Providence College $54M dorm proposal coming before city board
PROVIDENCE – Providence College is preparing to build its first new dormitory since 2005, with plans for a $54 million, six-story residence hall with...
McKee and R.I. Housing make $60.5M available for building affordable housing
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee and the R.I. Housing and Mortgage Finance Corp. announced Friday the availability of more than $60 million in...
Cox out as URI men’s basketball head coach after 4 seasons
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – David M. Cox has been relieved of his duties as head coach of the University of Rhode Island men’s basketball team,...
NIH provides $16M grant to Alzheimer’s research group led by Brown...
PROVIDENCE – The director of Brown University’s Center on Biology of Aging will lead a team of researchers from multiple universities to look into...
UNFI posts $66M profit in Q2
PROVIDENCE – United Natural Foods Inc. earned a $66 million profit in the company’s fiscal year second quarter that ended Jan. 29, or $1.08...
‘March Madness,’ events could help springboard local bars past COVID-19
PROVIDENCE – At around 11:30 a.m. Thursday, drinks and food inside Murphy’s Deli & Bar were widely available, but not seats.
Patrons packed the Irish...
Bryant University to build new on-campus convocation center, arena
SMITHFIELD – Bryant University is slated to break ground next year on a new convocation center and basketball arena, as well as a new...
Supporters of legalized cannabis touting the financial benefits
State leaders are banking on $18 million to $20 million in additional tax revenue annually if the recently introduced legislation to legalize recreational marijuana...
Brown University to make masks indoors mostly optional starting March 14
PROVIDENCE – Less than two weeks after making some modifications to its mask-wearing policy on campus, Brown University has now gone further with that...
Nonprofit to support Providence parks in the works
PROVIDENCE – The original idea of the Downtown Providence Parks Conservancy was to create a pedestrian-friendly environment, promote arts and culture and bolster economic...
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