Colonial heritage, but a modern foodie feel
Nearly 20 restaurants serving cuisine from Thai to johnnycakes can be found along a stretch far from the city measuring just three-fifths of a...
Forbes index is a pretty miserable<br> measure of Providence’s mettle
To the editor:
I can think of at least half a dozen cities – that I have actually lived in, not just passed through –...
T.F. Green passenger, cargo traffic decline
WARWICK – Passenger traffic at T.F. Green International Airport dipped to its lowest level in four years last month, according to figures released today...
Feinstein offers to help R.I. fund school breakfasts
CRANSTON – Alan Shawn Feinstein today offered to pick up half the state’s tab for the Rhode Island school breakfast program, if the state...
CVS Caremark to pay $38.5M in multi-state settlement
WOONSOCKET – CVS Caremark Corp. (NYSE: CVS) has agreed to pay $38.5 million, in a multi-state consumer protection probe, to resolve allegations that two...
Montanaro won’t seek re-election as BCBSRI chair
PROVIDENCE – Frank J. Montanaro will not seek re-election to his post as chairman of the board of directors of Blue Cross & Blue...
Belo posts $262.81M loss for 2007
DALLAS – Belo Corp. (NYSE: BLC), formerly the parent of The Providence Journal Co., reported a 2007 net loss of $262.81 million or...
Roger Williams wins $60,000 Merck/AAAS science grant
BRISTOL – Roger Williams University has been awarded a three-year, $60,000 grant from the Merck/AAAS Undergraduate Science Research Program.
The grant is one of 14...
WHJY, Clear Channel offer $22M Station fire settlement
PROVIDENCE – Local radio station 94 WHJY-FM and parent company Clear Channel Communications Inc. (NYSE: CCU) have reached a tentative $22 million settlement of...
Juveniles need better screening, Bradley study finds
EAST PROVIDENCE – Newly published research from the Bradley Hasbro Children’s Research Center shows that uvenile offenders who are depressed are more likely to...










