Turbine was one of the first ones to show support.
Gaming Industry comes together for 38 Studios, tweets of support, job offers
May 24 Leave a Comment
Tweet and comment your support!
See who awaits you in the world of Project Copernicus
May 24 Leave a Comment
The races of Amalur look…interesting.
38 Studios attempts to pay Rhode Island, not employees [updated]
May 17 6 Comments
And fires some employees too…
38 Studios intellectual property may go to Rhode Island if studio falls
May 16 Leave a Comment
Studio’s assets may be in trouble.
Schilling asks Rhode Island for more money to back 38 Studios
May 16 Leave a Comment
Officials give no response.
38 Studios to have emergency meeting with RI EDC over financial situation
May 15 Leave a Comment
More bad news for Schilling.
Curt Schilling’s 38 Studios struggling to keep solvent
May 15 Leave a Comment
Schilling facing his own “reckoning.”
Second annual Newport WineFest draws 12,000 wine, gourmet food enthusiasts
Aug. 25, 2011 Leave a Comment
Mark your calendars for next year’s event!
Celebrity chefs, wine tastings and more at Newport WineFest
Aug. 9, 2011 Leave a Comment
Don’t miss this three-day culinary event!
Central Falls, R.I. files for bankruptcy
Aug. 1, 2011 Leave a Comment
Central Falls, R.I. is declaring bankruptcy and claims “the current situation is dire,” according to state officials. “Despite its proud past, the reality of the present is that Central Falls is no longer a boom town,” Governor Lincoln Chafee said, according to the Boston Globe. “The city has for years had liabilities outweighing its means.” [...]
R.I. may roll the dice on expanded gaming at slot parlor
July 14, 2011 Leave a Comment
Rhode Island will lose revenue if Massachusetts passes a law legalizing casinos first, according to supporters of a plan to allow poker, blackjack and other table games at a northern Rhode Island slot parlor. The supporters claim the state could lose up to $100 million from residents traveling to Mass. to gamble more freely. State [...]
Fashion intoxication: Vintage Dior, Chanel and party decor at RISD Museum’s “Cocktail Culture” Exhibit
April 25, 2011 4 Comments
Exhibit runs through July 31
Rhode Island man gets 11th drunk driving charge
Dec. 5, 2010 2 Comments
An East Providence, R.I. man was arrested in Seekonk for allegedly driving drunk for the 11th time. Vernon Perry, 52, was spotted around 1:20 Saturday morning by Seekonk Patrol Officer Eric Chalifoux driving quickly down Taunton Avenue. The officer captured Perry’s 2001 Saturn on radar at 52 mph in a 40 zone, and then he [...]
Convicted felon gets 70 months for gun charge
Nov. 30, 2010 Leave a Comment
A Providence man who told investigators that he armed himself because of his “lifestyle” and as a means to protect women who worked for his escort service was sentenced Monday to 70 months in federal prison followed by 3 years of supervised release after pleading guilty to a federal gun charge. James Lombardi, 26, was [...]
Report: Rhode Island teacher charged with sexting students
Nov. 8, 2010 1 Comment
A North Smithfield, R.I. teacher and coach faces charges relating to “sexting” his students, according to a report by WPRO Radio. Steve DeMeo pleaded not guilty in Kent County Courthouse Monday to charges of indecent solicitation of children, possession of child pornography and possession of marijuana, the radio station reported. DeMeo, 31, is accused of [...]
The State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations remains
Nov. 3, 2010 1 Comment
A resounding “no” sounded over The Ocean State tonight as voters overwhelmingly shot down a ballot measure that would change the state’s name. Rhode Island’s official name is The State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. The name goes back to the 1640s when Roger Williams coined the term. Proponents of the measure argued that [...]
