Tag: Barnaby Evans
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For 40 years, Providence Business News has been reporting on the economic and workforce changes, challenges and milestones that have helped shape the Rhode...
Driving Forces: Barnaby Evans
Barnaby Evans
WaterFire Providence executive artistic director
JUST WHEN IT looked as if the flames might finally die out, WaterFire Providence came roaring back in 2026,...
PBN celebrates 40th anniversary with business community
PAWTUCKET – Providence Business News on Thursday celebrated four decades of providing business journalism to Rhode Island and southeastern Massachusetts at its 40th Anniversary...
Providence New Year’s Eve festivities returning to ring in 2025
PROVIDENCE – Promising fun for all ages, the 2nd annual New Year's Eve celebration co-hosted by the Providence Tourism Council is kicking off Tuesday at...
Peter Mello stepping down as leader of WaterFire to take job...
PROVIDENCE – Peter Mello will be leaving his post as managing director and co-CEO of WaterFire Providence at the end of August to take...
‘WaterFire Day’ celebrates release of 2023 schedule
PROVIDENCE – City and state officials Wednesday welcomed the 2023 WaterFire schedule by designating April 19 as “WaterFire Day,” complete with an evening lighting.
Organized...
Barnaby Evans
In a typical year, WaterFire Providence attracts between 60,000 and 100,000 for each river lighting in the capital city. Visitors fill local restaurants and...
WaterFire commemorates new season with lighting of braziers
PROVIDENCE – WaterFire will once again see the lighting of its braziers, after being dark for the first time in its 25-year history during...
KEEPING THE FLAME ALIVE: WaterFire, other arts groups key to R.I....
WaterFire Providence entered 2020 with big plans.
The nonprofit arts organization was preparing to mark the 25th anniversary since the first fires were lit on...
IntraCity Geeks and CareerDevs offer new iniatives, partnerships
PROVIDENCE – IntraCity Geeks, the computer science education nonprofit founded by tech guru and entrepreneur Arnell Milhouse, has partnered with WaterFire Providence to expand...
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