonprofit that helps low-income families build homes, Margaux Morisseau says she has seen the harm inflicted by “payday lenders” — out-of-state companies that issue short-term, high-interest loans to people in need of quick cash.
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Tougher teacher evaluations about to start in R.I.
Rachel Mellion, principal of George J. West Elementary in Providence, takes notes on her computer.
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Tougher teacher evaluations about to start in R.I.
