1. 2 Providence restaurants among Bon Appetit’s top 50 new eateries in U.S. POSTED ONLINE: SEPT. 11 Aleppo Sweets and Big King, based in Providence, were named among the top 50 best new restaurants in the U.S. in 2019, according to the restaurant online publication Bon Appetit. Aleppo Sweets is a Syrian bakery specializing in baklava, headed by baker Youssef Akhtarini. Big King is the restaurant by chef James Mark (the local acclaimed chef is known for his restaurant north) in north’s former location at 3 Luongo Square in Providence.
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2. New apartment building proposed in Jewelry District of Providence POSTED ONLINE: SEPT. 10 A new 12-story, 131-residential-unit building to be built in Providence’s Jewelry District was proposed before the city’s Downtown Design Review Committee. The building, proposed by Providence Chestnut I LLC, would take the place of two existing buildings at 151 and 155 Chestnut St., and include studio apartments, one- and two-bedroom apartments, and retail space.
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3. Brown remains No. 14 nationally, PC hits No. 1 regionally in U.S. News 2020 Best Colleges survey POSTED ONLINE: SEPT. 9 Brown University ranked No. 14 among top national universities and Providence College was deemed the No. 1 regional university in the North in the 2020 U.S. News & World Report annual Best Colleges survey. PC’s ranking improved from last year’s No. 2 ranking, while Brown’s ranking was unchanged.
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4. URI receives $35M gift from Thomas and Cathy Ryan POSTED ONLINE: SEPT. 16 Former CVS Health Corp. Chairman, CEO and President Thomas M. Ryan and his wife, Cathy, made a $35 million contribution to the University of Rhode Island. The money will help fund academic matters, such as expansion of research and teaching capacity in neuroscience and to create a scholars program to attract “high-performing students.”
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5. 6 local colleges and universities make top 250 in 2020 WSJ rankings POSTED ONLINE: SEPT. 5 Four Rhode Island colleges and universities and two Bristol County, Mass., institutions ranked in the top 250 schools for 2020, as determined by the Wall Street Journal and the Times Higher Education in the organizations’ rankings. Brown University, Bryant University, Providence College, Rhode Island School of Design, Stonehill College and Wheaton College were among more than 800 schools graded on outcomes, resources, engagement, environment and value.
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6.Bed, Bath & Beyond says its Providence Place mall store is closing POSTED ONLINE: SEPT. 24 pbn.com/bed-bath-beyond-says-its-providence-place-mall-store-is-closing
7. Forbes names 5 R.I. wealth advisers among ‘Best-In-State Next-Gen Advisors’POSTED ONLINE: SEPT. 20 pbn.com/forbes-names-5-r-i-wealth-advisers-among-best-in-state-next-gen-advisors
8. Mello named PBN editor POSTED ONLINE: SEPT. 24 pbn.com/mello-named-pbn-editor
9. Providence penthouse condo sells for $1.5M POSTED ONLINE: SEPT. 6 pbn.com/providence-penthouse-condo-sells-for-1-5m
10. ‘Hamilton’ to return to Providence’s PPAC POSTED ONLINE: SEPT. 24 pbn.com/hamilton-to-return-to-providences-ppac
