Alexa Gagosz
Business Reporter in Rhode Island for The Boston Globe | I also write The Food Club newsletter. Sign up: globe.com/rifoodclub
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- Reposted by Alexa GagoszFrom Portland, Maine, to Newport, Rhode Island, Globe reporter @alexagagosz.bsky.social reached out to a few of the semifinalists and asked what dishes diners should order when visiting their restaurants, and why these plates define their cooking.
- Reposted by Alexa GagoszIt's striking how Central Falls has turned over both the police report and the body camera footage and Pawtucket has (once again) dug in and refused to release the legally-required arrest report, and now somehow developed a novel legal theory that the report isn't subject to disclosure.
- The Pawtucket police went into another city, tackled a man in his home, and seized his dog. Turned out, they had the wrong man. Now, they refuse to talk about what happened & why they violated basic police protocol. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/29/m...
- Reposted by Alexa Gagosz🎙️Experts weigh in on plans to change how R.I. funds its schools. On the #RIReport podcast, the @rifoundation.bsky.social’s @davidcicilline.bsky.social joins Georgetown's Nora Gordon and Brown University's John Papay to discuss the state’s school funding formula www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/29/m...
- Reposted by Alexa GagoszThe Pawtucket police went into another city, tackled a man in his home, and seized his dog. Turned out, they had the wrong man. Now, they refuse to talk about what happened & why they violated basic police protocol. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/29/m...
- NEW: More than six weeks after a shooter killed two students at Brown University and then gunned down a MIT professor at his home, leaders in law enforcement and Congress want answers from the FBI on where the investigation stands. @bostonglobe.com www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/29/m...
- Reposted by Alexa GagoszInbox: Gov. Dan McKee calls for Secretary Kristi Noem to resign.
- Reposted by Alexa GagoszFrom loss to legacy: A year after losing loved ones in plane crash, families find purpose in advocacy “A lot of us found each other and have kind of just tried to press on and try to find some good out of this all, however we can." My latest: www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/28/m...
- “This level of granular federal involvement in a private university is unprecedented, as is so much in the Trump administration’s approach to higher education,” said Nora Demleitner, the former president of St. John’s College in Maryland. @bostonglobe.com www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/28/m...
- NEW for @bostonglobe.com: An assessment, mandated by a 2025 settlement with Trump, show disparities at Brown University. The survey’s federally mandated questions + requirement that results are shared with the White House raise questions about autonomy. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/28/m...
- NEW for @bostonglobe.com: An assessment, mandated by a 2025 settlement with Trump, show disparities at Brown University. The survey’s federally mandated questions + requirement that results are shared with the White House raise questions about autonomy. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/28/m...
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- Owner Kim Anderson says she personally invested in renovations that took place upstairs at Plant City in 2025, which created SĒZN. “It’s been difficult to accept that, despite hope the traffic issues would shift, they have not,” Anderson told me. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/26/m...
- Plant City, the vegan food hall in Providence, is closing. Owner Kim Anderson cites the closure of the Washington Bridge for a loss in customers, but Plant City’s flagship store has faced other problems. @bostonglobe.com @globeri.bsky.social www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/26/m...
- Plant City, the vegan food hall in Providence, is closing. Owner Kim Anderson cites the closure of the Washington Bridge for a loss in customers, but Plant City’s flagship store has faced other problems. @bostonglobe.com @globeri.bsky.social www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/26/m...
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- Reposted by Alexa GagoszHere's a time-lapse from yesterday as thousands of people marched through downtown Minneapolis to protest ICE. 📷️: Sydney Lewis/The Minnesota Star Tribune
- Reposted by Alexa GagoszTomorrow's front page of the Minnesota Star Tribune: Jan. 24, 2026
- Reposted by Alexa Gagosz@alexagagosz.bsky.social let me write today’s Food Club; if you’re not subscribed to this weekly newsletter, you’re missing out www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/21/m...
- NEW: A missed deadline, a bankrupt owner, and a state on the hook for two Rhode Island hospitals. Will Rhode Island have to take control of Roger Williams Medical Center and Fatima Hospital, both owned by bankrupt Prospect Medical Holdings? @bostonglobe.com www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/21/m...
- Reposted by Alexa GagoszPresident Trump is heading to Davos hoping to stage a signing ceremony to showcase support for his proposed Board of Peace—an invitation-only coalition with a $1 billion pledge for permanent membership. on.wsj.com/49NwOFi
- Reposted by Alexa GagoszICYMI: R.I.’s first life science incubator labs are opening in a few weeks. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/19/m...
- Reposted by Alexa GagoszMayor Smiley quickly opposed the council’s rent control ordinance, which he wasn’t involved in crafting We’re still months away from a vote on this, but the council would need 10 votes to overturn a veto
- Breaking: The Providence City Council is set to unveil a rent control proposal with a 4% limit on rent increases and significant exemptions, including for smaller landlords and new construction. Here are all the details: www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/20/m...
- Reposted by Alexa GagoszDr. Gladys West, the pioneering mathematician whose work laid the foundation for modern GPS technology, has died. She was 95.
- Reposted by Alexa GagoszBreaking: The Providence City Council is set to unveil a rent control proposal with a 4% limit on rent increases and significant exemptions, including for smaller landlords and new construction. Here are all the details: www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/20/m...
- Reposted by Alexa GagoszOlder Americans have amassed one of the largest concentrations of private wealth in history. Now, that wealth is starting to be passed down to Gen Xers and Millennials—and it’s having a ripple effect across the high-end property market. 🔗 on.wsj.com/3YJ1Rx2
- How will we eat in 2026? What's the next big food trend? Here are some educated guesses from experts. via @bostonglobe.com @globeri.bsky.social www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/15/m...
- Person shot in leg by federal law enforcement in Minneapolis after assaulting an officer, DHS says @cnn.com www.cnn.com/2026/01/14/u...
- Reposted by Alexa GagoszThe City of Providence will hire an external consultant to review the city’s response to the shooting at Brown University last month. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/14/m...
- BREAKING: A newly released video shows the Brown University gunman fleeing campus. The video was captured on a university shuttle van. @bostonglobe.com @globeri.bsky.social www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/14/m...
- Reposted by Alexa GagoszNEW: Most Rhode Island colleges do not arm their campus officers. Should they? www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/14/m...
- Claudette Colvin, whose 1955 arrest for refusing to give up her seat on a segregated Montgomery bus helped spark the modern civil rights movement, has died. She was 86. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/13/n...
- NEW: He helped find the Brown University shooter. Will John the Redditor be rewarded? My latest, w/ @stephmachado.bsky.social via @bostonglobe.com www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/12/m...
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- NEW: After a mass shooting, should schools like Brown University demolish the buildings where the violence took place? My latest, via @bostonglobe.com w/ @shannonlarson.bsky.social Travis Anderson and @camilo-fonseca.bsky.social www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/09/m...
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- Reposted by Alexa GagoszState of R.I. buys shuttered St. Mary’s children’s home property, aims to open a new psychiatric residential facility for youths www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/07/m...
- Dealing with AI-generated images “is our new reality,” said Jim Bueermann, a retired police chief from Redlands, Calif., who is the founder of the Future Policing Institute, a think tank. “Welcome to 2026. This is only going to get worse.” @bostonglobe.com @globeri.bsky.social
- My latest: AI-generated images of the Brown University shooter across social media complicated the investigation. Law enforcement officials and AI experts say this flood of digital “slop” is no longer a fringe problem. @bostonglobe.com @globeri.bsky.social www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/07/m...
- Providence police Sergeant Brian Dyer, who ran the tip center, recalled receiving at least one tip in which a caller reported using an AI-based tool to identify a suspect. The name they provided, he said, was completely inaccurate and had “no bearing on the investigation.”
- My latest: AI-generated images of the Brown University shooter across social media complicated the investigation. Law enforcement officials and AI experts say this flood of digital “slop” is no longer a fringe problem. @bostonglobe.com @globeri.bsky.social www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/07/m...
- Reposted by Alexa GagoszRI Attorney General finds Pawtucket police officer was “legally justified” in shooting of mentally disabled man holding a toy gun. However, @riaclu.bsky.social questions police failure to follow policies on bodyworn cameras. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/07/m...
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- My latest: AI-generated images of the Brown University shooter across social media complicated the investigation. Law enforcement officials and AI experts say this flood of digital “slop” is no longer a fringe problem. @bostonglobe.com @globeri.bsky.social www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/07/m...
- SCOOP IN @bostonglobe.com: The suspect in the Brown University mass shooting and the killing of an MIT professor confessed to the attacks in a series of short videos that authorities discovered on an electronic device after his death by suicide last month. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/06/m...
- “It was one of the happiest places on campus for me,” a physics professor who taught in one of the Barus and Holley lecture rooms told me. On Dec. 13, “Evil visited that room... and now all I can feel is sadness." @bostonglobe.com
- Barus and Holley, lecture halls 166 and 168, where the shooting at Brown University took place in December, will be sealed and secured behind new walls and emergency access doors. Classes scheduled in those rooms will be relocated. @bostonglobe.com www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/05/m...
- Barus and Holley, lecture halls 166 and 168, where the shooting at Brown University took place in December, will be sealed and secured behind new walls and emergency access doors. Classes scheduled in those rooms will be relocated. @bostonglobe.com www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/05/m...
- NEW: As Brown faces federal scrutiny after a shooting killed two students, university officials announced a recovery plan that includes expanded mental health support, security updates, and a new timeline to partially reopen the Barus & Holley building. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/05/m...
- NEW: As Brown faces federal scrutiny after a shooting killed two students, university officials announced a recovery plan that includes expanded mental health support, security updates, and a new timeline to partially reopen the Barus & Holley building. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/05/m...
- Reposted by Alexa GagoszEight people who were hospitalized from injuries sustained in the deadly Dec. 13 shooting at Brown University have now been discharged from Rhode Island Hospital.
- Hasbro has fled Rhode Island for greener pastures. Two hospitals are on the brink. Local media is shrinking. And the “Superman” building is still empty. Here are the biggest business stories to watch in Rhode Island in 2026. @bostonglobe.com www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/02/m...
- Reposted by Alexa GagoszEight people who were hospitalized from injuries sustained in the deadly Dec. 13 shooting at Brown University have now been discharged from Rhode Island Hospital. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/02/m...
- Reposted by Alexa GagoszIf you're in or around NYC, this beautiful dog desperately needs a home. I guarantee he will make your hard days bearable and your best days better. Please consider adopting, so he doesn't have to suffer in this kennel. This account also has some other great soon-to-be best friends in NYC
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- Reposted by Alexa GagoszI’ve been curious about how Providence is coping — and the questions residents are asking themselves — since the Brown University shooter was found. So I asked @bostonglobe.com reporter @alexagagosz.bsky.social, who’s based there, for today’s Starting Point: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/30/n...
- NEW: Brown University's interim VP of public safety, Hugh Clements, has outlined new security measures the school will be implementing in the wake of the deadly shooting. They include; - More cameras - Panic buttons - Blue light phones & more: @bostonglobe.com www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/30/m...
- Reposted by Alexa Gagosz@universityofri.bsky.social men’s basketball coach is highest-paid R.I. state employee — again. The top 10 highest paid state workers in 2025 included five URI employees, three correctional officers, and two state doctors www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/30/m...
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- Reposted by Alexa GagoszNEW: What is the Clery Act? Here's our explainer on the federal law under which the Trump administration is now investigating Brown University www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/23/m...
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- NEW: More than a week after the shooting that shattered the sense of safety around Brown, Providence is inching back toward normal, cautiously, and unevenly. Via @bostonglobe.com w/ @chrisgavin.bsky.social @stephmachado.bsky.social et al www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/23/m...
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- Reposted by Alexa GagoszA former candidate for mayor of Cranston, R.I., who is now the chairwoman of the city’s Democratic Committee was arrested and charged with driving under the influence after she twice asked an officer, “You know who I am, right?” during a traffic stop. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/22/m...
- A college campus and city shattered by violence: Inside the six days in the manhunt for the gunman in the Brown University and MIT professor shootings Via @bostonglobe.com @globeri.bsky.social w/ @samanthajgross.bsky.social and @emmaplatoff.bsky.social www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/20/m...
- NEW: Mayor Smiley is asking that the FBI give John the full $60k reward. In a letter obtained by the Globe, Smiley wrote to Director Kash Patel Friday evening, saying that “John is no less than a hero.” @bostonglobe.com @globeri.bsky.social www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/19/m...
- “Like teflon.” Thrusted into the spotlight this week, Brown president Paxson had awkward moments. But those who know her saw a careful and measured economist who has helmed Brown through the pandemic, Gaza protests, and threats from Trump. @bostonglobe.com www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/19/b...
- Reposted by Alexa GagoszFast-moving developments in the search for the person of interest in the Brown University shooting A press conference previously scheduled for 4 p.m. has still not taken place amid the new developments, but we're told we will hear from police tonight www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/18/m...
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- How Rhode Island’s only trauma center responded to a mass shooting at Brown University My latest, via @bostonglobe.com w/ @shannonlarson.bsky.social www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/18/m...
- Reposted by Alexa Gagosz"The idea that he walked right by where I live was just hard to even process." In one corner of Providence’s East Side, cameras help trace the path of the Brown University person of interest W/ @stephmachado.bsky.social www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/18/m...
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- Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha said there is “no information that the investigative team has about motive" into the shooting at Brown University. “Zero. There’s nothing,” said @peterneronha.bsky.social. @bostonglobe.com @globeri.bsky.social www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/16/m...
- @peterfneronha.bsky.social added that investigators have no leads “related at all to ethnicity or political outlook or culture” of the suspect. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/16/m...
- NEW: Providence police will “soon” release a new enhanced image of the person of interest linked to the shooting at Brown University. @bostonglobe.com www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/16/m...
- NEW: Brown University has seen an increase in “swatting” calls — false reports of an active shooting or other events — that are designed to provoke a large police response, according to Brown’s Department of Public Safety. @bostonglobe.com @globeri.bsky.social www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/15/m...
- “Anything Rhode Island authorities need from this FBI, we will be there,” said FBI Director Kash Patel. @bostonglobe.com @globeri.bsky.social www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/15/m...
- The Providence Police Department has asked that anyone from Brown University who was in the Barus and Holley engineering and physics building, the site of the shooting, on Friday or Saturday arrange for an interview with police. @bostonglobe.com www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/15/m...
- “We acknowledge that there are lessons to learn and act upon – among them enhanced internal and external communication and coordination, especially given the mutual nature of our campuses.” — RISD president Crystal Williams @bostonglobe.com @globeri.bsky.social www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/15/m...
- Brown University's Department of Public Safety has more than doubled its staffing. "Local police have advised they do not believe there is any immediate threat to Brown or the local community." @bostonglobe.com @globeri.bsky.social www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/14/m...
- “Obviously we have a murderer out there, frankly, and so we’re not going to give away the game plan,” said Rhode Island Attorney General @peterneronha.bsky.social. @globeri.bsky.social @bostonglobe.com www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/14/m...
- As a @bostonglobe.com reporter covering the shooting at Brown University, I’m seeing so much misinformation, and photos of individuals who people think is the person of interest. Authorities have NOT yet confirmed anyone’s ID on the record. Be smart + think twice before reposting.
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- Former President Joe Biden wrote in a social media post on Sunday that he and former first lady Jill Biden were grieving the lives lost and those wounded during a shooting at Brown University. @bostonglobe.com @globeri.bsky.social www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/14/m...
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- On the first night of Hanukkah on Sunday night, Rabbi Sarah Mack, senior rabbi of Temple Beth-El in Providence, said at a vigil that “a sense of safety [was] shattered” in the wake of the shooting at Brown that left two students dead. @bostonglobe.com www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/14/m...
- Xochitl Gonzalez, a Brown University trustee, penned an essay for The Atlantic on Sunday, declaring that this weekend’s attack on Brown is just the latest example of how America is failing its children. @bostonglobe.com @globeri.bsky.social www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/14/m...
- Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg said his son, Ben, is a junior at Brown University. Last night, moments after the shooting, Ben and his roommates barricaded themselves in their room. More: @bostonglobe.com @globeri.bsky.social www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/14/m...
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- Reposted by Alexa GagoszNEW: A person of interest is in custody in connection with the Saturday shooting at Brown University in which two people were killed and nine people were injured, officials said Sunday morning. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/14/m...
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- Reposted by Alexa GagoszFrom Jon Chesto: Hasbro executive Ethan Colaiace offered a number of reasons for his company’s decision to relocate from Pawtucket, from accessing talent to easy airport access to the bounty of nearby restaurants and hotels.
- “I’m in a wait and see mode... The situation is still concerning to me obviously,” said @peterneronha.bsky.social “I don’t want to give Centurion anymore runway. They’ve got to close this fund.” If it wasn’t for that escrow “these hospitals would be already headed for closure. @bostonglobe.com
- NEW: Rhode’s Island’s two embattled safety-net hospitals — Roger Williams and Fatima Hospital — will remain open through at least January with the help of funds from an escrow held by @peterneronha.bsky.social’s office. More: @bostonglobe.com www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/05/m...
- NEW: Rhode’s Island’s two embattled safety-net hospitals — Roger Williams and Fatima Hospital — will remain open through at least January with the help of funds from an escrow held by @peterneronha.bsky.social’s office. More: @bostonglobe.com www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/05/m...
- Reposted by Alexa GagoszNEW: Providence’s internal auditor says taxpayers shouldn’t be paying for the council chief of staff to go to a Democratic Socialists of America Fund event in New Orleans this weekend. But the city’s law department says it’s okay. Inside the dispute: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/05/m...
