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Plus: the African American Museum of Rhode Island opens this weekend and Andrew Bird plays with the RI Philharmonic

Barrington businessman points to bridge failures and payroll woes as proof Rhode Island needs a reset, entering the race as an independent

Says coastal regulators violated their own rules when they approved scaled-down scallop farm

What does the livelihood of the New England fishing industry have to do with the war in Iran? It turns out, quite a lot

Though Mayor Brett Smiley said he plans to veto the Providence Rent Stabilization Act, city councilors appear to be one vote short of a veto-proof supermajority. Councilor John Goncalves, who has not taken a public position on the legislation, is seeking to delay the vote

Mayor Roberto DaSilva points to school investments, new housing projects, and a post-bridge recovery as key to easing costs and reshaping the city’s future

Museum curator Melaine Ferdinand-King says the museum will highlight the cultural and historical contributions of Black Rhode Islanders

Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee lauded the bystanders who stopped a mass shooting in Pawtucket and called the team ‘an inspiration for all Rhode Islanders’

A Providence chef and cocktail bar move into the final round of the 2026 James Beard Awards

Without stoves or modern tools, participants learned to prep a full 18th-century meal over an open flame in a historic Rhode Island home