Readers of Travel and Leisure Magazine have ranked Providence as America’s third favorite city. According to the magazine, The Rhode Island capital woos travelers with hip locals, walkable streets and charming public spaces. But the city closes the deal with its wealth of edible specialties, like grilled pizza at Al Forno or Bacaro, and the java laced with sweet coffee…… MORE
Last year, this series sold out in 4 minutes. Tickets for the 2016 dinners will go on sale Monday, May 16th at 9 a.m. at www.walrusandcarpenteroysters.com. Below is the schedule of chefs for this year.… MORE
The Rhode Island and Southeastern Massachusetts community came together in an incredible way – donating over $436,000 – for the Hasbro Children’s Hospital during this year’s Radiothon!… MORE
Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza announced Wednesday that PVDFest will return to the city June 2-5 and will “transform streets in the heart of Providence into a celebration of art, music, food, performance and more.” The four days of citywide events will culminate on Saturday, June 4, beginning with a free celebration that will turn spaces downtown into…… MORE
Providence has been ranked one of the best mid-sized cities for nightlife in America by Gogobot.com, a website whose “mission is to find people places to eat, stay, and play that are perfect for them.”… MORE
Financial website WalletHub.com ranked 150 US cities and found that Providence is one of the worst cities to get married in, ranking 138th out of 150… MORE
Moses Brown School announces that school will be closed on Friday, February 5, 2016 with this parody of Adele’s hit song “Hello.”… MORE
East Greenwich High School is the best public high school in Rhode Island, while Moses Brown School in Providence ranks as the best private school in the state, according to niche.com, a website that is “obsessed with providing students, families, and professionals with best-in-class content and deep insight into big life decisions.”… MORE
Sons of Liberty, a South Kingstown distillery, sent a bottle of single malt whiskey to Peyton Manning in anticipation of the New England Patriots winning the Super Bowl.… MORE
It is unclear why officials decided to use a stand-in for a woman during the Jan. 5 news conference, which was held at the senior center where the man worked as a van driver.… MORE
