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From The Resident – February 19, 2019 United Theatre: Uniting Community Through The Arts Story and Photo By Alexis Ann When you hear talk of Westerly’s United Theatre, 5 Canal Street, it often sparks romantic reminiscing like holding hands in…

From The Westerly Sun – January 30, 2019 Business expo builds momentum for United Theatre project By Nancy Burns-Fusaro / Sun staff writer WESTERLY — The United Theatre is $83,500 closer to reaching its $12 million goal to complete renovations…

From The Westerly Sun – January 4, 2019 Fitzgerald 'confident' transformation of United Theatre into arts complex will start sometime in 2019 By Nancy Burns-Fusaro / Sun staff writer WESTERLY — Maureen Fitzgerald sat in her High Street office on…

From Rhode Island Monthly - October 19, 2018 (Photo: RI Monthly/Jason Evans) A SHORE THING: WESTERLY’S TRANSFORMATION By Bob Curley / RI Monthly WESTERLY — Chuck Royce began investing in vacant properties and local businesses a decade ago. Now Westerly is…

From Rhode Island Monthly - September 25, 2018 (Photo: RI Monthly/Chris Vaccaro) THE KNICKERBOCKER MUSIC CENTER STILL ROCKS - The Westerly icon was revamped for a twenty-first-century crowd By Kaitlyn Murray / RI Monthly WESTERLY — According to Merriam-Webster, “Knickerbocker” is…

From The Westerly Sun - September 13, 2018 Michael Hurley to play at the United Theatre WESTERLY — The legendary Michael Hurley from the band Holy Modal Rounders will be in Westerly next week to perform at the United Theatre. “Michael…

From Westerly Life - Tuesday, September 11, 2018 United We Stand By Gina King / Westerly Life Over the last few years, Westerly has experienced a steady growth of not only new businesses in the downtown area but also a revival…

From The Providence Journal and Rhode Island Spotlight - Sunday, September 2, 2018 (Photo: The Providence Journal/Bob Breidenbach) Westerly’s United Theatre being transformed into 'a center excellence' By Jim Hummel / The Rhode Island Spotlight A $12-million renovation will turn the…

A big thank you to Jim Hummel and Rhode Island Spotlight for selecting The United Theatre for their September spotlight. The Rhode Island Spotlight is a 501(c)3 non-profit whose mission it is to highlight and celebrate community heroes, both individuals…

As seen in The Day newspaper - Sunday, August 26, 2018 (Photo: Sean D. Elliot/The Day) A sweet song playing out in Westerly By Ann Baldelli Westerly — The good news keeps coming for downtown Westerly. The project to create a regional…