Here's my story on Cumberland residents' concerns about a pipeline expansion. thelocalinsidernews.com/cumberland-r...

Housing proposed in Lincoln. thelocalinsidernews.com/proposal-exp...

OK people, you know what we need to do. Let's help save a local bookstore. thelocalinsidernews.com/help-save-pa...

No gonna lie, I love this stuff. thelocalinsidernews.com/nasa-confirm...

Gendron running in Woonsocket. thelocalinsidernews.com/gendron-anno...

Hot take: Skip The Real Housewives of RI—your local council meeting is where the real drama is.

Community entrepreneurs are the best, bravest, most important people in the world right now.

In case you missed it, I'm starting my own local news company, one I'm hoping will set a standard for hyperlocal digital startups. I'm thankful for how well received it's been this first week. If you feel the urge to be part of it, here's the link: thelocalinsidernews.com

New at Media Nation: The Washington Star is back, and so is the Allbritton family's long-running rivalry with The Washington Post. An excerpt from my 2018 book, "The Return of the Moguls." #journalism dankennedy.net/2026/04/17/t...

I’m delighted to announce the launch of The Local Insider. I love telling stories that matter, and I want to keep doing it as an independent local news source. If you see this as worthwhile, please consider a one-time or regular contribution to the effort. And share! thelocalinsidernews.com

Behind the Story: @thestoryshorey.bsky.social talks to Dan McGowan + me about his decision to leave The Valley Breeze after 20 years. Also, some hints at what's coming next. Shoutouts + full episode --> www.wpri.com/behindthesto...

I mean, it's not totally false. #savealifeeatacookie @ribloodcenter.bsky.social

Day one of not having to deal with anonymous racist internet comments has been everything I expected it to be. 🔥

I mean every word.

Long live local news, in any form. www.valleybreeze.com/opinion/loca...

This is pretty cool. I'm old enough to remember when many facilities like this would be content to just let members sit all day watching TV. www.valleybreeze.com/news/living-...

I'm just trying to get to my car.

Hello, friends! My little dudes are selling wreaths again this year. These are beautiful 14-inch ones that the scouts make by hand and then deliver to your door. Sales help them go to camp next summer, where they'll continue to grow as responsible and skilled humans.

Stand up against racist evil. www.valleybreeze.com/opinion/stan...

This is the life.

Just say Nor'easter, and Dave's Market automatically looks like this.

Folks at Rhode Island FC say they are very happy with attendance for their first year on the Pawtucket waterfront.

Pawtucket has always been about so much more than the PawSox and Hasbro, despite outsiders portraying it that way. There are amazing and thriving companies everywhere, often hidden behind old mill walls, but doing big things.

One of my favorite views in Pawtucket.

Give blood. That is all. @ribloodcenter.bsky.social

They posed for the money shot.

Behind the Story: @jamiecoelho.bsky.social joins @kimkalunian.bsky.social + me to discuss her new book "Rhode Island Food Crawls." Shoutouts: @gailciampa.bsky.social @sarahguernelli.bsky.social @newbedfordlight.bsky.social @thestoryshorey.bsky.social Full episode --> www.wpri.com/behindthesto...

Me at the drive-in.

It's a rare proposal that brings Woonsocket's warring parties together in unity. www.valleybreeze.com/news/council...

From @thestoryshorey.bsky.social: Charles Ruggerio, the late Senate President Dominick Ruggerio's son, will be North Providence Councilman Stefano Famiglietti's campaign manager for the SD 4 special election. www.valleybreeze.com/news/famigli...

Drinking Lops at the Stadium Theatre. Doesn't get much more Woonsocket than this.

I made this heavy-duty entertainment tray from wood at the former Ann & Hope Mill.

Nineteen years at one company, a local newspaper, no less, is pretty impressive if you ask me. No Monday holidays, and the stress sometimes gets to me, but it's worth it.

I finally found it.

Go fly a kite.

Cumberland officials don't want Ann & Hope to just be a standalone entity that isn't tied in with the community.

Me, returning to Rhode Island after a trip to Seekonk:

ESPN's MLB page right now...

Date night. ♥️

Residents of these condos don't want to end up falling into the river.

It'd also give direct transit access to Krakow Deli! maps.app.goo.gl/peaZNtC1kckn...

It's Yellow Bag Day in Cumberland! Whether it's sponsoring spelling bees, holiday lights contests, or trash cleanups, newspapers play an important role in their communities beyond sharing the news.

It's a cawr.

Local journalism. www.valleybreeze.com/opinion/lett...

I love this headline.

Central Falls has come a long way. www.valleybreeze.com/news/woonsoc...