There are designer dresses and handbags, but now there’s a new trend … more

Being homeless isn’t easy, especially for Joshua Mello, since he has a 2-year-old daughter, Karissa. But it doesn’t stop him from doing everything he can from making a decent living to give her … more

90 years of family and farming… more

Joyce Andrade shared the story Sunday afternoon, following burial services for former School Superintendent Robert J. Shapiro. Andrade, who was a member of the school committee at the time, had … more

Last night, Greta Hodgkinson, a Warwick native who is now a principal dancer with the National Ballet of Canada, took the stage in her home state for the first time since she was 11 years old. Hodgkinson trained during her youth at Festival Ballet, which, at the time, was located in East Providence. She started her lessons at age 4, and by the age of 9, Hodgkinson knew she wanted to dance … more

Nearly 5,000 people gathered at the Rhode Island Convention Center for the New England Institute of Technology’s commencement on Sunday. Like most college and university graduation ceremonies, there was a headline speaker. At NEIT, it was Martin Sheen, known for his appearances in movies like “Wall Street,” “Apocalypse Now” … more

By all accounts, it was a typical Monday morning. That was until I met Mustang Sally. Departing from an interview in Providence, I took my usual route down Warwick Avenue to stop at a favorite … more

The air was thick and motionless, heavy with Rhode Island summertime humidity. The skies were foreboding, a gray that warned of something more sinister to come. On Friday afternoon, the clouds seemed … more

It was only her second fitness competition, but for Stacie Venagro, 27, a win meant the world – literally, as she was crowned World Ms. Fitness America 2012 in November. She vied for the title … more

“It doesn’t seem that long ago that we were having discussions of the future of this building,” Mayor Scott Avedisian said Tuesday morning as he stood in the newly reconstructed lower level of … more