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R.I. mental illness nonprofit acquires Harbor House

Health Services 06/25/2014

LINCOLN – Fellowship Health Resources Inc. has acquired Harbor House of Providence, a “clubhouse” for people recovering from mental illness that was in danger...

RHODE ISLAND NATIVE Kevin Doyle, pictured above performing at 2013 National Heritage Concert in Washington, D.C., will receive a $25,000 National Heritage Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts, one of 13 artists to receive such an award. / COURTESY NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS/TOM PICH

Barrington Irish step dancer among 13 national NEA fellows

Economic Activity 06/25/2014

BARRINGTON – Kevin Doyle, an Irish step dancer from Barrington, is one of 13 artists receiving a $25,000 National Heritage Fellowship from the National...

J&W graduate to represent U.S. at global culinary competition

Education 06/24/2014

PROVIDENCE – Chef Geoffrey Lanez, a graduate of Johnson & Wales University, turned a challenging “mystery basket” of ingredients in May into a menu...

THE PLAYSTATION 3 Console Supercomputer located on main UMass Dartmouth campus / COURTESY GAURAV KHANNA

UMass supercomputer studying black holes, cybersecurity

Technology 06/23/2014

A low-cost supercomputer is being used to study black holes and cybersecurity at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, where it was built using 176...

CAPITAL PLAN: Capital Good Fund Founder and Executive Director Andy Posner and Libby Kimzey, senior vice president of coaching and systems, working together. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Program targets the ‘under-banked’

Financial Services 06/22/2014

Seventeen people in Rhode Island opened a total of 27 checking and savings accounts to deposit tax refunds during the 2014 tax season through...

STOMACH PAINS: Renaissance Providence Hotel employee Santa Brito protests the denial of the $15 minimum wage for hotel workers during a Statehouse rally. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Lawmakers block effort to seek hotel wage hike

Government 06/22/2014

Earning a little more than $9 an hour as a front-desk clerk at the Hilton Providence, Evan McLaughlin last year lost an apartment in...

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Five Questions With: Anthony Ambrosino

In Their Own Words 06/20/2014

Anthony Ambrosino is a founder and president of the Rhode Island Film Collaborative, an organization designed to help foster the growth and education of...

Patiño named to association

Nonprofit 06/20/2014

Elena Calderón Patiño, the Rhode Island director of the community arts program at the R.I. State Council on the Arts, has been named to...

Commission supports historic-preservation programs

Nonprofit 06/20/2014

The Rhode Island Historical Preservation and Heritage Commission recently awarded $59,300 in grants to seven local historic-preservation programs. Recipients in Bristol, Cumberland, East Providence,...