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UNIQUE ITEMS: Andrea Belanger, owner of the online boutique and reseller Penny & June Vintage, holds up one of her glassware pieces. PBN PHOTO/TRACY JENKINS

Belanger sees strong demand for antiques after launching e-commerce shop

Entrepreneurship 06/05/2026

In recent decades, prospective homebuyers have largely been met by the color gray when touring houses. “Often, there’s this concept that something completely neutralized appeals...

OPEN FOR BIDS: Vallots Auctioneers founder Michael Dym with some of the art to be auctioned at his auction house in Providence. Dym started the business in New York City in 2003 but moved it to Providence in 2021.  PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Dym finds value in working with art

Art & Culture 09/12/2025

Michael Dym has always been drawn to all kinds of art, but not just making it. Before he could even walk, Dym would flip through...

CURIOUS COLLECTOR: Aardvark Antiques Inc. owner Arthur Grover, center, loves the thrill of the hunt for rare or unique items. Grover is pictured with his sons, Rocco Grover Silvestri, right, and Jay Grover Silvestri, general manager, at the Newport business. / PBN PHOTO/DAVID HANSEN

On the hunt for hidden gems

Entrepreneurship 05/27/2022

Arthur Grover loves the chase. Whether it was combing through the Cranston dump as a teenager or now traveling to Dubai and Thailand to...

TREASURE SEEKER: Heidi W. Stevens is the owner of Re– Antiques & Interiors in North Kingstown. Her fascination with antiques and artifacts began when she was a child discovering such items at a nearby grange during the summers. The fascination continued to grow as she got older. / PBN PHOTO/ELIZABETH GRAHAM

Passion for unique antiques, interior design drove Stevens to open her...

Entrepreneurship 11/12/2021

Heidi W. Stevens was raised in a former sea captain’s home in the Watch Hill neighborhood of Westerly where fantasies of a long forgotten...

COLLECTOR: Lazy Dog Antiquities owner Karen Amann finds most of her wares in yard sales, online auctions and on Facebook Marketplace. / PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

New shop in Providence offers affordable antiques

Entrepreneurship 04/02/2021

Refurbished desks, chairs and home accessories are finding new life thanks to Lazy Dog Antiquities, an antique store that opened in June just off...

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