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Nick-a-Nee’s owner Stephanie Finizia (left) stands behind the bar with her sister Denise Marie “Rusty” Finizia, who has bartended there since its opening in 1996.

Nick-a-Nee’s celebrates 30 years of community, with the music still playing | Weekend 401

The beloved Jewelry District bar is celebrating three decades with a weekend festival featuring more than two dozen local bands

Ocean State Media reporter Isabella Jibilian and videographer Blake Carpentier visited the after-school program at the Boys & Girls Club of Warwick to lead a media-making workshop.

Media, civics and cellphones: What Warwick residents have to say

Ocean State Media’s statewide listening tour stopped in Warwick where students, teens and residents talk about journalism, civic life and issues shaping their community

Gov. Dan McKee speaks at a press event this week marking the start of in-water construction on the Washington Bridge replacement project. The new western span is not expected to be completed until late 2028, keeping the bridge’s closure, traffic backups and political fallout front and center heading into the 2026 election.

TGIF: Ian Donnis’ Rhode Island politics roundup for June 12, 2026

The omnipresence of the Washington Bridge, for better or worse

A North Atlantic right whale mother and calf filmed for the docuseries “Ocean State: Rhode Island’s Wild Coast.”

‘Ocean State: Rhode Island’s Wild Coast’ spotlights impact of seasonal change on Rhode Island’s marine life

‘Tides of Change,’ the latest in a docuseries on underwater ecosystems in Rhode Island, premieres tonight at 9 p.m.

Jack Reed said Trump’s agreement to end the Iran war lacks details, falls short of the Obama-era nuclear deal and returns the Strait of Hormuz to where it started.

Reed says Trump’s Iran deal gives Iran leverage, not lasting peace

After drawing an impeachment call from the president, the Rhode Island senator said Iran retains much of its military capacity and remains able to close the Strait of Hormuz

Dune Brothers serves clam chowder and clamcakes from its “clam shack” in Providence’s Jewelry District.

Castle Hill Inn reopens, Proclamation Ale closes and R.I.’s dining scene keeps moving

Rhode Island Monthly editor Jamie Coelho breaks down the latest restaurant and brewery news, from Newport’s summer comeback to a new French-inspired spot in Providence

Details emerge of alleged shooter at White House correspondents' dinner

The incident brought America's commonplace gun violence just feet away from a room full of lawmakers, top officials, and journalists. It also may add to a string of troubling political violence in the U.S. that includes two assassination attempts on President Trump.

Trees are magic. In Newport, volunteers are working to expand their healthy reach

Tree canopy gaps mirror income divides in Newport, as conservationists race to restore native trees and lost federal funding threatens efforts to expand “tree equity” in the city’s North End

‘D’ was detained in Providence by immigration agents, held at a facility in Central Falls, and moved without warning to a facility in New Hampshire.

He built a life in Rhode Island. ICE moved him out of state overnight

Detainees in ICE custody report being transferred without notice, complicating their immigration cases and leaving lawyers scrambling

Bryant football plays at Beirne Stadium in Smithfield, R.I.

The R.I. football coach bucking the big-spending transfer era of college sports

Bryant University football’s Chris Merritt is returning to high school

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