Ryan Gibbs

Art teacher Erica Connolly in her freshly painted car Wednesday morning at Melrose School. She allowed her students to decorate the hatchback while she was serving as an instructor this summer at the Newport Art Museum. PHOTO BY ANDREA VON HOHENLEITEN

An exhibition that opened in Jamestown last week will highlight the waterways, forests and mountains that can be experienced when you walk off the beaten path. “Where the Pavement Ends,” which features the work of artists Amelia Wilson, Ryan Robidoux and Robert Stengel, will be displayed through Halloween at the Out of the Box Studio & Gallery, 11 Clinton Ave. […]

A Grammy Award-winning musician is premiering a song at Melrose School alongside the students who inspired the tune. Families are invited to hear the premiere of the school song by Bill Harley, tentatively titled “Here at Melrose School,” at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 10. Ideas for the lyrics came from students, who described what they like the most about attending […]

The North Road library has figuratively gone to the birds just in time for Halloween. The work of wildlife artist Hilary Archer will be on display in the foyer through Halloween.

Local conservationists need sturdy grass to help secure the dunes at Mackerel Cove that keep the sand from washing onto the parking lot and into Beavertail Road. When it comes time to plant that grass, however, it will be a homegrown product. Sixteen volunteers, led by the conservation commission, planted 100 pots of grass Saturday during a three-hour session at […]

The school district is using its art program to remind students that one man's trash is another man's treasure.

A photo exhibit has been planned to chronicle the ruins of four historic forts critical to the defense of Narragansett Bay during America’s most pivotal wars. There will be an opening reception for “Fort Territory: Ruins, Traces, and Replacements,” which features photographs by Jamestown resident Sandy Sorlien, at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 14, at the Out of the Box Studio […]

On their 14th album "Songs of a Lost World", the Cure reward their faithful fans for the long wait with their best album in decades.

From conserving water at the 24-year-old community farm to controlling erosion at the 248-year-old Conanicut Battery, Eagle Scout candidates in Jamestown are continuously working to improve the lives of their neighbors.

Andrew Potter wanted to make a splash with the cover for his upcoming album. So, he literally made a splash.