Every year, Jaquan Scripsack was the first kid to slip into the cool aquamarine goodness of Budlong Pool, running from his house across the street to ring in a new Cranston summer. On Wednesday, he ...

Faith and devotion infused another St. Mary’s Feast in Knightsville last weekend as the close-knit neighborhood continued a 120-plus-year tradition. As usual, the feast consisted of a mix of spiritual ...

Local composers who dream of having the resources to push their work to the next level have until Aug. 10 to apply for $30,000 fellowships from the Rhode Island Foundation. The grants are among the ...

The arts do more than entertain—they bring people together, strengthen neighborhoods, and help define a city’s identity. At Wilbury Theatre Group, in Providence, that philosophy extends well beyond ...

As this year’s elections draw closer on the horizon, candidates running for public office made sure to file by deadline at the local Board of Canvassers last week. Familiar faces and several newcomers ...

Cranston resident Katherine Darland has joined the PACE Organization of Rhode Island to lead the elder care organization’s medical team. Darland’s path to medicine wasn’t the most conventional. As an ...

Tax bills have been mailed and the city is a week into the new fiscal year, but the human side of upheaval in the city budget is still playing out in different municipal departments. The final numbers ...

The city is looking for new clerks to rebuild its City Clerk Office after losing half its staff to buyouts following a budget crisis this year. According to the mayor’s office, the city is looking for ...

Among the terracotta rooftops and sprawling grassy farmland of the western Italian coast, in a city walled by the Aurunci Mountains, a park named Cranston finds its home. And thousands of miles away, ...

Seventy years ago, Maria Capirchio’s family brought her from the small Italian city of Itri to a new home in the United States. Now 78, Capirchio has written her first book. Entitled The American ...

Since playing with the likes B.B. King and Buddy Guy during his teens, Quinn Sullivan has been crafting his own musical path. The New Bedford native fuses his blues foundation with elements of power ...

Recently there was a very large and beautiful wedding between two very respected and accomplished individuals. They were both given much advice for a successful marriage. I would like to offer my ...