Arlene, the heroine of “Arlene on the Scene,” a children’s novel about a Rhode Island fourth grader with a debilitating muscle disorder, is a girl trying to fit in with the kids … more

Why doesn’t America have its own version of single-malt whiskey? That was the question that distiller and entrepreneur Michael Reppucci asked himself while he was studying in England. “I … more

In the early 1950s, when the Cold War was heating up, the passion for war crime trials in Europe and Asia was deliberately toned down. Were a good many guilty people in Germany and Japan spared the … more

If there is one thing you can say without contradiction about houses and ghosts, it is that, the older a house gets, the more likely it is to be haunted … or at least get a reputation for being … more

It’s another one of those stories that you would think came from the fanciful Hollywood writer: Paratroopers land behind enemy lines; enemy opens fire; paratroopers and enemy wounded are strewn … more

Eleven Warwick students will appear this weekend in Rhode Island Youth Theatre's (RIYT) production of Dreamworks' “Shrek The Musical ,”which will be performed at North Kingstown High School at 7 … more

Books about drug addiction and recovery took an awful beating several years ago when “A Million Easy Pieces” became a best seller, only to be ignominiously exposed as fiction. It not only … more

Oh, to have had a grandmother who took the trouble to write about her life and her family! So many questions could have been answered, so many anxieties set aside. Personally, for instance, I … more

Even pros find wedding planning daunting when it comes to themKelly Shaw is a pro when it comes to weddings – she’s a bridal consultant at David’s Bridal. But she’s also a … more

It’s easy to argue you that Halloween is America’s most popular secular holiday. Most people spend more on Halloween than they do on Labor Day, July 4, Thanksgiving or any other non-religious observance. Just ask Gary Garabedian of Rhode Island Costume in the Warwick Mall. “As you know, this is the busiest time of the year for me,” said Garabedian on a recent visit. “I’ve got someone … more