Brown to raise $10M for urban schools
PROVIDENCE – Brown University will raise a $10 million endowment for Providence schoolchildren, as part of its response to last fall’s report by the...
Commercial building on course for strong year
With the first two months of 2007 nearly behind us, we have a good sense of what the coming year will bring. For the...
Lt. Gov. Roberts gains new forum for policy issues, problem solving
An interview with Elizabeth H. Roberts
Position: Rhode Island lieutenant governor
Background: Roberts worked as a business strategy consultant, policy analyst and health care manager before...
A celebration of R.I. artists
Firehouse 13, a new arts space in Providence, is exhibiting the work of 28 artists who have received fellowship grants this year from R.I....
It’s time to act to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
The discussion is no longer confined to warrens of liberal thought. Scientists are all singing the same tune about climate change – it is...
Charity care merits a serious discussion
The R.I. Department of Health has proposed new regulations that would require not just hospitals and nursing homes, but a wide range of free-standing...
Proposed charity rules go beyond hospitals
New rules proposed by the R.I. Department of Health this month would require not just hospitals and nursing homes, but a variety of free-standing...
A virtual take on cutting-edge medicine
Dr. Roy Aaron recalls the first time he donned a head-mounted display – a device resembling a helmet with goggles that displays computer-generated images...
Reinventing a waterfront icon
Stepping into the darkened South Street Station power plant in Providence's Jewelry District is like stumbling upon a lost temple of the Industrial Age.
The...
Brooks donates $300,000 to Children’s Museum
Brooks Pharmacy has given a $30,000 grant to the Providence Children's Museum to sponsor Brooks Pharmacy Free Sundays through December of this year, enabling...
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