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1 month ago | 
providencejournal.com | Kathleen Hill
More popular reads: La Salle High School hires a Patriots veteran to coach their football team; and how you can vote for your favorite Super Bowl ads.
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Jan 11, 2025 | 
yahoo.com | Kathleen Hill
Here are some of The Providence Journal's most-read stories for the week of Jan. 5,supported by your subscriptions. Two years after Rhode Island legalized the recreational sale and limited home growing of cannabis, police say they are still contending with a thriving illegal marijuana market that could be responsible for half, if not more, of all the pot consumed in the state. The Journal's Tom Mooney explores the reasons why, and what authorities say might help remedy the situation.
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Nov 23, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | Kathleen Hill
Here are some of The Providence Journal's most-read stories for the week of Nov. 17, supported by your subscriptions. It's been a volatile year in Rhode Island's restaurant industry, with a number of old favorites closing their doors and some exciting new venues making an instant splash. Journal food editor Gail Ciampa catches you up on all the comings and goings, and then recommends seven new restaurants you definitely need to try before the year is out, with guidance on their best dishes.
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Nov 16, 2024 | 
usatoday.com | Kathleen Hill
Here are some of The Providence Journal's most-read stories for the week of Nov. 10, supported by your subscriptions. Maybe you're one of those people who've not only finished their holiday shopping but also wrapped all their gifts, planned their cookie platters and written out their Christmas cards.
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Nov 9, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | Kathleen Hill
Here are some of The Providence Journal's most-read stories for the week of Nov. 3, supported by your subscriptions. One of the most contentious and polarizing campaign seasons in generations came to a close on Tuesday, with American voters awarding a second term to former President Donald Trump, although Rhode Island's four Electoral College votes went to Vice President Kamala Harris.
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Oct 5, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | Kathleen Hill
Kathleen Hill, Providence JournalOctober 5, 2024 at 5:03 AM·5 min readHere are some of The Providence Journal's most-read stories for the week of Sept. 29, supported by your subscriptions. Democrats control all the levers of government in Rhode Island – statewide offices, congressional seats and most legislative seats – making this essentially a one-party state. But is it, really?
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Sep 28, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | Kathleen Hill
Kathleen Hill, Providence JournalSeptember 28, 2024 at 5:04 AM·5 min readHere are some of The Providence Journal's most-read stories for the week of Sept. 22, supported by your subscriptions. Private investigators are icons of pop culture, from Marlow to Magnum to Rockford. But what's life like for a real PI?
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Sep 7, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | Kathleen Hill
Kathleen Hill, Providence JournalSeptember 7, 2024 at 5:06 AM·5 min readHere are some of The Providence Journal's most-read stories for the week of Sept. 1, supported by your subscriptions. Marinas – the main way the average Rhode Island boater accesses the water – have traditionally been independent, family-owned businesses. But that's changing in Rhode Island, with large corporations snapping up 14 marinas across the state in the last three years, driving up prices and catering to luxury yachts.
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Sep 2, 2024 | 
commonwealmagazine.org | Joseph Sorrentino |Dominic Preziosi |Philip Graubart |Kathleen Hill
It’s weird to feel like you miss someone you’re not even sure you know. —David Foster Wallace, Infinite JestNot long ago, I stopped at our neighborhood bookstore and there on a back table among scattered secondhand paperbacks I saw one I’d read many years before and since forgotten. It was called Catholics and was written by Brian Moore. Bree-an Moore, I said to myself, then wondered where I’d learned to pronounce the name that way.
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Aug 26, 2024 | 
commonwealmagazine.org | George Scialabba |Griffin Oleynick |Joseph Sorrentino |Kathleen Hill
It’s weird to feel like you miss someone you’re not even sure you know. —David Foster Wallace, Infinite JestNot long ago, I stopped at our neighborhood bookstore and there on a back table among scattered secondhand paperbacks I saw one I’d read many years before and since forgotten. It was called Catholics and was written by Brian Moore. Bree-an Moore, I said to myself, then wondered where I’d learned to pronounce the name that way.
