R.I. reenters Nurse Licensure Compact to stave off potential hospital staff...
After seeing what the shortage of health care workers did to Rhode Island hospitals during the COVID-19 pandemic, the state decided to reenter the...
Long-Raterron shares love of baking through Cynthia’s Cottage Kitchen
Though her professional background is in education, baking has always been part of Cynthia Long-Raterron’s life and after finding herself drawn to cooking and...
Five Questions With: Dr. Nadine Hewamudalige
5Q: Dr. Nadine Hewamudalige | Vice president and chief medical officer, The Providence Community Health Centers Inc.
1. What are your priorities in your...
The best use for pandemic aid?
Gov. Daniel J. McKee’s $13.7 billion fiscal 2025 budget recommends “reprogramming” $51.7 million of the roughly $700 million in unspent State Fiscal Recovery Funds...
To Savor: Expand your wine horizon
I just returned home from a trip to Piedmont, Italy, a northern region that borders France and Switzerland.
Piedmont is also renowned for its red...
Reining in AI means figuring what’s feasible
Concern about generative artificial intelligence technologies seems to be growing almost as fast as the spread of the technologies themselves. These worries are driven...
Students do better when teachers get mental health support
When it comes to mental health at school, typically the focus is on helping students, especially after the COVID-19 pandemic. But as school officials...
Sutherland keeps Island Books’ story going strong
Whether she’s reading fictional fantasies or enlightening memoirs, Laurie Sutherland says she’s always loved books because of the knowledge she gains from each one.
“I’ve...
Union Studio wins Gindroz Award for Excellence in Affordable Housing
DON POWERS is the founding partner of Providence-based architectural firm Union Studio Architecture & Community Design Inc., which recently received the 2023 Gindroz Award...
Highway out of the comfort zone
Once upon a time, a king was given two baby eagles as a gift, and he assigned a caretaker to raise and train them....



















