R.I. avoids decline in insured
Nationally, the news was bad: From 2005 to 2006, the U.S. Census Bureau said, the number of people without health insurance rose from 44.8...
Pawtucket celebrates its artists
To a large part of the public, the most memorable events of the three-week-long Pawtucket Arts Festival may be the kickoff concert at McCoy...
Colleges boost campus housing
Rhode Island College long has been known as a commuter college; after all, most of its 10,000 students are Rhode Islanders who drive to...
R.I. home inspectors may <br>need licenses as of Jan. 1
Paul Brunetti of Griggs & Browne has been inspecting homes in Rhode Island for 25 years. But starting next January, he may have to...
Newport Grand launches $20M upgrade, expansion
The new 22,000-square-foot gaming space at Newport Grand will feature several Swarovski crystal chandeliers dangling from the ceiling along with an illuminated acrylic feature...
Show links independent jewelry makers, suppliers
With the jewelry manufacturing industry in Rhode Island made up increasingly of smaller, independent artisans – as opposed to the big machine shops that...
Music and nostalgia in tidy boxes
Down a flight of stairs from street level, through a foyer covered floor to ceiling with stacked shelving, and What Cheer Antiques opens up...
A concept that keeps space at a premium
We applaud Rhode Island Housing for its announcement that it is funding a $10 million initiative to support the creation of “KeepSpace Communities.” The...
GTECH opens media lab for West End schoolkids
GTECH Corp., along with Providence Mayor David N. Cicilline, City Councilman Leon Tejada and other local dignitaries, recently opened a new After School Advantage...
Consumer sentiment plunges in August
NEW YORK – Consumer sentiment in the U.S. fell this month to the lowest level in a year, hurt by turmoil in the credit...
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