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Five Questions With: Jennifer Hoffman

Jennifer Hoffman | Executive director, New England Medical Innovation Center 1. What are your initial goals for NEMIC as you step into the executive...
TEA PARTY: Co-owners Korto Tawse-Butha, left, and Sara-Beth Warner opened FairyTea Room in Warren in November 2024 to offer an experience that’s extravagant but inclusive to a range of tastes. 
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New tearoom brings variety of flavors to Warren

At FairyTea Room in Warren, it’s not uncommon for customers to arrive dressed a bit beyond the ordinary. “People will come here sometimes dressed to...
SUPPORTIVE ATMOSPHERE: Analise Rossi, manager and bartender at The Boombox in Providence, says there’s often a group of regulars at the karaoke lounge always applauding and cheering on the performers. 
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Karaoke bar stands out in crowded Providence nightlife scene

While numerous bars in Providence offer karaoke nights, the city hosts just one karaoke lounge. But even looking beyond the capital city, The Boombox offers...

Negotiations ongoing on potential sale of Roger Williams, Fatima hospitals

PROVIDENCE – CharterCARE's legal request to close two Rhode Island hospitals if the state does not take ownership remains ongoing following Tuesday's hearing in...

New potential buyer for Roger Williams, Fatima Hospital emerges

PROVIDENCE – As a federal court considers a request to potentially close Roger Williams Medical Center and Our Lady of Fatima Hospital by the...
RHODE ISLAND is getting ready to issue 24 retail cannabis licenses, but state officials also have to appoint a new Cannabis Control Commission chairperson now that Kimberly Ahern has stepped down to run for attorney general. / PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Departure of R.I. cannabis board chair leaves vacancy, questions at key...

As the R.I. Cannabis Control Commission undergoes a leadership change, questions about the timeline to find the commission's next chairperson and the compensation for...

Five Questions With: Allison Markova

Allison Markova joins the University of Rhode Island Research Foundation as its director of technology transfer and innovation partnerships as the organization scales up...
DR. EDWARD MCGOOKIN, third from the left, speaks during a panel discussion at Providence Business News’ Fall Health Care Summit: Shaping the Future of Care on Thursday. McGookin is chief of primary care at Brown Health Medical Group Primary Care. With him during the first of two panel discussions are, from left, Victoria Williams, assistant professor of health care administration at Rhode Island College; Dr. Roger Mitty, president and chief operating officer of Care New England Medical Group; and Sen. Pamela Lauria, a nurse practitioner. Moderating is PBN Editor Michael Mello, standing. / PBN PHOTO/MIKE SKORSKI

‘We are in crisis’: PBN summit highlights glaring gaps in affordable,...

WARWICK – Precarious and vulnerable.  That’s how Dr. Edward McGookin would describe the state of Rhode Island’s health care.  Two safety net hospitals – Roger Williams Medical Center and...

Quonset Business Park surpasses 15,000th job milestone

NORTH KINGSTOWN – Twenty years after its founding, Quonset Business Park this week celebrated its 15,000th job. State officials and Quonset Development Corp. leaders gathered...

FarSounder introduces Whale Spotting and Safe Vessel Operations course

WARWICK – FarSounder Inc. is ramping up efforts to prevent whale collisions with marine vessels through a new training course. Enrollees will complete the course...
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