Francesca Donlan News Today

Francesca Donlan won the lottery. Well, the Hamilton lottery. When she approached the box office, Francesca found out she did have tickets. But for the following weekend. She'd be back in Rhode Island by then.

Rhode Island may be the smallest state in the U.S., but it packs a big punch for meetings. Chock full of charming cities, history and seaside culture, it has all of the ingredients for creative meetings your attendees crave. And given its diminutive size, almost every meeting or event is a “big fish in the state’s small pond,” as Visit Rhode Island puts it.   As a big bonus, Rhode Island’s two most popular meeting cities—Providence and Newport—are separated by just over 30 miles. 

Despite an alcoholic father, a sons suicide and an early Alzheimers diagnosis, John Sheppard was grace, love, faith and kindness personified.

A weekend event will feature the eldest granddaughter of author Anne Morrow Lindbergh. In partnership with the Captiva Chapel by the Sea and Captiva Island His