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Independent Man being removed from Statehouse for cleaning, restoration

PROVIDENCE – For only the second time in the state's history, the Independent Man will be temporarily removed from the top of the Statehouse. The...
HOMEGROWN: Amelia Lopez, left, Southside Community Land Trust food access associate, and Appoline Alphonsine, a college intern, sort through vegetables harvested by the Providence nonprofit. SCLT recently received an $80,000 grant from the city that was not part of the $10 million racial reparation initiative. Some have complained that the city is moving too slow on deploying the $10 million equities program.
PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

What happened to Providence’s reparations initiative?

Jim Vincent threw himself into the work when he was appointed to the Providence Municipal Reparations Commission in early 2022 because he saw an...
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Five Questions With: Ernie Almonte

1. How would you grade the Gov. Daniel J. McKee administration and the General Assembly’s performance in addressing the league’s concerns? To support municipalities and...
ALL IN THE FAMILY: Ron Fasano Jr. is the third generation of the Fasano family to work at the Fasano Corp. machine shop in Cranston, which was founded by his grandfather in 1972.
PBN PHOTO/MIKE SKORSKI

Meet the Makers: At Fasano Corp., they’re sweating the small stuff

(Editor’s note: This is the 13th installment in a monthly series highlighting some of the region’s unsung manufacturers that make products essential to the...
ALL NINE members of the Rhode Island Fisherman’s Advisory Board have resigned in protest of the R.I. Coastal Resources Management Council’s stance on offshore wind farms, but it’s under what effect it might have on the approval process. / COURTESY UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND

Board quits, but CRMC tries to press on with offshore wind

The resignation of all nine members of the Rhode ­Island Fisherman’s Advisory Board in protest now threatens to gum up the federal approval process...
BRANCHING OUT: After getting their start at Chad Verdi Sr.’s film production company Verdi Productions in East Greenwich, executive producers Paul Luba, left, and Verdi’s son, Chad Verdi Jr., have launched their own affiliate company, Hyperborea Films, and released their first feature in 2021. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Making movies ‘a family thing’ at Verdi Productions

Chad Verdi Jr. is dedicating his life to the venture started by his father 15 years ago when he secured the rights to make...
FAMILY FUN: Derek Savas, left, and Aryn Hawks are anxious to open their new miniature golf course Lucky Puttz in Middletown. 
PBN PHOTO/DAVID HANSEN

Lucky Puttz brings mini golf to Aquidneck Island

Business partners Aryn Hawks and Derek Savas could have opened a certain moneymaker with their purchase of a vacant lot on Valley Road in...

R.I. airport board inks contract with identity verification firm

WARWICK – The R.I. Airport Corp. board of directors on Thursday approved a deal with Manhattan-based Clear Secure Inc. to install identity verification kiosks...

Hospitality industry challenged but resilient post-pandemic

PROVIDENCE – Industry insiders on Wednesday said the state's restaurant and lodging sector will continue to be squeezed between inflation, labor shortages and shifting...

Trinity Rep signs 5-year tax treaty with city for future Lederer...

PROVIDENCE – City officials have waived the tax-exempt status of the Lederer Theater Center, home to the Trinity Repertory Company, which will allow the...
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