Pineapples in Newport, Rhode Island, symbolize welcome and hospitality, a tradition dating back to returning sea captains.

The Journal's sports staff of Bill Koch, Eric Rueb and Jacob Rousseau are dusting off the archives in search of the best ...

As the Detroit Tigers celebrate Comerica Park's 25th anniversary (only a little late), we're finally to the top five games ...

Former Hasbro CEO Alan G. Hassenfeld, who ran the Pawtucket-based toymaker for more than a decade and became one of Rhode Island's top philanthropists, has died at the age of 76. Hassenfeld died in ...

Ed Lavallee arrived in Venice in March 2012, helped the city recover from the Great Recession and changed the culture in City Hall ...

The Big Blue Bug – the giant termite on I-95 advertising Big Blue Bug Solutions – is a Rhode Island icon. Here's the story behind it.

It could be assumed Providence lives in the shadow of Boston. Nope. “The Creative Capital” has its own thing going on, an ...

Realtor.com says, "Rhode Island's 'Taylor Swift Tax' could cost her (and her neighbors) over $ 100K." "If Rhode Island lawmakers get their way, pop icon Taylor Swift could soon be paying an extra $136 ...

Fears that a body found near Taylor Swift's Rhode Island beach mansion may be linked to a New England serial killer were dismissed by a police chief Friday.

14wheel - From left, firefighters from Rhode Island, Missy Porter, Darrin “Poppa” Gallagher, and Tim Stebenne competed on “Wheel of Fortune” Monday night. (Sony Pictures Television/Eric ...

Bravo orders 'The Real Housewives of Rhode Island,' plus new versions of 'Ladies of London' and 'Shahs of Sunset' (now 'The Valley: Persian Style').

The country's smallest geographic state, Rhode Island, received big news on May 7: the Ocean State is getting its own "Real Housewives" franchise.