3+ hour, 1+ min ago  (95+ words) The Providence Journal An original musical about a long-forgotten historical scandal that set post-war Newport aflame will premier at Newport Pridefest Saturday, June 27. "Newport" is a baroque saga of a covert Navy sting targeting Newport community members that eventually culminated…...

3+ week, 21+ hour ago  (432+ words) The first Pride Parade in Rhode Island was in 1976, decades before Pride Month was officially commemorated. But it almost didn't happen at all. June was declared Gay and Lesbian Pride Month in 1999 by President Bill Clinton in honor of the…...