PROVIDENCE – Lifespan and Brown University threw a big media splash party at Hasbro Children’s Hospital early Thursday morning, June 20, to announce the rebranding of the state’s … more

PROVIDENCE – The opening paragraph of Gravity’s Rainbow , a 1972 novel by Thomas Pynchon, begins: “A screaming comes across the sky . It has happened before, but there is nothing to … more

PROVIDENCE – Many of the titans of the health care industry in Rhode Island gathered on Tuesday morning, May 28, in the House of Representatives chambers for what was billed as a … more

PROVIDENCE – The state budget is often a bare-knuckle brawl behind closed doors, but this year, the community advocates – and the service providers who care for more than one-third of … more

WOONSOCKET – Landmark Medical Center sits not far from the Blackstone River and its waterfalls’ “thundering mists,” which translates in Algonquian to “Woonsocket,” … more

PROVIDENCE – Paul Simon rewrote the lyrics for his 1973 song, “American Tune,” which he performed as a duet with Rhiannon Giddens at the 2022 Newport Folk Festival. Just as … more