Archive for February 2026
ART! 2026 Visions from Newport at the Atrium Gallery, Providence
Artworks from 3 Newport County galleries and studios are on display at the Atrium Gallery at One Capitol Hill The Rhode Island State Council on the Arts (RISCA) announced today that artwork from Out of the Box Studio and Gallery, Jamestown; Downtown Designs, Newport; and Sunlight Studios, Portsmouth, are currently on display at the Atrium…
Read More“We Do Not Work Through the News Media to Address Community Questions,” Brown University
Brown University has a decision to make. Like many universities facing complex public-safety questions, Brown is filtering that decision through academic discourse — a process that often yields shades of gray rather than a clear outcome, and as many opinions as there are voices weighing in. At issue is whether Brown will accept an invitation…
Read MoreRhode Island Weather for February 10, 2026
Morning: Very cold start with lows in the single digits (around 5-10°F) and wind chills as low as 5°F or below at times. Clear to mostly sunny skies. Highs start rising but stay in the teens/low 20s early on. Winds NW 10-15 mph. Feels brutally cold—bundle up heavily! Afternoon: Sunny and dry. Highs reach the…
Read More“A Vision for Jamestown”: A Plan for Coastal Resilience by URI Students
URI landscape architecture capstone earns statewide recognition for its vision of Jamestown’s waterfront – as rising seas and stronger storms reshape Rhode Island’s coastline, URI students transformed a vulnerable stretch of Jamestown into an award-winning vision for coastal resilience A student project re-imagining Jamestown’s vulnerable coastline has earned awards from the Rhode Island Chapter of…
Read MoreReal Estate in RI: Million-Dollar Bristol Downtown Condo – RPL’s Barbara Dacey, for Buyers
Residential Properties Ltd. announced the sale of 21 Bradford Street, Unit #2, for $1,275,000. RPL Sales Associate Barbara Dacey represented the buyer in this transaction. According to State-Wide MLS data, RPL has been involved in each of the three sales over $1 million in Bristol year to date. Steps from the waterfront and nestled in…
Read MoreBusiness Beat: Munroe Dairy Names Kayla Viveiros as CEO
Experienced Operations and People-First Leader to Guide 145-Year-Old Family Business into its Next Chapter Munroe Dairy, Rhode Island’s trusted purveyor of farm-fresh dairy and local goods since 1881, is pleased to announce that Kayla Viveiros has been named chief executive officer. Viveiros will lead the 145-year-old dairy and grocery delivery company alongside the Armstrong family,…
Read MoreRhode Island Weather for February 9, 2026
Morning: Very cold start, likely in the low to mid teens °F or slightly lower (feels even colder with any wind). Sunny to mostly clear skies, dry. Bundle up heavily—wind chills could make it feel sub-zero early. Afternoon: Peaks around the high of ~27–30°F (some models show +21°F daytime average, others higher). Sunny or partly…
Read MoreBipartisan Push to Restore House Permanent Select Committee on Aging – Herb Weiss
by Herb Weiss, contributing writer on aging issues Magaziner Again Pushes House to Restore Aging Panel  According to Meals on Wheels America, every day, 12,000 Americans turn 60. By the end of this decade, one in four Americans will be over 60—an irreversible and historic change in population.  Yet even as the nation ages, older Americans…
Read MoreCaught in the Ping-Pong Policy of Partisan Presidential Priorities
President Trump recently signed a proclamation restoring commercial fishing access to all 4,913 square miles of the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument, located off the coast of New England. Those with good memories will note the regulations of opening and closing those fishing areas that began with the Obama administration, then Trump actions,…
Read MoreSummer Camps: Narragansett Council – Scouting America Adventure Day Camps
The Narragansett Council – Scouting America today announced registration is open for its 2026 Adventure Day Camps, offering families across Rhode Island and Southeastern Massachusetts an affordable, fun, and enriching summer experience for children entering grades 1–5. Open to all youth – Scouts and non-Scouts, boys and girls alike – Adventure Day Camp combines outdoor…
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