Michael Pare
State goes on offensive to combat global warming
There is worldwide agreement that greenhouse gases are warming the planet at a rapid rate.
No argument here in Rhode Island.
Given the oppressive temperatures and...
When will the artists move downtown?
Artists’ lofts.
Sounds like something any Renaissance City would just have to have.
There has long been talk of such lofts and studio space in the...
Golf as a guide for living– Button Hole’s lesson for the...
<P On a recent Thursday afternoon a man approached Ed Mauro, Jr. at the Button Hole golf course in Providence, his son standing by his...
Those are dangerous jobs from which you take lessons
We ran a story last week about dangerous jobs. It was a good one. Reporter David Ortiz dug into statistics from the U.S. Occupational...
Our dream of housing is becoming a mirage
My wife and I bought our first house for $88,000 about 11 years ago.
It was a two-bedroom Cape with one small bathroom and an...
On the subject of security, let’s consider conditions at Providence Place
Let’s hope the violent melee that broke out at the Providence Place food court
at about 5:30 on a recent Saturday afternoon...
If you’d like some reassurance, here’s an executive you can believe...
Maybe it’s the Enron and WorldCom scandals and all of the corporate greed that seems to be running rampant these days. Maybe it’s the...
Housing boom persists, reflecting post 9-11 values
Name: Sharon D. Steele
Age: 52
Position: President, Rhode Island Association of Realtors
Background: Steele is the principal of The Sharon Steele Group on Chestnut Street...
And let us not forget ‘Plunder Dome’ and its impact
If this is your first visit to Providence, you will soon hear the words Plunder Dome.
For the uninitiated, Plunder Dome was the moniker the...
East Providence gets another chance to revive and reshape its waterfront
This is about second chances – and making the most of them.
The East Providence waterfront – for the balance of the 20th century –...
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