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Providence nightclub files suit alleging racial persecution by city officials
PROVIDENCE – The owners and managers of the adult entertainment club Silhouettes on Thursday filed a $10 million federal lawsuit in R.I. District Court...
Mother Earth Wellness set to begin cannabis sales in Pawtucket
PAWTUCKET – On Wednesday dozens of employees of what will be the state’s largest retail marijuana center were still putting the final touches inside...
Public hearing set for hotel-funded Providence tourism district
PROVIDENCE – The city finance committee on Tuesday set a public hearing on a proposal to create a special district to raise revenue in...
Breeze Airways expands service from T.F. Green Airport
PROVIDENCE – Breeze Airways on Tuesday announced two additional cities will be serviced from Rhode Island T.F. Green International Airport in early 2023.
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Five Questions With: Jonathan Stone
5Q: Jonathan Stone | Executive director, Save The Bay Inc.
1. You announced in September you will be retiring on June 30, 2023. What led to your...
In some investor scams, warning flags are waving
As a federal prosecutor, Lee H. Vilker deals with not only criminal defendants but the victims of those crimes.
Vilker, head of the criminal division...
Convention bookings in R.I. looking brighter
The recent Rhode Island Comic Con that drew tens of thousands of people to downtown Providence over three days is the latest sign of...
In-line wheel company aims to get more people rolling
Francisco Ramirez has taken the economic slide in stride.
Despite his Cranston-based in-line skating company being slowed by the pandemic, supply chain bottlenecks and inflation,...
I-195 panel approves BankRI conceptual design
PROVIDENCE – The I-195 Redevelopment District Commission on Wednesday unanimously approved a revised conceptual design for the new Bank Rhode Island headquarters and 95-unit...
Rhode Island Comic Con expects record turnout
PROVIDENCE – Organizers for Rhode Island Comic Con, the city’s largest gathering of comic book aficionados, film buffs and celebrities that kicks off Friday...


















