Rhode Island secures $1 million for America 250; other states have raised $20 million
As Rhode Island gets ready for America's 250th birthday, some wonder whether we're investing enough into the tourism ...
‘Harry Potter,’ ‘Wicked,’ and more make up PPAC’s 2025-26 Broadway season
Friedman produced “Harry Potter,” the highest-grossing non-musical play in Broadway history that’s now set to be the ...
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Charles L. Roberts: Black women continue to make history in Rhode Island
Rhode Island Slave History Medallions (RISHM) continues its mission of marking the landscape by telling the untold stories of real-life Africans, African Americans and Indigenous people who walked our ...
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Women’s History Month: Rhode Island’s greatest female musicians
Female musicians from Rhode Island have been an integral part of the local and national music scene for over 100 years. For Women’s History Month this year, we’re highlighting a few locals who’ve ...
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No need for a compass. Here's why some RI towns have directions in their names
Despite its status as the smallest state, Rhode Island’s neat division into 39 distinct municipalities was a complicated process that spanned centuries. Some cities were part of the first wave ...
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No need for a compass. Here's why some RI towns have directions in their names
The Rhode Island General Assembly retaliated by establishing ... The confusing name has a long history The region’s sprawling, rugged landscape contributed to a lack of cohesiveness in ...