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MORE OF THE SAME: Walkers heading south on the Newport Cliff Walk in 2023 are stopped at Narragansett Avenue by fencing because part of the historic walk collapsed in 2022. Little has changed since then. PBN FILE PHOTO/DAVID HANSEN

Money isn’t only thing slowing Cliff Walk repairs

Focus 07/17/2026

For generations, Newport’s city officials have had to strike a perilous balance between the public value of one of Rhode Island’s most recognizable tourist...

THE OLD STATE House at 150 Benefit St. is reopening on May 4 to celebrate Rhode Island’s 250th “Independence Day,” the R.I. Historical Preservation and Heritage Commission announced Friday. / COURTESY OF THE R.I. HISTORICAL PRESERVATION AND HERITAGE COMMISSION

Historic Old State House reopening to public after 1½ years of...

Government 05/01/2026

PROVIDENCE – The Old State House at 150 Benefit St. is reopening to the public on May 4 following 20 months of system upgrades,...

NEW HOME: Loren M. Spears is executive director of the Tomaquag Museum in Exeter, which has spent years fundraising and clearing regulatory hurdles to establish a larger, more accessible home for the museum at the University of Rhode Island campus in South Kingstown.  PBN PHOTO/ELIZABETH GRAHAM

Tomaquag Museum hopes to break ground on new larger facility at...

Education 03/27/2026

The 800-square-foot building that houses the Tomaquag Museum, Rhode Island’s only Indigenous museum, is a tight squeeze for its 12,000 cultural belongings, well over...

Effort to get ILZRO House listed on National Register of Historic...

Real Estate 12/09/2025

FOSTER – An effort to get the ILZRO House listed on the National Register of Historic Places is progressing, according to stakeholders involved with...

WalletHub: R.I. among least fun states

Economic Activity 08/20/2025

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island is no fun, according to WalletHub. The personal finance website based in Florida ranks the Ocean State No. 48 in its...

THE PROVIDENCE PRESERVATION Society is postponing its attempt to sell the 1772 Shakespeare’s Head Building while the group investigates the site's connection to slavery and the Underground Railroad. / COURTESY PROVIDENCE PRESERVATION SOCIETY

Sale of Shakespeare’s Head Building halted as link to slavery, Underground...

Housing 05/23/2024

PROVIDENCE – The Providence Preservation Society has paused its attempt to sell the Shakespeare’s Head Building so it can investigate evidence that the site...

Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park in line for $9M in...

Economy 03/20/2024

PAWTUCKET – The U.S. National Park Service plans to allocate $9 million in federal funds to upgrade the Old Slater Mill other Blackstone River...

HISTORIC SLATER MILL has seen the number of people visiting increase this year. PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

In Blackstone Valley, effects of national park designation still evolving

Hospitality & Tourism 08/11/2023

State, federal and local tourism officials have for years been working to make the Blackstone Valley and its attractions a source of economic stimulus,...