Downtown unshaken by store closings
The fledgling downtown retail district is starting to see turnover, with two high-profile stores, Lily Pad on Fountain Street and Cathers & Coyne on...
Developer and ex-JWU dean<br> join forces in new venture
A former Johnson & Wales University dean and a local real estate developer have joined forces to open a new restaurant in a high-profile...
Taking on the governor<br> to protect unionized workers
George Nee is a lightning rod. As one of Rhode Island’s most powerful union leaders – and a man not afraid to wield his...
Slater-backed startup envisions better hearing devices
Ralph Beckman watched his father lose his hearing and struggle to find a hearing aid that could help him. Nothing worked quite right. In...
EpiVax awarded a grant for hemophilia therapy
A Providence-based biotechnology pharmaceutical firm that genetically engineers new vaccines has received a $528,313 grant to begin developing a novel treatment for hemophilia.
EpiVax...
Internet broadens appeal of South County ‘cottages’
James P. Durkin was an Irish immigrant raising a young family in Pawtucket in 1947 when he bought a couple of duplexes with outdoor...
Diesel pollution control bill OK’d
An effort to reduce diesel pollution in Rhode Island, especially from school bus exhausts, has been approved by the General Assembly in what environmental,...
Newport Grand plan dead after Assembly inaction
The plan redefined the “grand” in the name: The Procaccianti Group, already involved in such high-profile projects as The Residences at The Westin, was...
Making mental health resources more accessible
Mental illness can be a lonely place. It can undermine your sense of self, your confidence in your own judgment. It can be shameful...
Cicilline set to cut jobs, hike taxes
Blasting the General Assembly for passing a state budget that put Providence’s own budget in a deep hole, Mayor David N. Cicilline last week...
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