History
The Story Behind This Weekend's Edward Mitchell Bannister Statue Unveiling
After a year of painstaking work, the bronze sculpture will be dedicated during PVDFest on September 10.
An Ode to the Spring Lake Arcade in Burrillville
The oldest penny arcade in the country has been around since the 1930s.
A Look Back at Garden City Center's Past as a Coal Mine
The beloved outdoor shopping center in Cranston operated as a coal mine for more than a century.
Celebrate International Emancipation Day with the Rhode Island Black Heritage Society at God’s Little Acre
The Newport cemetery is the oldest surviving collection of burial markers for enslaved and free people of African descent.
Inside the Real Gilded Age of Newport
The social-climbers, scandalmongers and suffragettes who made it a time to remember in New England’s favorite oceanfront enclave.
Local Ways to Celebrate Juneteenth Freedom Day
On this day, Rhode Island commemorates the end of slavery in the United States through remembrance and celebration.
Two Decades Ago, They Sailed A Tall Ship to California for a Hollywood Movie. Now They're Reuniting in Newport.
The crew of the Rose, an eighteenth-century replica tall ship that starred in an Academy Award-winning film, will reunite at an event celebrating the release of Will Sofrin's new book chronicling the journey.
Uncovering the East Bay's War Wounds
More than 160 years ago, Portsmouth played host to a Civil War hospital.
The Story Behind the Zoo's Sentinel Dog
The iconic bronze dog statue is 172 years old — and that's not even in dog years.
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