Student Media Community Showcase

Friday, May 15 from 5:30 - 7 p.m.

April 29, 2026

Join Ocean State Media (RI’s home for PBS & NPR) for an evening celebrating the intersection of local history and modern media. As part of the RI 250 initiative, our dedicated educator cohort and their students have spent the year bringing Rhode Island’s stories to life through innovative digital and print projects.

Explore a curated gallery of student-led work that bridges the gap between 250 years of history and the future of media.

Rhode Island Nursing Education Center, Providence, RI
Friday, May 15 • 5:30 PM - 7 PM

Rhode Island Nursing Education Center

350 Eddy Street
Providence, RI 02903

Student Media Community Showcase

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Sports

Florida hires Rhode Island’s Tammi Reiss as its next women’s basketball coach

Charged with turning around a struggling Florida program, the three-time A-10 Coach of the Year leaves URI after a historic run that delivered a school-record 28 wins and the Rams’ first NCAA tournament berth in three decades

March 23, 2026

AP News

Community

Preserving the Indigenous tradition of creating maple sugar in New England

It takes around 40 gallons of sap to make just one gallon of syrup

March 23, 2026

Amanda Beland

Economy

How could Bally’s make up for smoking ban-related revenue loss? BINGO!

Only charitable organizations can legally host bingo games in Rhode Island. Lawmakers consider a bill that would allow the game at casinos

March 23, 2026

Christopher Shea

Economy

Providence residents ran a $1M budget. Then the system fell apart

An experiment in participatory budgeting — a process where voters directly decide how to spend public money — got off to a promising start in Providence, until the entire staff working on the project was suddenly laid off

March 23, 2026

Ben Berke