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Rhode Island Report
Latest Episodes
PODCAST
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The ‘Clamarati’ ride again, ranking the best clam cakes in all the land (or at least Rhode Island)
The Rhode Island Report podcast hits the road to witness the 10th Lil Rhody Clam Cake Crawl and a guest appearance by US Senator Sheldon Whitehouse
GLOBE RI + RI PBS
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Institutionalized in R.I.: A thousand nights stuck in a system that fails kids
The US Department of Justice has accused Rhode Island of warehousing children at Bradley Hospital, the state’s only pediatric psychiatric facility. Families hope the investigation finally means help for their children is on the way.
GLOBE RI + RI PBS
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Podcast: The big decisions in the final hours of R.I.’s 2024 legislative session
On the Rhode Island Report, Globe RI’s Steph Machado and Jim Hummel, host of “A Lively Experiment,” break down the legislative action on police accountability, the state budget, and the “granny flats” bill.
PODCAST
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This season is bittersweet for the Mr. Lemon family
On the Rhode Island Report podcast, Janice, Colleen, and Joe Rao talk about the love that their mother, “Mama Lemon,” poured into the Providence lemonade stand, which opened 50 years ago.
LOVE LETTERS podcast
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Feels like home
Rami’s journey leaving Syria — into Turkey, then to California, and then to Rhode Island — was something he never could have imagined. Neither was the love story that came out of it. Listen to Love Letters wherever you get your podcasts.
GLOBE RI + RI PBS
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A Providence course is making golf accessible for city’s youth
On the Rhode Island Report podcast, Button Hole executive director Don Wright and Anaridis Rodriguez, host of “Generation Rising” on Rhode Island PBS, talk about the local nonprofit.
PODCAST
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Groundbreaking Judge DuBose talks about the turning point in her career
On the Rhode Island Report podcast, Judge Melissa DuBose discusses the decade she spent teaching in Providence schools and her decision to become a prosecutor.
GLOBE RI + RI PBS
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City by the Rising Sea: Climate change and Newport’s mansions
On the Rhode Island Report podcast, Pamela Watts of RI PBS and the Preservation Society of Newport County’s Leslie Jones discuss what’s being done to protect historic buildings that draw tourists to R.I.
More Recent Stories
RI BUSINESS
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Imagine Providence with no WaterFire. It could happen.
With corporate donations dwindling, and state leaders hemming and hawing over providing additional financial support, the world–renowned arts event is struggling. 40 minutes ago
RI POLITICS
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Union request to livestream hearing highlights ‘gray area’ of R.I. Open Meetings Act
Labor Relations Board will decide dispute July 25 after weighing arguments from SEIU Local 580 and the Department of Children Youth and Families. 40 minutes ago
INFRASTRUCTURE
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When will RI’s Washington Bridge reopen? State officials no longer have an estimate.
The original plan was to get the bridge open by September 2026 at the latest, but that estimate “pushed the envelope,” the DOT director acknowledged.
RHODE MAP
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Amica is the next jersey sponsor for the Celtics
The multiyear deal means the Lincoln, R.I.-based insurance giant will replace Vistaprint on the front of the Celtics’ uniforms every game of the season.
CRIME
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Six charged with stealing $300,000 in card-skimming scheme across southern New England
Six people from Ireland, Great Britain, and Romania, all living illegally in the United States, are accused of running a major card-skimming scheme at banks and stores in Rhode Island and Massachusetts.
RI ARTS
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FringePVD returns to showcase and celebrate outside-the-box artists
The two-week Providence Fringe Festival takes place July 14–27 in indoor and outdoor venues across the city.
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RI NEWS
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Woman jumps into Providence River to rescue a rabbit during WaterFire
A video posted on TikTok shows the woman swimming and holding the animal above her head in the inky waters before fire tenders pull her onto a boat and help her to shore.