Here are some of The Providence Journal’s most-read stories for the week of Dec. 29, supported by your subscriptions .
- We’re now several days into 2025, but forgive us for still taking some backward glances to make sense of all that happened in 2024, which was … a lot . Who better to put things in perspective with tongue firmly in cheek than columnist Mark Patinkin – from the evolving mess of the Washington Bridge , to the weddings of Olivia Culpo and Elizabeth Beisel , to the arrival of giant trolls in Charlestown and elephants in Newport , not to mention all the celebrity sightings during the filming of “Ella McCay” and the Watch Hill visits by Taylor Swift and her A-List posse .
- You might not expect newsworthy stories to spring from the real estate listings , but again, Rhode Island did not disappoint. We even had a historic island for sale .
- In sports, Jacob Rousseau reflects on his first year with The Journal , including that rookie mistake he made in the Fenway Park press box. His colleague Bill Koch looks ahead with predictions on what 2025 will bring for the college hoops scene in Rhode Island . For those stories and other college , high school and Patriots action , go to providencejournal.com/sports .