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PROTECTION PLAN: Gian Gentile, left, and brother Brendan Gentile, owners of SecurityRI.com, say the company receives more calls this time of year from businesses looking for security against shoplifters.  PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Shop owners bracing for theft before holidays

Economy 11/24/2023

Stressed about the holidays already? You’re not alone. Every year, shop owners not only worry about stocking shelves with the right products, they also need...

TRIAL BY FIRE: Elizabeth Welch started her Providence ceramics studio, Anyhow Studio, in 2021 after sensing there was a need for instruction on ceramics beyond beginner-level courses.  PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

After leap of faith, ceramics studio takes shape

Art & Culture 11/24/2023

When Elizabeth Welch opened Anyhow Studio, she wasn’t quite sure what to expect. She was no stranger to leading ceramics courses in Providence, having taught...

SHOW OF HANDS: Rhode Island College social work student Julianna Alcantra, center, participates in the welcome event held by Atrévete Center of Excellence for Latinx/Hispanic Social Work Practice at the start of the fall semester. With her is, from the foreground, fellow students Vanessa Sanchez, Olivia Campos and Crissany Nazario.  COURTESY RHODE ISLAND COLLEGE

Closing R.I.’s language gap in behavioral health care

Education 11/24/2023

When Joise Garzon embarked on her career several years ago after completing Rhode Island College’s Master of Social Work program, colleagues and acquaintances would...

WHAT’S IN STORE? Sisters Karen Deutsch, left, and Ellen Deutsch have launched a home décor business in Providence called Stewart House. PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Décor shop has worldly aesthetic

Art & Culture 11/24/2023

If sisters Karen and Ellen Deutsch were to characterize their personal styles by a country, Ellen’s would be defined by “the textures and sweetness...

Shopping spree

Executive Poll 11/24/2023

Do you plan to shop on Black Friday or during Small Business Saturday? No: 60% Yes: 40% How soon do you begin holiday shopping? Early December: 60% November: 40% Last...

BROWN UNIVERSITY'S Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology will move its artifacts and staff from Bristol to renovated space at 1 Davol Square in Providence in the fall of 2025. / COURTESY BROWN UNIVERSITY

Brown University to move Haffenreffer Museum from Bristol to Providence

Art & Culture 11/22/2023

PROVIDENCE – Those looking to observe Brown University’s 1 million ethnographic objects and archaeological specimens displayed in the Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology will have...

Providence Public Schools partners with First Student to deploy first electric school buses in...

Education 11/21/2023

PROVIDENCE – Hundreds of Providence Public School District students will soon be riding electric buses to and from school, PPSD and First Student recently...

Five Questions With: Paula Hudson

In Their Own Words 11/21/2023

Paula Hudson is the executive director of Better Lives Rhode Island, having joined the organization in 2018 as a case manager. She leads a...

Boy Scouts Narragansett Council collects more than 75 tons of food

Nonprofit 11/21/2023

PROVIDENCE – The Boy Scouts of America Narragansett Council collected more than 75 tons of food across Rhode Island, Massachusetts and Connecticut during the...