Justin Sayles
Travel site touts Newport as ‘gay heaven on Earth’
Like most travel Web sites, NewportOut.com showcases local accommodations, attractions and events of interest to potential tourists.
But instead of pictures of families or...
Providence hotel projects pushing demand limits?
Prior to the 1990s, hotel space in Providence was so limited that the state itself had to build The Westin Providence to support the...
Struever gets ALCO go-ahead from city
Neighborhood clash leaves some unhappy
Struever Bros. Eccles & Rouse last week got master plan approval for its proposed $333 million American Locomotive Works project...
Community banks’ merger pays off
They both started in 1888, two separate institutions on opposite ends of southern Rhode Island: Newport Federal Savings Bank – recently renamed NewportFed, with...
Tourist spending increases for third year in R.I.
A study shows the industry put $4.77B into state economy in ’05
Tourism pumped $4.77 billion into Rhode Island’s economy in 2005, an increase of...
Summit: Zoning, government discord harm towns
Douglas I. Foy makes no secret that New England is his favorite region in the world. But it’s not because of the region’s natural...
State’s land plan would sustain urban-rural mix
Land Use 2025, a plan intended to guide Rhode Island’s development through the next 20 years, calls for the maintenance of the state’s mix...
East Providence waterfront eyed for mixed-use plan
Picerne Real Estate Group announced this week that it has entered into an agreement to redevelop a portion of East Providence’s waterfront, turning a...
West Greenwich to preserve 1,566 acres
Town’s voters approve $8M bond
to limit growth, save forestland
When it came down to it, the choice for West Greenwich voters was between preserving...
New Red Cross chief to practice what he preached
INTERVIEW
John E. Holt
Position: CEO, American Red Cross of Rhode Island
Background: Before entering the ministry in 1988, Holt worked in sales and marketing for a...









