Blast from the Past, Fatal Crash, Resurrected Hot Spot, and More: RI Patch Today

By PATRICK LUCE (Patch Staff)

What’s old is new again in Rhode Island this week as a Revolutionary War relic is unearthed and a notorious former nightspot gets new life as a family restaurant. Here’s a sampling of stories from around the state today:

The former Beach House restaurant in Portsmouth’s Island Park is open once again, under new management and a new name. What once was a popular nightspot and sore spot for residents due to noise, unruly behavior and other issues, is now a renovated and family-friendly restaurant.

In Newport last week, a crew working at 49 Second Street in Newport discovered a 29-and-a-half pound cannonball buried under the dirt foundation, a relic leftover form the Revolutionary War.

Plus, a man was killed in a motorcycle crash in Rhode Island early Saturday morning, a heavily traveled bridge in Cranston will likely remain closed for another month, and a local business turns a serious accident into a positive message.