The "Dear Love, PVD" installation depicts civil rights leaders and RI’s Black culture. But local artists ask why they weren't ...

One of the joys of Symposium Books is the unexpected treasures you’ll find tucked away in its nooks and crannies. There’s a section dedicated to local authors that’s bigger than some entire bookstores ...

Ocean Biomedical , Inc. (NASDAQ:OCEA), a pharmaceutical company based in Providence, Rhode Island, disclosed the sale of unregistered equity securities in a recent filing with the Securities and ...

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Every state has at least one food that is associated with its culture or history. In the case of The Ocean State, that food ...

On this day in 1907, the steamship Larchmont collided with the coal schooner Harry Knowlton in the worst maritime disaster in ...

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Feb. events include the 30th annual Langston Hughes Community Poetry reading, and a free PPAC program celebrating musician ...

Explore six incredible flea markets in Rhode Island where rare finds and low prices go hand in hand. Picture this: a red, white, and blue building that screams “America!” louder than a bald eagle at a ...