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THE NEW FACILITY will address current space needs and will allow for future growth, so that Amos House can continue to meet the needs of Rhode Islanders who are hungry, homeless, and in crisis.

Amos House kicks off<br> $6M capital campaign

PROVIDENCE – Amos House President and CEO Eileen Hayes this week kicked off the public phase of a $6 million capital campaign to build...

Five Questions With: Tonya Harris

Tonya Harris, executive director of Center for Mediation and Collaboration Rhode Island is a lifelong resident of Rhode Island who is certified as a...
HOWIE SNEIDER, recently appointed executive director of The Steel Yard, said the nonprofit plans to develop a strategic plan to guide its efforts as its scope and scale of programming continue to expand. / COURTESY HOWIE SNEIDER

Gearing up for growth, Steel Yard names Sneider executive director

PROVIDENCE – Howie Sneider, a welder, sculptor and public projects director for The Steel Yard, has been named executive director to lead the nonprofit...
BRISTOL COUNTY has been identified as the healthiest county in Rhode Island in the fifth edition of the national County Health Rankings. / COURTESY ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION AND UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN POPULATION HEALTH INSTITUTE

Bristol County ranked healthiest in Rhode Island

PROVIDENCE – The fifth edition of the 2014 County Health Rankings identifies Bristol County as Rhode Island’s healthiest county and Providence County as the...
TAX COLLECTIONS from Rhode Island restaurants dropped six-tenths of a percent in January compared with the same month a year earlier, while hotel collections rose 4.1 percent, the R.I. Department of Revenue reported Tuesday. / COURTESY MERITAGE-WARWICK

R.I. hotel tax collections rise 4.1% in Jan., restaurant collections fall

PROVIDENCE – Hotel tax collections rose to $138,139 in January, an increase of 4.1 percent compared with the $132,707 collected during January 2013, the...
THE RHODE ISLAND OFFICE of the U.S. Small Business Administration has named the winners in its 2014 small business of the year program, including recognizing Lisa Mattiello, owner of Pranzi Catering & Events, as the Rhode Island Small Business Person of the Year.

Providence caterer takes top honors in 2014 SBA small business awards

PROVIDENCE – Lisa Mattiello, owner of Pranzi Catering & Events, has won top honors in the state as the 2014 Rhode Island Small Business...
FIVE OF NEWPORT'S MANSIONS, including The Breakers, whose dining room is pictured here, have opened for the season. The iconic Vanderbilt summer 'cottage' includes a new Mandarin language audio tour translation, as does The Elms. / COURTESY PRESERVATION SOCIETY OF NEWPORT COUNTY

Major Newport mansions open for season; new tours, features debut

NEWPORT – Five of the Newport mansions and houses have opened for daily tours, with new offerings and special exhibits available for visitors. The Preservation...
"Most of my work experience for the last decade has revolved around designing educational programs for children, teens and families. "

Five Questions With: H. Jack Martin

H. Jack Martin became the new executive director at Providence Public Library on Jan. 13, returning to his professional roots. Having worked in multiple...

Journal fund awards $7,500 to Gamm

PAWTUCKET – The Providence Journal Charitable Fund at the Rhode Island Foundation has awarded a $7,500 grant to the Sandra Feinstein-Gamm Theatre for production...

Steel Yard launches scholarship program

PROVIDENCE – The Steel Yard, a nonprofit, is launching a new scholarship program in the industrial arts. The merit-based awards provide four recipients with full...
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