4+ week, 11+ hour ago   (667+ words) The Rhode Island high school football season officially starts on Monday, Aug. 17, and before you know it everyone will be getting ready to crown champions at Cranston Stadium. But who will those teams be? The Providence Journal will have no…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (997+ words) Tom Verdi will tell you it feels like it just happened, arriving as a cop at Ground Zero, the wreck of the towers still smoldering. Twenty-five years ago. Verdi was a Providence lieutenant then. He rose to deputy chief and…...

3+ week, 3+ hour ago   (1089+ words) The cost to redevelop Providence's iconic Superman building has multiplied, and so has the state taxpayer-backed financing. Rhode Island Commerce Corporation on Monday approved nearly $10 million in additional state incentives intended to help High Rock Development complete the $327 million transformation…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (1690+ words) Some restaurants spend a fortune trying to look memorable. These places apparently missed the memo. You could drive past them, wonder what’s inside, and keep right on going, while a Rhode Island local is already planning their next meal there....

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (1751+ words) Rhode Island does hot dogs a little differently. And honestly, that’s exactly what we want. Here, the humble dog can get downright weird, in the best possible way. Think unexpected toppings, regional twists, old-school creations, and combinations that make you…...