Homeschoolers Rise to the (Special) Education
“It’s so great to see children realize there is a place they can blossom on their own time.” PROVIDENCE...
This is Halloween!
Carving pumpkins? Trick or treating? Wearing a scary costume? Ghost displays on the lawn? Spooky music in the air?...
The art of aging happily
‘Ronnie’ Casinelli, 98, paints the life she has created By ROSEGALIE CINEUSBeacon Media Staff Writer Oct 22, 2026 This...
Joy Harjo, first Native American U.S. poet laureate, to deliver poetry reading at URI on Oct. 28
Special event coincides with United States’ 250th anniversary and National Native American Heritage Month A press release issued by the...
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...
Remembering Ida Lewis
Legendary Light Keeper of Lime Rock By MATTHEW LAWRENCE, Beacon Media Contributing Writer Oct 14, 2026 This story was...
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....
Q & A with author and publisher Grace Calk
Welcome to the Ocean State Stories “family,” Grace! We discovered your work in LitArts RI, headed by our good friend Jodie Noel Vinson....
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...