Roots Report
Okee dokee folks… I realized that I am now in my 40th year of being a performing songwriter. My first real gig was at AS220 in Providence in March of […]
Events:
A Shared Journey
September 13, 2025 - March 5, 2026This Is a Thing, Recent Gifts to Prints, Drawings, and Photographs, 2020–2025
September 14, 2025 - March 1, 2026The Court: Art in Play
September 24, 2025 - April 26, 2026The Flower, The Labor, and The Sea
September 27, 2025 - June 28, 2026
Possible Serial Killer In New England: Don’t believe everything you read
In the last two months, eight bodies have been found in New Haven, Norwalk, Groton, and Killingly, Connecticut; Foster, Rhode Island; and Framingham, Plymouth, and Springfield, Massachusetts. Amateur detectives on […]
EcoRI News Roundup
R.I. Coastal Regulator Receives Passing Grade from Federal Government WAKEFIELD, R.I. — The state’s coastal regulatory agency has received a passing grade from the federal government. Federal officials from the […]
Downtown Fixture NicoBella’s Restaurant Closes: Owner to go from serving customers to serving the community
“This is not a sad story,” declared Daniel Crenca on the closing of his family restaurant, NicoBella’s, in downtown PVD, after a 10-year run that weathered a pandemic, a partial […]
EcoRI News Roundup
RI LOCAL FOOD SYSTEM GETS $1 MILLION IN FEDERAL GRANT MONEY The federal government, through Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure (RFSI) grants, is providing four Rhode Island entities with $1.1 million […]
Drummers Move to the Forefront: Fundraiser features unbeatable line-up of local drummers
Give the Drummer Some is a unique event presented by Tune In & Tune Up (T-2), an organization that offers medical and mental health assistance to individuals in the RI […]
The 2025 International Portuguese Music Awards: A night of nostalgia, culture, and celebration
The International Portuguese Music Awards (IPMAs) have become an essential event in the celebration of Portuguese music and culture, bringing together a diverse community of musicians, fans, and Portuguese-Americans seeking […]
Open and Closed
OPENED Monarca Authentic Mexican Cuisine: The Hummingbird Café off-Broadway in Newport is getting a Mexican takeover. The owners of the popular Caribbean restaurant are moving to North Carolina after an […]
“How Powerful Is That?”: US Naval Academy removes close to 400 books from shelves, among them Brown University authors
Traditionally, higher education has been regarded as a space of intellectual freedom. The secular university is a special continuum that allows for a vacuum of art and thought, and is […]
WaterFire Providence Announces the 2025 Season
Providence, RI: WaterFire Providence announces the 2025 WaterFire season, which currently includes six (6) full lightings, two (2) partial lightings, and four (4) Starts at Sunset lightings on the Michael […]