Rhode Island has been inextricably linked with the music industry since 1959, when Theodore Bikel, Oscar Brand, Pete Seeger, George Wein and Albert Grossman organised the first Newport Folk Festival. This iconic musical gathering has been instrumental...

As a designer and project leader of interior reformation jobs, Rafael Hernani’s passion lies not only in creating leading designs and stunning décors, but also in improving the whole of the property in the process. It is a surprisingly broad focus...

Have you ever thought about reading a great work of literature and been put off by the sheer number of words involved? If you’ve been procrastinating over Proust or shilly-shallying over Shakespeare help is at hand, thanks to two irreverent...

Despite enjoying closer associations with Baltimore and Philadelphia, Edgar Allan Poe was also a visitor to Providence in 1848 when he wooed poet and critic, Sarah Helen Whitman. By contrast, Howard Phillips Lovecraft was a true son of Rhode Island....

As the price of gold skyrockets a new phenomenon has hit the restaurants of the world’s financial capitals. Gold leaf has been used in food and drink for centuries in some countries. Japan, for example, has produced gold leaf in Kanazawa for many...