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Providence to host food tourism conference
PROVIDENCE – Seth Resler, former program director at WBRU and founder of Mystery Meet, a San Francisco –based social dining community that brings together...
Hall successor expected to stay preservation course
When the Providence Preservation Society’s board of directors four years ago decided it was time for serious introspection on the future of the almost...
Five Questions With: Heather Tow-Yick
Heather Tow-Yick is executive director of Teach for America Rhode Island, the state branch of the national organization that recruits recent college graduates and...
Roller Derby hosting FIRE vs. ICE
PROVIDENCE – The Providence Roller Derby will present a FIRE vs. ICE fundraiser bout on Feb. 24 at the Narragansett Ocean Club Skating Rink...
Fundraisers to benefit Slater Park
PAWTUCKET – A series of fundraisers to restore camp facilities in Slater Park destroyed by a fire late last year will begin with a...
Mechanics donates to Teach For America
FALL RIVER – Mechanics Cooperative Bank has announced it is donating $5,000 to support the Teach For America program in the Fall River public...
Dept. of Ed. releases college affordability scorecard
PROVIDENCE – The U.S. Department of Education has released an interactive online College Scorecard as part of President Barack Obama’s efforts to hold colleges...
R.I. to host 2015 synchronized skating championships
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island will host the 2015 U.S. Synchronized Skating Championships, an event that is expected to occupy more than 4,800 hotel room...
Lardaro: R.I. economy ends year on upswing
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – December 2012 brought reason to celebrate Rhode Island’s economic performance, as last year’s fourth quarter showed broad-based positive economic activity, according...
Planned museum pulls out of Dynamo House project
The planned Heritage Harbor Museum is no longer part of the long-stalled Dynamo House project.
James Bennett, director of the Providence office of economic...













