February is Black History Month. Celebrate in RI with tours, poetry, music and more
Feb. events include the 30th annual Langston Hughes Community Poetry reading, and a free PPAC program celebrating musician ...
Rhode Island may get its first LGBTQ location on the national historic register. Here's how.
PROVIDENCE – For the first time in Rhode Island, Providence is on track to add a designated LGBTQ+ landmark to the National ...
The first elementary school in Rhode Island opened 300 years ago. Here's where it is
Here's the story of the first elementary school in Rhode Island. According to the Portsmouth Historical Society, the site of ...
How did Wyoming, RI, get its name? Here's the surprisingly controversial history.
Originally, the village of Wyoming was known as Brand's Iron Works, because the main local industry was Samuel Brand's iron ...
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Rhode Island may get its first LGBTQ location on the national historic register. Here's how.
“There are thousands of sites in Rhode Island that are on the national register,” said PPS Executive Director Marisa Brown. “But there is not one that was listed solely because of its ...