Tag: AS220
AS220 appoints Duffy to new ED role, following departure of artistic...
PROVIDENCE – The leadership duo of Shey Rivera and Shauna Duffy, which co-led AS220 for the past three years, will dissolve at the end...
Transgender bathroom issue moves to the fore
Before starting a $4 million remodeling of its Empire Street complex in downtown Providence, leaders of the nonprofit community arts organization AS220 thought carefully...
AS220 launches $5M fundraising campaign for building improvements
PROVIDENCE – AS220 has begun its $5 million “All Access Campaign” to raise capital for upcoming improvements to its Empire Street property.
The money will...
Is Providence ready to make good on a 38-year-old commitment to...
As founder of AS220, Bert Crenca travels frequently. He often speaks to national audiences about the alternative-arts organization, one of the largest such nonprofits...
RIF awards $130K to organizations serving African-American community
PROVIDENCE – In recognition of black history month, the Rhode Island Foundation is awarding $130,000 in grants and scholarships to the local African-American community...
Five Questions With: Brian Jepson
Providence Geeks and its technology meetups – rich with food, knowledge and networking – celebrates its 12-year anniversary next month. Providence Business News spoke...
Curbs to historic tax credit could hurt R.I.
A proposed change to the federal tax code could have outsized impact on Rhode Island, where historic but dilapidated mill buildings and commercial structures...
Roger Williams University, Loud-Hailer pilot hyperlocal app
PROVIDENCE – Roger Williams University’s School of Continuing Studies worked with digital communication company Loud-Hailer on a mobile app – Providence2GO – which allows...
IYRS Mobile Maker Lab to visit Providence Geeks
PROVIDENCE – For their October meetup, Providence Geeks will host the Rhode Island Mobile Maker Lab, a project of the IYRS School of Technology...
Relocation of north to Dean Hotel a local restaurant-culture win
Owned by chef James Mark, Providence restaurant north announced it will be relocating to the Dean Hotel this September, replacing the current German eatery,...