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THE MEDIAN MONTHLY rent price of an apartment in the Providence metro area increased 4.1% year over year to $1,850 in the third quarter. / BLOOMBERG NEWS FILE PHOTO/ TY WRIGHT

Report: Providence metro median rent increases 4.1% in Q3

PROVIDENCE – The median monthly rent price in the third quarter in the Providence metropolitan area increased 4.1% year over year to $1,850, according...

WPRI: Pawtucket mayor says McCoy developer could be selected ‘within the...

PAWTUCKET — The city and R.I. Commerce Corp. are working together to choose a preferred developer for McCoy Stadium, and Mayor Donald R. Grebien...

Groundbreaking scheduled for Sheridan Small Homes

PROVIDENCE – A groundbreaking has been scheduled on Oct. 18 for the construction of five net-zero homes in the city. The project, called Sheridan Small...
RESURFACED: Visitors walk along the exit drive at The Breakers mansion in Newport. The drive was resurfaced with hand-cut pavers and features a heated tubing to keep the exit free of snow and ice in the winter.
 / PBN PHOTO/DAVE HANSEN

Rehabilitation project aims to return Breakers to Gilded Age appearance

Phase by phase, the landscape surrounding The Breakers in Newport is moving closer to its late 19th-century roots. Designed by landscape architect Ernest W. Bowditch...
HITS THE SPOT: Rock Spot Climbing recently converted 5,000 vacant square feet of industrial space in Providence into a climbing facility, featuring 30-foot-high walls and about 10,000 square feet of climbing space.

Vacant industrial space in Providence converted to rock-climbing facility

Rock Spot Climbing | 42 Rice St., Providence Building owner: Pearl Street LLC Building tenants: The Capital Good Fund, Pearl Street Lofts Architect: Kite Architects Inc. of...
WOONSOCKET HAS RECEIVED a $4 million federal grant to fund lead remediation efforts for homeowners and renters. / BLOOMBERG NEWS FILE PHOTO/ANDREW HARRER

Woonsocket awarded $4M from feds to address lead paint

PROVIDENCE – Woonsocket has received a $4 million federal grant for lead abatement, Sens. Jack Reed, D-R.I., and Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., announced Thursday along...
THE BASE of the Hope Point tower, as shown in a rendering that faces Dyer Street from the new city park./COURTESY I-195 REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT COMMISSION.

I-195 commission approves design for Hope Point Tower

PROVIDENCE — The luxury high-rise Hope Point Tower gained a critical approval Wednesday, securing design waivers that will allow its developer to build on...

Five Questions With: Thomas Hodge

Thomas Hodge is the homeless liaison for Pawtucket, a part-time position that involves his working in outreach to the homeless. Hodge, a former city...

East Providence names planning and economic-development director

EAST PROVIDENCE – William J. Fazioli, a former city manager, has been named director of planning and economic development in Rhode Island’s fifth-largest city. The...

Landlord meetings in October to cover Section 8 program

PROVIDENCE – The Providence Housing Authority has scheduled a series of community meetings for landlords in October, with the intention of dispelling misconceptions and...
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