Colin Chazen
A pleasantly surprising experience
Pleasant Surprise carries everything you never knew you wanted. Looking for a how-to-kazoo manual? How about “Snore No More” nose clips, or the morbid...
Children’s lot in R.I. improves in 2008
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island ranked 15th in the nation in overall children’s well-being in a nationwide report released by Kids Count today. The state...
Again in vogue, vinyl LPs return for a second spin
Once relegated to dusty basements and considered all but dead, vinyl records are making a comeback. Music stores are expanding their selections, record labels...
Lifespan looks to combine two hospitals
PROVIDENCE – Lifespan Corp. chairman Alfred J. Verrecchia convened a meeting of the boards of trustees of Rhode Island and The Miriam hospitals last...
R.I. Food Bank saw record need last year
PROVIDENCE – With unemployment at record levels, more Rhode Islanders than ever before sought assistance from the Rhode Island Community Food Bank during the...
Growth for workers with flexible skills
WASHINGTON – White House economic advisers expect to see extensive growth over the next decade in health care, transportation, construction and clean energy, according...
URI dining hall takes national award
KINGSTON – The University of Rhode Island’s Hope Commons dining center won the best large school multiple concepts/outlets category in a national college food...










