Rhode Island’s oldest functioning courthouse is, in fact, the Kent County Courthouse in East Greenwich. Constructed in 1804, the building continues to be used for probate court, making it the oldest ...

The following year, Swift purchased — in cash — a $17.75 million vacation home in Watch Hill, Rhode Island, which she ... member stayed in a house at The Colony for a pre-Christmas ski getaway.

Petticoat Junction In 18th century Rhode Island, quilting served as a decoration for underskirt petticoats, in addition to bed coverings. The petticoats had the dual purpose of adding warmth as well ...

Welcome to Newport, Rhode Island – a coastal gem that’s more charming than your grandmother’s cookie jar. “Time-traveling made easy!” Step into Newport’s Old Colony House, where history whispers from ...

Secretary of State Gregg M. Amore, Chair of the RI250 Commission, was joined by Governor Dan McKee, Speaker of the House K.

The Museum of Newport Irish History will host a lecture ... and the use of the sea as an early path to freedom. Presentation images of historic artifacts will come from the collections of the Rhode ...

The Community College of Rhode Island announced a new degree program at its Newport campus. Students can now get an associate of arts degree in culinary craftsmanship. Hospitality leaders said it ...

In fact, the very first hotel in Rhode Island opened in Newport almost 200 years ago. Founded in 1828, The Bellevue House has hosted thousands of visitors over its many years in operation.

This is The Public’s Radio, I’m James Baumgartner. At a time when the longstanding friendship between the US and Canada is fraught with a trade war sparked by the Trump administration, a Rhode Island ...

Island House Newport, an intimate, 24-room hotel near Newport's iconic Cliff Walk, is opening later this month.

The film depicts the life of Roger Williams, a man who fled England to escape religious persecution and sought to establish a colony in America based on the principles of freedom of conscience and ...