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Take 10: Pizzerias
You can find great pizza just steps away from Boston. Here are a few picks around the region.
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The best lobster roll outside of Maine is...
Mainers may say otherwise, but it is indeed possible to find a good lobster roll outside of Vacationland. At least, that was the mission at...
Ocean House ramps up culinary programs
By Paul E. Kandarian, Globe CorrespondentOcean House in Watch Hill, a village of Westerly, R.I., the state’s only AAA Five Diamond and Forbes Five Star...
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Lincoln, R.I.
If most people have heard of Lincoln, they generally know it as home of the Twin River Casino, but this town just north of Providence offers much more than slots and virtual blackjack machines.
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On Block Island: Take a walk on the wild side
A wild sliver of land 12 miles south of the mainland, Block Island's remoteness and strict zoning laws have helped preserve its natural beauty.
Gourmet food tours of Providence
We went on the Providence Riverwalk culinary tour, offered by Newport Gourmet Tours, to experience one of the country's culinary hot spots.
Weekapaug Inn reopens
The Weekapaug reopened in October after a $15 million renovation that preserved many of the features and some furnishings of the seaside inn that first welcomed guests in 1899.
Newport, Rhode Island's Cliff Walk
This 3½-mile public walk on the coast provides some of the most wondrous views in all of New England, with natural beauty, history, and opulence all for the taking.
Family Guy tour of Rhode Island
The animated sitcom “Family Guy” frequently references the unique attractions of the Ocean State.Here are several of the sites that play a prominent role in the show and in the culture of Rhode Island.
North End vs. Federal Hill
Boston’s North End and Providence’s Federal Hill have been the Little Italies of their respective cities for well over a century, yet the two neighborhoods could not look more different.
Providence at night
Providence by night is a city alive with places to learn, taste, see, and hear, an urban center with a fiercely independent spirit left over from free-thinking founder Roger Williams.
On striking coastline, history and fine dining
With its dramatic coastal setting and old world charm, it is one of the oldest communities in the state – but there is very much new in Newport these days.
Volunteering at WaterFire
The event can draw tens of thousands of people a night in a season when 14 or more installations are held, spring to fall. And it wouldn’t be possible without the help of upward of 100 volunteers.