Festival season has officially begun! From Porchfest and Gaspee Days to reggae in Pawtucket and classical music in Newport, here are the festivals worth adding to your summer calendar. https://bit.ly/4dRsGY0

The Tomaquag Museum's "Revolution to Reclamation" exhibit invites visitors to reconsider the country's founding from Native perspectives. Learn more here: https://bit.ly/42DguE7

Tomorrow, House Speaker Chris Blazejewski plans to introduce a bill proposing the creation of a state Office of Inspector General. Learn why here: https://bit.ly/4tS30j6

The grants, announced Monday and capped at $25,000 each, will support a wide range of medical research, from improving patient adherence to GLP-1 weight loss medications to training artificial intelligence to more accurately diagnose breast cancer. www.oceanstatemedia.org/news-culture...

The Providence City Council ultimately fell one vote short of passing rent control, after failing to override the mayor’s veto in a rare Friday night meeting. Learn more: www.oceanstatemedia.org/housing/rent...

The entity seeking to build a business complex in Smithfield that would include a data center, Hanton City Investments LLC, filed its application with the town on May 4 – one day before the town council voted 4-1 on its ordinance. www.oceanstatemedia.org/technology/p...

Rhode Island federal judge’s clash with the Trump Administration over the court-ordered release of an immigration detainee accused of murder shows no signs of letting up. www.oceanstatemedia.org/politics/fed...

Rhode Island House Speaker Joe Shekarchi said Thursday he will step down as speaker of the state House of Representatives – often called the most powerful political job in the state – to seek a vacant post on the Rhode Island Supreme Court. Learn more: www.oceanstatemedia.org/politics/she...

Providence City Councilor Ana Vargas once supported rent control, but recently cast the decisive vote against it. Vargas received $16,070 in campaign donations before the vote. The vast majority came from donors in the real estate industry. www.oceanstatemedia.org/politics/bef...

Detainees in ICE custody report being transferred without notice, complicating their immigration cases and leaving lawyers scrambling. Learn more: www.oceanstatemedia.org/immigration/...

In a series of audio files and short videos he created before he took his own life, Claudio Neves Valente said he began planning the attack at Brown in 2022, the FBI said in a statement Wednesday. Learn more: www.oceanstatemedia.org/news-and-cul...

Providence city councilors plan to vote on whether to pass a form of rent control on Thursday night, though a key councilor remains undecided and is seeking to delay the vote. www.oceanstatemedia.org/housing/prov...

WaterFire is coming soon! 🔥 Here's everything you need to know: www.oceanstatemedia.org/arts-enterta...

"We now see ourselves as sort of the safety net of the federal safety net. And I wish I could tell you that we're able to keep up, but we're not," CEO Melissa Cherney to @iandonnis.bsky.social / @oceanstatemedia.bsky.social. Watch: tinyurl.com/mv28rzz3

Our spring fund drive is on at @oceanstatemedia.bsky.social. Help support fact-based reporting in RI donate.oceanstatemedia.org/oceanstateme...

Little Compton, Rhode Island, is known for its peaceful, low-key charm. That is exactly why people love it. But when winter rolls in, and everything slows down, that same quiet can feel like a challenge. youtu.be/lfDx_VlQf98

In Westerly, they call it “soupy” — a cured sausage with deep Italian roots and a fierce local following. Thanks in part to the Westerly Packing Company and the Trombino family, soupy started as a traditional staple, made at home and cured in the attic. youtu.be/NTC87mV1oX4

What happens to folks who depend on the bus, and it doesn't arrive as often as it used to? RIPTA's budget was slashed. That's impacted a lot of people. Reporter Ben Berke talked to some of them. @oceanstatemedia.bsky.social #publictransit #buses #rhodeisland #publicmedia youtu.be/d7M0lrWmTRQ?...

My guest on One on One this week is Melissa Cherney, head of the RI Community Food Bank. Listen for the radio excerpt of our conversation, about the growing problem of hunger, on @oceanstatemedia.bsky.social during All Things Considered Today and Morning Edition tomorrow

Four weeks after surviving a mass shooting at one of their games, the Blackstone Valley Schools co-op team won the Rhode Island Interscholastic League Division II Boys Hockey Championship on Wednesday. Learn more: www.oceanstatemedia.org/news-culture...

Rhode Island made the largest cuts in its public transit system's history last fall, saving taxpayers about $4.4 million. We rode along with four riders to hear how it's impacted them: youtu.be/WUCtF8G_U7g

What will happen to the Providence Place Mall? What should happen to it? @oceanstatemedia.bsky.social @bostonglobe.com @stephmachado.bsky.social #rhodeisland #providenceri #malls www.youtube.com/watch?v=37sM...

Here's the radio excerpt of my One on One conversation with Bert Crenca. Full interview drops tom'w on YouTube and you also watch it on @oceanstatemedia.bsky.social TV at 7:30 pm Friday or 10:30 am Sunday www.oceanstatemedia.org/one-on-one-w...

For nearly 70 years, Paddington Bear has charmed readers worldwide. But many fans don’t realize the beloved bear is actually illustrated in Barrington, Rhode Island. youtu.be/SPTv6lamSs0

Happy New Book Tuesday @oceanstatemedia.bsky.social * I Give You My Silence by Mario Vargas Llosa; translated by Adrian Nathan West * Brawler by Lauren Groff * Weavingshaw by Heba Al-Wasity *Young Man in a Hurry by Gavin Newsom

Another movie theater has closed. This time in the Lincoln Mall in Rhode Island. A lot of theaters have closed since Covid. Cinemas are desperate to get you to go back. Will you? I have a strong feelings about this. Check it out. @oceanstatemedia.bsky.social youtu.be/TIeGpEiWiAc?...

From watching Celtic Woman’s PBS specials on @oceanstatemedia.bsky.social the past couple of years to watching them perform in Providence in two days!! Someone pinch me!!! 📺💃🏻⚓️🌊🏙️

Attorney General Peter Neronha’s long-awaited report resulted in new indictments for 4 current or former priests and identifies 75 credibly accused priests and more than 300 victims. www.oceanstatemedia.org/religion/ri-...

Ever wondered what Block Island locals do in the off-season? Learn more here: youtu.be/61ebM7M4jv4

Statewide, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation has spent approximately $9.1 million on 117,000 tons of salt. Learn more: www.oceanstatemedia.org/economy/plow...

Decades after courts/cops woke up to the domestic violence epidemic, responding agencies still struggle for funds. Radio excerpt of my convo with Vanessa Volz of Sojourner House. Watch full interview tom'w on YouTube or 7:30 pm on @oceanstatemedia.bsky.social www.oceanstatemedia.org/one-on-one-w...

Peter Alviti, who led the Rhode Island Department of Transportation through the closure of the westbound Washington Bridge and its immediate aftermath, will retire later this month. www.oceanstatemedia.org/transportati...

The lowest score in the tally was for cost of living, at 21, unchanged from last year’s survey. Housing affordability received a score of 30, which was also unchanged from last year but down 14 percentage points since 2020. www.oceanstatemedia.org/economy/rhod...

Providence Mayor Brett Smiley has a message of his own for ICE: don't try to trespass on city property. But will a new executive order have any teeth in the face of federal authorities? www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Vnq...

Like many states, Rhode Island is facing an acute shortage of professional caregivers. The dearth of nurses, CNAs, and home health aides has left many health care advocates wondering what can be done to combat the problem. www.oceanstatemedia.org/news-culture...

As student enrollment in Rhode Island’s public schools continues to decline, schools across the state are facing the prospect of closure in the coming years. #education #rhodeisland www.oceanstatemedia.org/education/fe...

A Senate study commission backs a new public medical school as part of a long-term plan to expand primary care. www.oceanstatemedia.org/news-culture...

While we all wait for the anticipated Secret Mall Apartment documentary to drop on @netflix.com, check out our sneak peek inside the mall with the #rhodeisland rogue himself, Michael Townsend: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ME3E...

Making surfboards as an environmental statement, a Laotian family’s journey documented in Woonsocket, and a mid-winter party at the Jamestown Art Center. Here’s what’s happening in Rhode Island this coming week. www.oceanstatemedia.org/the-weekend-...

Researchers tested therapy and follow-up support for people behind bars in Rhode Island and Michigan — and saw suicide attempts drop 55% after release. www.oceanstatemedia.org/suicide-prev...

The commission suggests the state commit to a more than $500 million increase in spending on education.: www.oceanstatemedia.org/education/is...

Can RI weather federal cuts to healthcare? And why run for the General Assembly? That and much more in this episode of One on One, with Rep Marie Hopkins (R-Warwick)+ Sen Victoria Gu (D-Westerly). Watch here or at 7:30 tonight on @oceanstatemedia.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=wScL...

Researchers at @universityofri.bsky.social and the state Department of Environmental Management to spend five years on a comprehensive study of Rhode Island’s wild turkey population: www.oceanstatemedia.org/news-and-cul...

Nearly two years after the Washington Bridge closure, how's business nearby? Watch the full story now: youtu.be/A-BtmLcdllU

Rhode Island’s state government now spends more than $14 billion a year. And recent estimates suggest the state is facing a big budget crunch for the fiscal year that starts on July 1. Learn more: www.oceanstatemedia.org/economy/rhod...