Robin Kall has brought some of the biggest names in the literary world to Rhode Island and nearby locales: Elin Hilderbrand. Rabia Chaudry. Jodi Picoult. With a passion for books and her warm personality, Robin Kall is crafting a mini media empire in the Ocean State.
Father and daughter, Kevin and Casey Cronan, want children to understand what happens when Alzheimer’s disease or dementia begin the slow disappearance of someone they love.
A novel by a Jamestown author, which tells the story of two people searching for their siblings a century apart from each other, will be the topic of a conversation Wednesday to commemorate Independent Bookstore Day. Jan Krause Greene will be interviewed about her novel, “The Space Between Dark and Light,” at 6 p.m.
Tim Hull browses Girl Scout cookies Friday at Ace’s Pizza. Selling the cookies were, from left, Grace Vieira, 9, Faith Vieira, 6, Isla Smith, 9, Julia Bancroft, 10, and Harper Witham, 9. The Girl Scouts will be selling cookies Sunday at East Ferry Deli. PHOTO BY ANDREA VON HOHENLEITEN Before the Super Bowl, a local
Sixty percent of surveyed storefronts in Newport and Bristol counties said they are thriving despite a scarce workforce, historic inflation and shortages with supply chains. The report by Connect Greater Newport, which is a public-private partnership launched in 2018 to support the region’s economic development, was released Dec. 28. The data was collected in October