More clinicians hitting streets with Providence’s first responders
Most mornings, 28-year-old Rachel Armada accompanies a Providence police officer during a shift, riding along in a cruiser as they answer calls. She’s at...
MAKING A MARK: Gaining influence takes time in U.S. House
When he arrived at the U.S. Capitol in January 2001 as a newly elected House member, Rep. James R. Langevin, D-R.I., understood that helping...
CODE RED: Amid closures, nursing homes fight for survival
At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in the spring of 2020, the staff at Cherry Hill Manor Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Johnston...
With acquisitions, Citizens’ focus grows much wider
Citizens Financial Group Inc.’s headquarters holds a prominent place in downtown Providence. The 13-story building stands guard over the confluence of the Woonasquatucket and...
In Pawtucket, a feeling of déjà vu with Tidewater Landing?
Pawtucket Mayor Donald R. Grebien says the merits of the financially troubled Tidewater Landing project should be enough to persuade the R.I. Commerce Corp....
THE NEW GUARD: Fuller says UMass Dartmouth has many capabilities to...
(Editor’s note: This is the sixth installment in an occasional series of interviews with the region’s new wave of higher education leaders.)
Mark Fuller acknowledges...
Will bar exam undergo more change in future?
A year after Rhode Island lowered its passing score for the bar examination, the effect on pass rates remains murky.
In March 2021, the R.I....
Business community accepts R.I. cannabis act
After years of fighting against the legalization of recreational marijuana use, many Rhode Island business leaders say they’re now satisfied with parts of the...
SHADES OF GREEN: Can Providence’s working waterfront be both livable and...
Owning a home near the water isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. At least not for Linda Perri, who lives a mile west...
Mass. business incubator arrives in Providence
Getting a business off the ground is no easy feat, especially for people of color.
And if Rhode Island’s undersized share of minority-owned businesses is...
