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GTECH gives to PCL fundraiser

Uncategorized 04/11/2014

PROVIDENCE – GTECH Corp. donated $10,000 to the Providence Community Library’s “Books to Bank On” April 1 fundraiser, which raised a total of $40,000. Held...

THE STAIRWAY and rotunda at Bellevue House, the former residence of Jane Pickens and Walter Hoving, will be on display in the 2014 Neighborhoods of Newport House Tour on April 27.

Newport tour to benefit<br> St. Michael’s school

Nonprofit 04/11/2014

NEWPORT – A 2014 Neighborhoods of Newport House Tour set for April 27 will benefit St. Michael’s Country Day School and the Dr. Martin...

PROVIDENCE HAS JOINED the City Running Tours itinerary, which now offers guided tours in 15 cities across the country. The inaugural run will be held on April 22 -- Earth Day -- beginning from the south lawn of the Statehouse. / COURTESY CITY RUNNING TOURS

City Running Tours to launch in Providence with Earth Day run

Hospitality & Tourism 04/09/2014

PROVIDENCE – City Running Tours, which provides guided tours in 14 of the largest cities in the country, is coming to Providence with an...

RICHARD AND SHARON JENKINS have been chosen to receive the 2014 Pell Award for Lifetime Achievement by the Trinity Repertory Company. The couple recently co-directed 'Oliver!' at Trinity Rep. / COURTESY TRINITY REPERTORY COMPANY

Richard, Sharon Jenkins to receive Pell achievement award

Economic Activity 04/08/2014

PROVIDENCE – The 2014 Pell Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Arts will be given at the 18th annual Pell Awards on June 9...

SCOTT C. ZEMAN (above), who has served as a dean at St. Thomas University since 2011, will succeed Dean de la Motte as provost of Salve Regina University in July. De la Motte has held the post for eight years and will join the faculty as a professor of French after stepping down as provost. / COURTESY SALVE REGINA UNIVERSITY

Florida university dean named Salve Regina provost

Education 04/07/2014

NEWPORT – Salve Regina University has named Scott C. Zeman, a dean at St. Thomas University, as its next provost and vice president for...

STRENGTH IN NUMBERS: Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island sales and customer-services counselors Rosa Tysor and Rafael Rodriguez speak in the company’s new Warwick retail store. The location drew 527 visitors in January and 377 in February. / PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

Blue Cross sees R.I. retail market

Economic Activity 04/05/2014

Despite a host of phone and online options, many consumers exploring the state’s new public health care exchange or the offerings of private insurer...

Businesses join in Do-Over Day

Entrepreneurship 04/05/2014

Paul Shire’s restaurant, 2 Pauls City Grill in East Providence, celebrated its first year in November, but snowstorms and bitter cold prevented him from...

SHINING BRIGHT: Debbie Durant, director of the Smith Hill Early Childhood Learning Center, works with children at the Providence nonprofit. She praises the BrightStars system for helping the center raise its rating. / PBN PHOTO/TRACY JENKINS

State moves to improve child care

Government 04/05/2014

At the Smith Hill Early Childhood Learning Center in Providence, enrollment for children has almost doubled over two years with improved ratings from BrightStars,...

"Here at Sojourner House, we have tried to address these issues, and to that end we make our advocacy and transitional housing services available to men."

Five Questions With: Vanessa Volz

In Their Own Words 04/04/2014

Vanessa Volz is executive director of the domestic violence agency Sojourner House, a position she assumed in 2011. She graduated from the University of...