Kevin Shalvey
R.I. receives $20M housing help from Feds
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Jack Reed’s office today announced that the Ocean State will receive $19.6 million in federal grants intended to prevent...
Middletown sanctuary added to register
MIDDLETOWN – The 300-acre Norman Bird Sanctuary, formerly known as Paradise Farm, this week was named to the National Register of Historic Places.
The...
RIBA to hold economic-growth workshop
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Builders Association next month will hold a two-day workshop for municipal planning boards and town councilors who want to...
Fantastic Sams to double R.I. locations
BEVERLY, MASS. – Fantastic Sams, a national hair-salon chain based in Beverly, Mass., has announced plans to more than double its retail locations in...
Five Questions With: Thom Deller
This week, members of the Providence Department of Planning and Development again met with residents and business owners to talk about potential strategies for...
Davis Lofts come online
PROVIDENCE – On Pine Street, 18 new loft-style condominiums are on the market at Davis Lofts.
The 21,000-square-foot – including 3,000 square feet of new...
Children’s Museum undertaking renovations
PROVIDENCE – The Providence Children’s Museum has started exterior renovations at its 75-year-old Jewelry District building, the nonprofit announced this month.
The six-week renovations, which...
Mohegans table $469M in casino spending
UNCASVILLE, Conn. – The Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority, citing the national economic downturn, announced plans to suspend work on its Earth Expansion and re-evaluate...
Vista Della Torre to be a towering presence in city
Although Federal Hill resident Anne Tait likes the look of the 25-story Vista Della Torre condominium tower recently approved in her neighborhood, she’s not...
AARP: Demand exists for aging baby boomers
At an early morning AARP seminar at the Marriott Downtown Providence last week, Christopher Davis was reviewing a pile of handouts, trying to get...
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