Buzz kill? As R.I. prepares to expand cannabis licenses, sector’s future...
The last few years have been a struggle for Karen Ballou, owner of CultivatingRI LLC.
She’s been waiting for state regulators to assemble the framework...
2 colleges join forces to clear path for nurses
When Patricia Kelling’s son was born with severe heart problems years ago, she struggled to understand what was wrong.
“I didn’t know what the doctors...
Time ticking on World Cup push
With just a year to go before hundreds of thousands of soccer fans are expected to flood into the region for the 2026 FIFA...
Meet the Maker: Bristol-based skateboard manufacturer Is picking up momentum
(Editor’s note: This is the 34th installment in a monthly series highlighting some of the region’s unsung manufacturers that make products essential to the...
300 Bristol County Savings Bank employees volunteer at organizations in R.I.,...
CARING INVESTMENT: Bristol County Savings Bank employees volunteer to organize and sort books at the nonprofit Books Are Wings in Pawtucket. The work was...
Five Questions With: Dylan Zelazo
Dylan Zelazo | Executive director, Rhode Island Health and Educational Building Corp.
1. What role does the Rhode Island Health and Educational Building Corp....
Blue ADU helping homeowners turn extra space into needed housing
For years, David Sisson has seen clients’ interest in building accessory dwelling units dashed by restrictive state laws. When those laws were loosened last...
Pop-up turned gift shop one of first small businesses to anchor...
When local artists Margaret Carelton and Johanna Fisher decided to host a monthlong pop-up shop in 2002, they simply wanted to showcase the cool...
As funding shrinks, focus on training goes local
In response to unpredictable federal funding and constrained state budgets, officials at the nonprofit organization Skills for Rhode Island’s Future say they’re adapting their...
Milhams receive 2025 Hope Harris Award from AIDS Project Rhode Island
BETH AND RUSS MILHAM, residents of Newport, were recently presented with the 2025 Hope Harris Award by AIDS Project Rhode Island. The award, named...
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