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Bitty and Beau's, Latte Love add to RI's coffee scene. More food and events news
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (1188+ words) An East Greenwich restaurant has a new owner, a Newport taproom plans their exit and there are a handful of new cafes and restaurants to announce. There will be a unique vegan cooking contest with local chefs. The Culinary Museum…...
A colonoscopy costs nearly eight times more at one RI hospital than another. Why?
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (210+ words) Should a colonoscopy cost nearly eight times more at one hospital than another? Why hospital pricing is less about quality and more about market power. A colonoscopy costs nearly eight times more at one RI hospital than another. Why? A…...
Nor’easter brings power outages in RI. See the outage map.
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (133+ words) A powerful Nor'Easter storm has started to lash Rhode Island, and power outages are already rolling in. On Sunday, Oct. 12, the first power outages appeared in Rhode Island Energy's outage map at ... Nor'easter brings power outages in RI. See the…...
When lives were on the line, Dr. Chuck Adams was there to save them. RI will miss him
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (127+ words) His work was mostly unseen by the public, but Dr. Adams was an essential trauma surgeon for the catastrophic cases that came into an urban ER. When lives were on the line, Dr. Chuck Adams was there to save them....
How can I get a low-number license plate? Ask the RI DMV
3+ mon, 1+ day ago (157+ words) A: Below are the Governor's Preferred plates and the registrations that are available in each plate type. This is where the low-numbered plates come from, and every Rhode Island resident is eligible to put in a request for one. This information,…...
Rhode Island's beaches are public. Here's a quick guide to what you can and can't do.
3+ mon, 1+ day ago (823+ words) Unlike states where beaches and beach access can be made private, Rhode Islanders enjoy a right to the shore that is enshrined in the state's constitution. " Beach access expanded significantly in 2023 with the passage of a sweeping bill to give…...
Preserving the past, lighting the future: Relighting two of RI’s beloved lighthouses
3+ mon, 4+ day ago (462+ words) NORTH KINGSTOWN " Lighthouse lovers and mariners will soon have new, brighter lights to admire and follow along Narragansett Bay. The Plum Beach and Poplar Point lighthouses, just a couple of miles away from each other off North Kingstown, are getting…...
What's driving chronic absenteeism in RI schools, and what's the solution? What we found.
3+ mon, 4+ day ago (1429+ words) School attendance has taken a hit nationwide since the pandemic, and Rhode Island is no exception. Gov. Dan McKee and state Education Commissioner Ange'lica Infante-Green homed in on attendance reform two years ago when they launched a campaign called "Attendance…...
Washington Bridge analysis was 'not hidden,' says RI's AG. Here's why it was delayed.
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (135+ words) They're going to be assigning 'blame slices.' And one of those slices may be to DOT. Patients are being 'dumped' and left at RI hospitals for months, even years. Why? Find a taste of Vietnam without ... Washington Bridge analysis was…...
New CEO of RI Community Food Bank knew hunger firsthand. Now she's helping others.
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (983+ words) Melissa Cherney, the new CEO of the Rhode Island Community Food Bank, grew up surrounded by food. She also knows what it's like to not have enough. On her family's farm on North Dakota, "we prided ourselves on growing food…...
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