Feb. events include the 30th annual Langston Hughes Community Poetry reading, and a free PPAC program celebrating musician and activist Randall Ashe.

Columnist Mark Patinkin ponders new names for Rhode Island and it's cities and towns as the Gulf of Mexico gets renamed.

For most of its history, the United States has been blessed with a favorable strategic geography, primarily in the sense that ...

In honor of Black History Month, the Town of Middletown’s Outreach Department – in collaboration with the Newport Festivals ...

Five new maps installed at busy points in an Isle of Wight town centre have made it easier to explore its history, attractions and shops. Part of the Shaping Newport project and led by Newport and ...

Hudson Bowley, a second-grader at Claiborne Pell Elementary School, wrote the poem "Boy Pirate Ghost of Newport," which will ...

The best time to visit Newport is between March and May and from September to November. In May (the end of the spring season) and September (the start of the autumn season), mild temperatures and ...

The Rhode Island Turnpike & Bridge Authority has announced several lane closures for the Newport Claiborne Pell Bridge and Route 138 Connector during the week of Feb. 2-8. Motorists traveling on the ...

Sunny with a high of 60 °F (15.6 °C). Winds variable at 8 to 9 mph (12.9 to 14.5 kph). Night - Partly cloudy. Winds variable at 6 to 11 mph (9.7 to 17.7 kph). The overnight low will be 47 °F (8 ...