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Bruce Newbury

Hot wieners have a long history in Olneyville

Hot wieners from the New York System shop in the Olneyville section of Providence are their own food group. Greg Stevens, who co-owns the iconic...
SPREADING HER WINGS: Lindsay Kuhn launched her online career platform Wingspans Inc. after realizing there was a career opportunity gap for students in Providence while teaching at Nathan Bishop Middle School. 
COURTESY ­LINDSAY KUHN

Connecting students and job seekers to careers through storytelling

From the time she was a teenager in Coral Springs, Fla., Lindsay Kuhn recognized the power of storytelling. Throughout her career, that power has...
TEST RUN: Jorge Reyes of Providence displays pastries called pastelitos at the Culinary Hub of Providence – CHOP – a workforce training restaurant that’s due to open this spring in the Providence Public Library. Reyes is in the early stages of culinary ­training.
PBN PHOTO/­MICHAEL SALERNO

Building restaurant in Providence library is far from by the book

These days, it’s not so silent in the Providence Public Library. And PPL isn’t unique in that regard – while libraries haven’t completely abandoned quiet...
SPREAD THIN: Robert Andreozzi, co-owner and chef of Pizza Marvin, prepares dough for a pizza at the restaurant on Wickenden Street in Providence. In December 2022, a rave review on social media from Barstool Sports owner Dave Portnoy spurred so many orders, it disrupted the business for a time.
PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

Local pizza joints feel the power of just ‘one bite’

When Jeff Merlino, owner of Merlino’s Pizzeria in Cranston, heard that Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy was returning to Rhode Island in January to...
ANOTHER WORLD: Thomas ­Walters IV gives a virtual headset a try while his father, Thomas Walters III, looks on at the Youth Innovation STEAM Hub  event launched by the nonprofit Winner’s Circle XR Academy Inc. in Providence on Jan. 20. 
PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Why hasn’t VR become a key tool in classroom?

One day, students will start a class by jumping into an avatar and strolling into a digital replica of their classroom. But we are...
POSITIVE ­IMPACT: XBInsight Inc. President Kathi Graham-Leviss developed a database of thousands of jobs that predicts how successful someone will be at work from both a fit and performance ­perspective.
PBN PHOTO/
DAVID HANSEN

She has the insights to predict job success in terms of...

Anyone who’s watched “Succession,” the addictive saga about the mega-wealthy Roys, knows how it ends (spoiler alert): the family business doesn’t always remain in...
Bruce Newbury

Pop Up Supper Club returns at Castle Hill Inn

If you need something to brighten up your winter and your fatigued taste buds, Castle Hill Inn may have just the thing. The iconic...

Lists: High-Tech Funding Sources

Number of sources in Mass.: 10 Number of sources in R.I.: 9 SUBSCRIBERS: Click here to view the complete list. For information about participating in PBN’s Top Lists, or...

Lists: Meeting & Convention Facilities

Most meeting rooms: Four Points by Sheraton Norwood Meeting rooms: 30 Largest seating capacity: Amica Mutual Pavilion Seating capacity: 14,000 Maximum banquet seats: The R.I. Convention Center Banquet seats:...

Lists: Regional Hotels

Total number of guest rooms: 4,628 SUBSCRIBERS: Click here to view the complete list. For information about participating in PBN’s Top Lists, or to make additions or...
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