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Mary MacDonald joined the Providence Business News as a staff writer covering Government, Development, Real Estate and Manufacturing in December 2014. She previously was a correspondent for The Boston Globe and Telegram & Gazette, an editor at Patch/AOL, and a staff writer for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. She has a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Michigan State University, and a master’s degree in secondary English from the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

CAROLINE STEVENS IS THE director of Doors Open Rhode Island, a nonprofit that is organizing a festival on Sept. 23 that will literally “open the doors” of some of Providence’s hidden gems. /COURTESY CAROLINE STEVENS

Five Questions With: Caroline Stevens

In Their Own Words 08/17/2017

Caroline Stevens is the director of Doors Open Rhode Island, a nonprofit that is organizing a festival on Sept. 23 that will literally “open...

TAINO PALERMO, program director of the community development program at Roger Williams University, will hold an in-depth discussion of gentrification and community revitalization at the John Hope Settlement House on Aug. 17. /COURTESY ROGER WILLIAMS UNIVERSITY

Palermo to host gentrification discussion at John Hope Settlement House

Real Estate 08/17/2017

PROVIDENCE – An in-depth discussion of gentrification and community revitalization will be held at the John Hope Settlement House Thursday night, presented by Taino...

THIS PAVILION-STYLE HOME with separate guest house sold recently for $2.1 million in Newport. The properties are located close to the Gooseberry and Spouting Rock beaches. /COURTESY LILA DELMAN REAL ESTATE INTERNATIONAL

Southwind estate sells for $2.1M in Newport

Economic Activity 08/17/2017

NEWPORT – A pavilion-style home with separate guest house sold on Aug. 7 for $2.1 million, according to Lila Delman Real Estate International, which...

THIS FOUR-BEDROOM, SHINGLED cottage sold recently for $900,000, which was the fourth-highest price for a single-family house in Little Compton this year. /COURTESY RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES LTD.

$900K sale of cottage is 4th-highest single-family sale in Little Compton...

Economic Activity 08/17/2017

LITTLE COMPTON – A four-bedroom, shingled cottage with picturesque views sold on July 31 for $900,000, the fourth-highest price for a single-family house in...

Narragansett can no longer restrict the number of non-related people living together, a court has decided./FILE PHOTO.

Judge dismisses Narragansett rental housing limits

Government 08/16/2017

NARRAGANSETT – A municipal court judge has ruled against a town zoning restriction aimed at limiting the number of college students who could share...

This eight-bedroom home sold recently for $7.4 million./MOTT & CHACE SOTHEBY'S INTERNATIONAL REALTY.

Westerly oceanfront home sells for $7.4M, third-highest 2017 sale in R.I.

Real Estate 08/11/2017

WESTERLY – A historic, oceanfront home sold after 11 days on market for $7,425,000, the highest sale in the town in more than a...

Brown University has received, and sold, a gift of real estate. The Robert Lippitt House is at 193 Hope St./RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES, LTD.

Brown University nets $1.1M on sale of historic home

Education 08/11/2017

PROVIDENCE – Brown University has sold the historic Robert Lippitt House in College Hill, a gift of real estate received by the private institution...

RIDOT on Thursday opened a new segment of the Blackstone River Bikeway.

Blackstone River Bikeway adds new segment

Government 08/10/2017

PROVIDENCE -- A bike trail that will eventually connect Providence to Woonsocket was expanded Thursday with the opening of a .71-mile segment in Providence. The...

THE CASE-MEAD BUILDING at 76 Dorrance St. in Providence, which is being renovated into 44 lofts, is taking reservations for apartment leases. /COURTESY PAOLINO PROPERTIES

Case-Mead Building in Providence taking reservations for apartment leases

Real Estate 08/10/2017

PROVIDENCE – The Case-Mead Building, which is being renovated into 44 lofts, is taking reservations for apartment leases, according to a notice from Paolino...

JILLIAN FINKLE IS THE coordinator of the Broad Street Regeneration Initiative, a collaborative effort between Pawtucket, Central Falls, Cumberland, the Blackstone Valley Tourism Council and many partners to revitalize the Broad Street corridor throughout the three communities. /COURTESY JILLIAN FINKLE

Five Questions With: Jillian Finkle

In Their Own Words 08/10/2017

Jillian Finkle is the coordinator of the Broad Street Regeneration Initiative, which is a project tying together three communities in the Blackstone Valley: Pawtucket,...

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