Fighting back vs. bad roads
Evidence of Rhode Island’s rough roads turns up regularly at Harold Crook’s Garage in Cranston. Bent wheel rims, flat tires and alignment problems can...
‘You win with good people’
J.L. “Lynn” Singleton | Providence Performing Arts Center CEO and presidentHere are some thoughts I have consistently found to be true over my decades...
She’s shaking up the routine
UP TO FIVE TIMES A DAY, the Lagree studio at CORE in Providence fills with people anticipating serious burn.“You’re shaking the entire time you’re...
Birch School revamps vocational program for intellectually disabled students
Providence officials are hoping a recent court decision puts to rest the tarnished history of the Harold H. Birch Vocational School.In 2013, the U.S....
BayCoast accepts marijuana-industry deposits
Legalizing marijuana is one thing, banking on it is another. At least one bank in the area, however, is venturing into those waters –...
R.I.’s medtech innovators get much-needed support
Fresh ideas are at the core of the medical-technology industry, but as Aidan Petrie saw during his tenure as chief innovation officer at Providence-based...
James Beard rejiggers the map
The James Beard Awards have become known as the Oscars of the food world. Competition has become intense as chefs and restaurateurs constantly search...
Bad roads should not be permanent part of Rhode Island experience
It’s not hard to find bad roads in Rhode Island, or any other state where winter settles. No local community is immune, though like...
Marijuana businesses need banks
BayCoast Bank is setting a much-needed standard locally with its public acceptance of deposits from businesses in the burgeoning marijuana industry.The Swansea-based bank has...
Five questions with Keith Kelly
Keith Kelly | Rhode Island market president, Citizens Bank1. What are your primary duties? A key part of the job is representing Citizens at...
