RI arts events explore death through creativity, conversation, and community
“It’s like a celebration. This is how I’m interpreting the spirit of this person, so that spirit continues to...
Q & A with Lucas Johnson, founder, Sandwich Party Sunday
We appreciate you joining us on Ocean State Stories, Lucas. For a start, can you please give us an...
For families who need respite, a borrowed space meets a permanent need on borrowed time
“The biggest compliment I’ve received from parents is that it gives them the opportunity to just breathe.” SOUTH KINGSTOWN —...
We Need to Ascend Moral High Ground to Better See World We Have Put in Peril
By Frank Carini / ecoRI News columnist October 5, 2026 Somehow and somewhere back in history humanity lost its way....
On the grid and in the matrix
URI professor combines traditional with digital By MATTHEW LAWRENCE, Beacon Media Contributing Writer Sep 23, 2026 This story was...
Book banning harms more than books, says URI education leader
Dean Danielle Dennis, literacy researcher, says campaigns for library censorship have consequences for society A press release issued by...
Why young journalists are still answering the call, and why the field needs them
Rhode Island journalists, educators, and students entering the field say the news business is changing shape, not disappearing Bekah...
Against the Tide
Meet some of the newly minted MDs choosing to stay in the Ocean State. By Jen A. Miller This...
Q & A with Sarah Elizabeth Mangiarelli, founder, Pieces of Perception
Thanks, Sarah, for joining us at Ocean State Stories. Momentarily, we’ll get into Pieces of Perception, but let’s start...
The 25th Anniversary of 9/11
Today is the 25th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. To commemorate it, Ocean State Stories...
Q & A with Jessica David, co-founder and board member of Local Return
“Our strategy also rests on changing the narrative, which I think of as the ‘hearts and minds’ strategy. The truth...
Summer Ends
“Rather than ending abruptly, summer in Rhode Island is gently packed away for the colder months. In its place...
Q & A with URI Associate Professor of Sociology Julie Keller
Thanks, Julie, for agreeing to do this. We want to bring to our audience results of the fourth annual...