Ocean State Job Lot to acquire 15 former Big Lots stores, including three in New England
With the acquisitions across eight states, the Rhode Island-based discount chain will move into Maryland and Delaware for the ...
‘Like someone had punched me in my gut’: In Johnston, R.I., property owners fight back against eminent domain
The owners want to build 252 units of affordable housing. Officials moved to take the property by eminent domain for a new ...
The first park in Rhode Island is almost 200 years old. How to visit this spring
If you want to immerse yourself in history as well as nature, Rhode Island also has plenty of historical parks, with the state's first park, Roger Williams Park, opening almost 200 years ago. (Note: ...
This beloved RI retailer is making a big push down south into former Big Lots locations
Big Lots' loss is turning into Ocean State Job Lot's gain. Ocean State Job Lot, the Rhode Island-based retail chain, ...
What RI restaurants have closed and what's opened in 2025? What to know
Even as restaurants close in Rhode Island, new ones have opened. There's still a shakedown from the pandemic as two of the ...
Owners of land for proposed affordable housing project fight Johnston over eminent domain
After Johnston Mayor Joseph Polisena Jr. seized land through eminent domain, halting an affordable housing project, a judge ...