Rhode Islanders didn’t just burn the Gaspee, they torched British tea weeks before the American Revolution began
Occurring on March 2, 1775 — 48 days before the first shots rang out at Lexington and Concord — Rhode Islanders set British property ablaze for a second time.
How much do you know about Rhode Island’s American Revolution cred?
As Rhode Island commemorates the 250th anniversary of the Providence Tea Party this weekend, take a short quiz about our Revolutionary spirit.
‘It’s really terrible’ — What is Trump plan to redraw Canada/U.S. border?
Trump’s menacing overtures are so concerning that U.S. Congressman Seth Magaziner of Rhode Island last week introduced the No ...
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The Blond Boy in the Big Blue Bus
Aidan’s lived in his repurposed school bus for the past five years and three months, traversing the U.S. in pursuit of the ...
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'Long overdue': Providence needs to repair City Hall and save its archive. Here's how.
The city archive keeps manuscripts, maps, blueprints and photographs dating back to when Rhode Island was founded as a colony in 1636. Horton’s tenure at the archives began in 2013, when there ...
Sandwiches That Were Invented In Each State
If there's anything Americans love, it's convenient and handheld food — so naturally, we've created a wide variety of ...
'Long overdue': Providence needs to repair City Hall and save its archive. Here's how.
The city archive keeps manuscripts, maps, blueprints and photographs dating back to when Rhode Island was founded as a colony in 1636. Horton’s tenure at the archives began in 2013, when there was no ...
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The Hole-In-The-Wall Restaurant In Providence That’ll Make Your Breakfast Dreams Come True
In a world of increasingly homogenized dining experiences and Instagram-ready interiors, Louis Family Restaurant stands as a ...
RI's oldest operating courthouse isn't where you think it is. Here's what we found
Rhode Island’s oldest functioning courthouse is, in fact, the Kent County Courthouse in East Greenwich. Constructed in 1804, ...
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The massacre map's research into colonial-era violence has revealed its final grim toll
The long-running project to document the extent of colonial-era violence visited upon First Nations people has released its final results. Known as the 'massacre map', the Colonial Frontier ...
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The Netherlands agrees to return more than 100 artifacts to Nigeria looted during colonial times
The development comes as governments and museums in Europe and North America have increasingly sought to resolve ownership disputes over objects looted during colonial times. Olugible Holloway ...
Where are ruby-throated hummingbirds? Keep track of their migration with interactive map
While it will still be awhile before it's time to put hummingbird feeder out in RI, in other parts of the country it's time.