Lynch offers $2.4B plan for lead-paint cleanup
PROVIDENCE – Seeking to lay the groundwork for execution of a Rhode Island jury’s landmark verdict last year against three former lead paint manufacturers,...
6 R.I. groups to benefit from music settlement
PROVIDENCE – Six Rhode Island nonprofit groups have received $2,905 each as part of a multi-state antitrust suit against five of the nation’s largest...
Nine communities share $5.17M federal grant
WASHINGTON – The new Providence Urban Areas Security Initiative – a coalition comprising the City of Providence and eight other communities within 10 miles...
Supplying a more upscale clientele
When Ardente Supply Co. was founded in Providence in 1946, toilets didn’t cost $5,000, as does the Toto Neorest with an automated seat, odor...
In the war against graffiti, it pays to be unrelenting
When Frank Zammarelli first arrived in downtown Providence two years ago, he said, it was covered in spray-painted scrawl.
“There was so much of it...
Neighbors seek to end parking ban
Patrick Ward’s neighborhood has gone through some upheaval in the last year, and he says the City of Providence’s parking policy is to blame.
That’s...
Successful? Yes, but not beyond question
Even if the state weren’t facing enormous deficits, it would still be the General Assembly’s and the governor’s responsibility to make sure that tax...
Breathing life into Main Street
State leaders and smart-growth advocates have been pushing for Rhode Island to revitalize its urban cores, bringing in residents as well as businesses, and...
Brokers see steep drop in lending
The pain continues for mortgage brokers and borrowers.
A nationwide survey of brokers released earlier this month found that 33 percent of home purchase closings...
First Lady volunteers for national housing program
PROVIDENCE – R.I. First Lady Suzanne Carcieri and other female volunteers are helping build a Habitat for Humanity home as part of First Families...
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