This is Halloween!
Carving pumpkins? Trick or treating? Wearing a scary costume? Ghost displays on the lawn? Spooky music in the air?...
The art of aging happily
‘Ronnie’ Casinelli, 98, paints the life she has created By ROSEGALIE CINEUSBeacon Media Staff Writer Oct 22, 2026 This...
RI arts events explore death through creativity, conversation, and community
“It’s like a celebration. This is how I’m interpreting the spirit of this person, so that spirit continues to...
Q & A with author and publisher Grace Calk
Welcome to the Ocean State Stories “family,” Grace! We discovered your work in LitArts RI, headed by our good friend Jodie Noel Vinson....
On the grid and in the matrix
URI professor combines traditional with digital By MATTHEW LAWRENCE, Beacon Media Contributing Writer Sep 23, 2026 This story was...
Book banning harms more than books, says URI education leader
Dean Danielle Dennis, literacy researcher, says campaigns for library censorship have consequences for society A press release issued by...
The 25th Anniversary of 9/11
Today is the 25th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. To commemorate it, Ocean State Stories...
Q & A with Warwick artist Bob Eggleton
Welcome to Ocean State Stories, Bob. Your cover on the Necronomicon issue of Motif magazine grabbed us immediately. It’s...
Summer Ends
“Rather than ending abruptly, summer in Rhode Island is gently packed away for the colder months. In its place...
Q & A with HopeHealth president and CEO Diana Franchitto
“Our purpose is really about helping patients and families live each day with hope and dignity.” Thanks for joining...
AccessPoint RI empowers people while changing lives
“It’s so important that we bring awareness to the fact that folks in our programs need the same things...
Q & A with children’s author Andrew Hacket
“In This Classroom is my teacher heart in a book.” Thanks for joining us, Andrew. We learned about your...
Dancing since ‘Time Immemorial’
By MIMI REITZ Beacon Media Contributing Writer This story was originally published in the Warwick Beacon, a publication partner of Ocean...