Rhode Island

Must-See Rhode Island: Trinity Rep’s ‘A Christmas Carol’

Since 1976, Trinity Repertory Company has brought Charles Dickens’ timeless A Christmas Carol to Rhode Island and Massachusetts theater goers. It’s a staple of every holiday season, a tradition that resonates deeply with the states’ residents. Many grew up with this tradition and it’s amazing to see them bringing their own children, decades later, to [...]

NYLO Hotel Offers Swank, Lofty Digs Near Providence, Rhode Island

My quaint home state of Rhode Island is small – really small. It’s officially “the smallest state in the Union” and it certainly feels every bit that way. Everything hot and happenin’ in RI occurs in one of two distinct areas of the state: Providence (the capital city) or … somewhere else. So I was [...]

Photo of the Moment: Newport Bridge, Rhode Island

Rhode Island Presents: Impossibly Beautiful Eggshell Art

Inspired by traditional Slovenian craftsmanship, Rag & Bone artisan, Franc Grom, creates magnificently impossible eggshell art. Through the use of a small, electric drill, each eggshell is drilled up to 17,000 times (that’s per egg!). Who says Rhode Island isn’t hip?

Rediscovering My Hometown, Rhode Island

A while back I wrote how I think most folks are bad tourists in their own hometown. I plead guilty. There’s so much to see and do here in New England – in Providence and Rhode Island included. Yet I gloss over most of it with the dismissive thought that it’ll always be there. What’s [...]