Rhode Island
Best of New England: Rhode Island
Lodging Hotel : UrbanHOTEL PROVIDENCEThough today’s cookie-cutter “boutique” hotels like to lay it on thick with the neon and the trance music, Hotel Providence emphasizes […]
Ask a Native: Elisabeth Hasselbeck: Rhode Island
ON CHILDHOOD MEMORIES Blueberry picking at Pippin Orchard [in Cranston] was always perfect in August, when the berries were in season. Now I go with […]
The $500 Weekend: Providence, Rhode Island
A frugal tour of the newly fashionable capital.
Rhode Island
Once nicknamed Rogue’s Island—for its hodgepodge of settlers from all religious backgrounds—Rhode Island continues to cram a lot of diversity into 1,200 square miles. Where […]
Weekend Retreat: Newport, RI
Where to Stay You’ll be treated like royalty at Newport’s famed Cliffside Inn. During daily high tea, patrons are invited to nibble on tea sandwiches […]
Rhode Island Poaches Talent from Big Dig
People often ask me why I left Rhode Island, especially when I’m down there a couple of times a month during the summer to enjoy […]
Disenfranchised in Rhode Island
Last month, I wrote about how happy I was to technically be a Rhode Island resident so I could vote in one of the suddenly […]
Rhode Island Is Important. Really
I reside in Massachusetts, but I am not a Massachusetts resident. Weird, I know. I have an apartment in Massachusetts. I earn money in Massachusetts. […]
Rhode Islanders Are Football Fans Too
We’re going to make like Mitt Romney and talk semantics for a moment. While we generally refer to the team as the Pats, the full […]
Rhode Island Governor Throws Himself Under the Bus
Despite our horrific commute during Thursday evening’s snowstorm, we were pretty calm about the whole thing. But when state and city officials started laying blame […]
Don’t Make Us Come Down There, Rhode Island
The Big Dig is like that crazy relative you make fun of all the time. Sure, you’re allowed to laugh at his foibles, but if […]
Summer Escapes: Bristol, Rhode Island
Summer Escapes: Bristol, RI