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...

Thank you @elisherman.bsky.social and @kimkalunian.bsky.social for featuring my first book Rhode Island Food Crawls on "Behind the Story" on @wpri12.bsky.social. We also talk about the July issue of @rimonthly.bsky.social highlighting Rocky Point memories and my Insta accnt @prettypowderroomselfies.

On Destination Eat Drink, Jamie Coelho from Rhode Island Monthly dishes on local favorites like pizza strips, coffee milk, cabinets, and Rhode Island-style calamari—plus why you never put ketchup on a hot wiener! radiomisfits.com/ded330/

Now officially open! Rhode Island is Ready for Providence’s Track 15 Food Hall: Find out the seven merchant partners of the food hall and everything you ever wanted to know about the history of Union Station. www.rimonthly.com/sneak-peek-a...

Wishing for the Way Things Used to Be: Who are we without the Old Canteen and Olneyville New York System? www.rimonthly.com/the-way-thin...

You have to appreciate the way @rimonthly.bsky.social editor @jamiecoelho.bsky.social doesn't shy away from the heavy content of the American Heritage Museum - in her family trip or her account thereof here: www.rimonthly.com/heart-of-mas...

Rhode Island teenager Spencer Lane, an up-and-coming figure skater, was on the passenger plane that collided with the Black Hawk helicopter in D.C. He was traveling back from an event with his mother, Christine. Heartbreaking day www.wpri.com/news/local-n...

My kid's Fortnite addiction and loud yelling in the house are driving me to the brink of insanity.

In Rhode Island, as elsewhere, the local news crisis is being solved one community at a time. @phileil.bsky.social reports for Rhode Island Monthly (I'm quoted):

In case you missed the hard copy, here's a link to my @rimonthly.bsky.social profile of @helenabfoulkes.bsky.social. The former CVS exec has all but announced another challenge to Gov. Dan McKee in 2026. w/insight from a host of Rhode Island politicos www.rimonthly.com/helena-foulk...

Thanks for the shoutout, Ted!

This. This is what overthrew the elite enslavers in the 1859s and the robber barons in the 1890s. We need these new papers everywhere.

Support independent journalism! Support local news formats! Our oligarch owned MSM will continue to pump out Republican propaganda. These new, independent sources are critical for truthful public information.

“Independent journalists are forging new paths to storytelling.”

Thinking @tamsin.reimaginedgirl.com might want eyes on this. Citizen journalism springing up.

Very cool.

Great piece on the recent growth of local, independent journalism, in some new approaches & formats.

Love this for RI. I was briefly at a weekly paper there, and my father was a reporter at the ProJo/Evening Bulletin for years. Glad to see local news picking up steam.

Local journalists - sharing this so I don't forgot and check them out.

Proud to be a Rhode Islander!

Independent news is the answer 📰🗞️

It's great to see RI on the front page(s) for something amazing. Thank you to all the dedicated people who make these publications happen. Y'all are fantastic. ❤️❤️❤️

Appreciate this story. Would love to learn more about how local independent news can be replicated in rural communities. Any bright spots?

Great piece @dankennedy.net and a far more hopeful note pointing towards the possibility of adaption to the digital world we live in rather then a steady descent into news deserts #NewsMedia #Localnees @marklittle.bsky.social @davidclinch.bsky.social

Now this is what you do! Too much of the news outlets are owned by the oligarchs. Local news outlets are what we need, much more reporting for the people! Good stuff for Rhode Island and everywhere!

Thank you so much for sharing your perspective, Dan. I've followed you since my days at @bostonmagazine.bsky.social.

Gardiner House, a new hotel along Newport Harbor, has been operating without a liquor license for nearly two months. When the hotel’s representatives go before the city’s liquor licensing board, board members may have to scold one of their own.

Rhode Island James Beard award winner Sly Fox Den Too was forced to shut down unexpectedly over the weekend. Click the link below for more details. ⬇️ www.rimonthly.com/james-beard-...