Labor Day Special: What Rhode Island Cares About

Labor Day Special: What Rhode Island Cares About

With another Labor Day weekend upon us, this time of year marks the unofficial end of yet another Rhode Island summer. As we embark upon the fall -- and business as usual, or perhaps not -- GoLocal takes a look at the big stories that have dominated the year so far.

What Matters to You

So just what is important to GoLocalProv readers, and Rhode Island residents? Whether it be earning a top spot as a nationally renowned coffee city or keeping tabs on what Rhode Island beaches are open for business -- or which Providence city pools were being closed -- GoLocal has its fingers on the pulse of the city and state, from politics, to business, to culture, to healthcare -- to name just a few categories covered.

If it's important to your life, you're likely to have read it in GoLocalProv. And if you haven't? Here's what's dominated news, social media, and water cooler conversations.

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Eat, Score, Love

The biggest story of the summer by far? The Providence restaurants with the most health code violations. This information was complied by the Rhode Island Department of Health -- but did you know what they found? GoLocal searched their database and reported on their findings for the past year. Not all restaurants were looked at during this time, but this was a snapshot of what the state was looking at, and how they scored it. 

Rhode Island celebrities + more people

Some of GoLocal's biggest stories this year have featured you, our readers. Whether we are naming the coolest people around, or biggest celebrities from Rhode Island, you let us know with your engagement that you love reading about your neighbors in Lil' Rhody. 

Communities, schools + hospitals

One of GoLocal's trademarks is to examine, assess, and rank the region's bread-and-butter issues--cities and towns, high schools, local colleges, and hospitals--and you showed us you cared with extraordinary readership and sharing on social media platforms including Facebook.

See today which of those GoLocal rankings captured the most attention, and enjoy revisiting the question of how your town, your school, your college, or even your local hospital--performed up against its peers.

Most of all, enjoy the coverage. It's Labor Day -- thank you for all your work, Rhode Island. We enjoy ours, and most importantly, following yours. Whether it's work or play, we're here for you.