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NEW LIFE? After sitting vacant for nine years, Providence’s “Superman” building would be revived for residential and other uses under a $220 million plan that still needs some city approvals. / PBN FILE PHOTO/CHRIS BERGENHEIM

Saving ‘Superman’ part of bold post-COVID vision

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It was a scene reminiscent of a 2003 gathering in the governor’s office that was then occupied by Republican Donald L. Carcieri. At that...

BREADMAKERS: Jeffrey Collins fulfilled a dream last year when he opened his own bakery, South County Bread Co., with his wife, Keri Lyn, in South Kingstown. /PBN PHOTO/ELIZABETH GRAHAM

Collins’ bakery thriving after couple ‘catapults’ into breadmaking business

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After baking bread for Belmont Market for many years, Jeffrey Collins decided it was time to pursue his dream of owning a bakery. The South...

Paid family leave equals happiness

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The U.S. remains the only advanced economy without federal paid leave, despite overwhelming support for this benefit. Employers are free to provide this benefit at...

QUALITY TIME: Heather Mayo, founder and owner of Sweet Peas Village in East Greenwich, reads to a few kindergarten students on St. Patrick’s Day. The school has 22 classrooms and serves 230 students between the ages of 6 weeks and 5 years old. / PBN PHOTO/ELIZABETH GRAHAM

Sweet Peas Village creates foundation for kids to succeed, learn and...

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Heather Mayo was a sophomore in college when she saw a television show about abused children in child care, prompting her to change her...

Doctors could be undermining COVID fight

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American attitudes toward scientific expertise have become increasingly contentious in recent years. But many people across the political spectrum still place high levels of...

Suddenly, the new U.S. union movement

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In a result that could reverberate across the U.S., the independent Amazon Labor Union – first formed in 2020 by Chris Smalls, an Amazon.com...

FAMILY AFFAIR: The Persson family, owners of The Nordic Lodge in Charlestown, attend the New England Food Show at the Boston Convention and Visitors Center during the first weekend of April. From left: Pelle Persson, Steve Persson, Cole Persson, Brent Log and Shane Libert. / COURTESY BEN NEWBURY

Buffets are back on the menu

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One of the most often asked questions received in the last few months from those on the diner side of the table is when...

Richard Godfrey / PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

Five Questions With: Richard Godfrey

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Richard Godfrey | Executive director, Roger Williams University interdisciplinary Real Estate Program 1. What do you hope students will learn from your new interdisciplinary real...

Southcoast Community Foundation wins 2021 APEX Award

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SARAH ROSE is the director of engagement for the Southcoast Community Foundation, which recently won a 2021 APEX Award from the One SouthCoast Chamber...