Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza announced Wednesday that PVDFest will return to the city June 2-5 and will “transform streets in the heart of Providence into a celebration of art, music, food, performance and more.” The four days of citywide events will culminate on Saturday, June 4, beginning with a free celebration that will turn spaces downtown into…… MORE
Providence has been ranked one of the best mid-sized cities for nightlife in America by Gogobot.com, a website whose “mission is to find people places to eat, stay, and play that are perfect for them.”… MORE
Financial website WalletHub.com ranked 150 US cities and found that Providence is one of the worst cities to get married in, ranking 138th out of 150… MORE
Moses Brown School announces that school will be closed on Friday, February 5, 2016 with this parody of Adele’s hit song “Hello.”… MORE
East Greenwich High School is the best public high school in Rhode Island, while Moses Brown School in Providence ranks as the best private school in the state, according to niche.com, a website that is “obsessed with providing students, families, and professionals with best-in-class content and deep insight into big life decisions.”… MORE
Sons of Liberty, a South Kingstown distillery, sent a bottle of single malt whiskey to Peyton Manning in anticipation of the New England Patriots winning the Super Bowl.… MORE
It is unclear why officials decided to use a stand-in for a woman during the Jan. 5 news conference, which was held at the senior center where the man worked as a van driver.… MORE
Cranston, Rhode Island is one of “America’s Best Cities to Live,” according to financial website 247WallSt.com’s newly released rankings.… MORE
Tricks and treats abound at this spooky time of year, and local witches and warlocks have taken to dressing up their homes with ghastly sights, whimsical lights and a handful of frights.… MORE
Tourism website Busbud.com recently compiled a list of the most popular spots to snap Instagram photos in each state and Canadian province. … MORE
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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-…
Gluten-free? Vegetarian? Vegan? Whether it is a diet, an allergy, or a lifestyle, you have special food needs. Don’t go hungry though, Rhode Island has places that serve your “kind,” whatever that may be.
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.