Category Archives: Rhode Island

Save 50% On Your Favorite Hope Street Shops & Restaurants

Save 50% On Your Favorite Hope Street Shops & Restaurants

On Hope Street you\’ll find a collection of small, locally-owned businesses doing their thing on the beautiful East Side of Providence, Rhode Island. Check out our exclusive Hope Street deals! Blooming Blossoms $25 Gets You a $50 Gift Certificate | CLICK HERE Blooming Blossoms uses all of its experience and floral knowledge to define itself…MORE

13 Dazzling Local Holiday Light Displays

13 Dazzling Local Holiday Light Displays

By Kim Kalunian, Entertainment Contributor Sure, there are professional displays you can head to this 2014 holiday season, but there are also dozens of spectacular homemade light displays across Rhode Island and nearby Massachusetts and Connecticut that can’t be missed. With glittering globes, fanciful figurines, choreographed musical numbers and thousands of twinkling lights, these homemade displays…MORE

The Absolute Best Burritos in Rhode Island

The Absolute Best Burritos in Rhode Island

There\’s something magical about a great burrito. When you finally find burrito heaven – the restaurant with the perfect blend of cheese, veggies, rice, beans, meat, etc, etc – any other place just doesn\’t end up comparing to what you know to be the best…burrito…ever. So, without further ado, here they are (in no particular order…we love them…MORE

The Absolute Best Fries in RI

The Absolute Best Fries in RI

By Missy Hardesty We ♥ fries, and we know you do, too. Check out these local best bets for delicious frites that are sure to hit the spot.   Red Stripe Restaurant 465 Angell St Providence, RI 02906 (401) 437-6950 \”The fries. They are long and stringy and delicious and served with aioli. They also…MORE

10 Photos That Will Make Wish You Were at RWP Zoo’s Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular

10 Photos That Will Make Wish You Were at RWP Zoo’s Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular

By Missy Hardsety Roger Williams Park Zoo’s Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular is back this year with Jack-O-Lanterns from A to Z! Make sure you experience this unique display of the most intricate pumpkin art you’ll ever see. Here are ten photos that show how awesome this year’s event is! (function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id))…MORE

Rhody Radar: Another week, another Rhode Islander wins a big reality TV prize

Rhody Radar: Another week, another Rhode Islander wins a big reality TV prize

→ Another week, another Rhode Islander wins a big reality TV prize Exactly one week after Johnston’s own Mat Franco won America’s Got Talent Central Falls Police Sgt. Derek Levasseur took home $500,000 and the top prize on Big Brother. When Levasseur was asked what he would do with his winnings he pointed to his wife…MORE

Rhody Radar: Celebs Around Rhode Island This Week

→ Johnston Native FTW Johnston native, Newport resident and URI grad Mat Franco took home the top prize as winner of America’s Got Talent on Wednesday night. Franco won a million bucks and his own headlining show in Las Vegas (what is with Johnston natives and Las Vegas residencies See: Pauly D.) Franco will perform live…MORE

Magician Mat Franco to Headline What Women Want Expo

Magician Mat Franco to Headline What Women Want Expo

By Missy Hardesty, Entertainment Contributor Mat Franco, the incredible magician & this season’s America’s Got Talent winner, will be headlining this year’s What Women Want Expo in Warwick, RI! Growing up in Rhode Island, Mat became interested in magic at the age of four after seeing magicians on TV. He honed his skills by videotaping magic specials…MORE

10 Ways to Get Your Pumpkin at Dunkin’

10 Ways to Get Your Pumpkin at Dunkin’

Can you smell it? No, not the crisp autumn leaves. We’re talking pumpkin flavored everything at Dunkin’ Donuts! Here are some of our favorite ways to get our pumpkin fix at Dunkin’. #rhodeislandrunsonpumpkin   Pumpkin Iced & Hot Coffee Let\’s start off with our old faithful. It\’s not officially autumn until you\’ve had one of these…MORE

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The HOT Spotlight

The HOT Spotlight

*ATTENTION LOCAL ARTISTS* Hot 106 checks our DMs…We know you want your shot! If you’re a local artist looking to make waves in the ocean state and beyond… Submit your info HERE! You could be featured in a monthly podcast hosted by Mike D to talk about your journey, your music, and your future! It’s…

Ellen Hooks Up Milford, Mass Fam BIG TIME

Ellen Hooks Up Milford, Mass Fam BIG TIME

Ellen made the lives of some remarkable New Englanders truly forgetable.  After finding out that Milford, Ma resident Fernanda Ferreira and her family were not only big fans of the show- but that they do SO much good in their community and beyond- Ellen decided to award them with ALL of the, “12 Days” giveaways-…

10 Questions Every Rhode Islander Gets Asked

10 Questions Every Rhode Islander Gets Asked

Every state has their stereotypes, public misconceptions, and claims to fame. So, when an out-of-stater interacts with a local, naturally they have questions. And these are the questions we dread.

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