Hold the fries. Forgo the soda. R.I. kids’ menus could get a tad healthier under proposed bill.
Restaurants would need to offer two qualifying healthy kids meals; parents wouldn’t have to buy them. This story was...
Ocean State Stories asked rabbis to reflect on the meaning and observance of Passover. Here’s what they said.
Passover, also called Pesach, began on April 12, and ends at sundown on April 20. This story was originally...
Factory site slated for Olneyville flower farm expansion eyed for apartments, parking garage
“It should be a project that is extremely affordable, extremely feasible, and will improve the life of everybody.” Originally...
Anchor Medical Associates to close, adding more pressure to state’s fragile health care system
“These unfortunate events highlight how Rhode Island’s health care crisis is very real, and getting worse.” This story was...
Rhode Island local food system reeling from federal funding cuts, decline in small farms
“The market for this produce that farmers had been anticipating and expanding because of the federal funds [was] cut...
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New poetry journal launches this summer Originally published in the Warwick Beacon, a publication partner of Ocean State Stories....
New Samaritans website offers calm and resources for people with mental health challenges or thoughts of suicide.
Anchored by art, Rhode Island site has received praise from professionals. PROVIDENCE – Its creation took four years and...
Reading is better together
Book lovers strengthen community through in-person events and activities. PROVIDENCE — At Symposium Books in downtown Providence, owner Scott...
Who’s Responsible For the Washington Bridge Failure?
Who’s Responsible For the Washington Bridge Failure? ‘What happened here was absolutely a failure of government to do its...
Women under 40 are experiencing increased rates of breast cancer
Two Rhode Island women and their doctors share their stories NEWPORT – Two years after she learned she had...
Report shows drastic drop in affordable rentals in Rhode Island
This story was originally published by the Rhode Island Current, a publication partner of Ocean State Stories. PROVIDENCE — Affordable...
On COVID anniversary, protestors renew call for nursing home standards legislation
Unionized long-term care workers blast McKee’s proposed budget and his opposition to Nursing Home Workforce Standards Board This story...
‘This Is a Calamity’: Federal Cuts Decimate NOAA Programs and Threaten Rhode Island’s Blue Economy
Originally published in ecoRI News, a publication partner of Ocean State Stories. PROVIDENCE — As chaos and uncertainty continue...