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OPPOSED: Randall Rose, a member of the Kennedy Plaza Resilience Coalition, is pictured in front of one of the parcels next to the train station recommended for a new R.I. Public Transit Authority hub.
PBN PHOTO/PAUL J. SPETRINI

Stuck in transit: Is RIPTA’s long hunt for bus hub location...

In 2014, the R.I. Department of Transportation produced a video promising a state-of-the-art transit hub to replace the “overcrowded” Kennedy Plaza in downtown Providence,...
NEW PLANS: After more than a decade marked by delays and false starts, state transit leaders are now considering two new locations near Providence’s train station for a new transit hub that would move most buses out of Kennedy Plaza. 
PBN FILE PHOTO/­MICHAEL SALERNO

Transparency key to public trust in transit hub choice

Why can’t state transit leaders stick with a single location for a new Providence transit hub? After 11 years and 10 potential locations, there...

Five Questions With: Arnold ‘Buff’ Chace Jr.

Arnold “Buff” Chace Jr. is the founder and managing partner for Cornish Associates LP, a commercial and residential real estate firm in Providence, which...

Providence City Council can intervene in Chace real estate suit, judge...

PROVIDENCE – A judge on Monday ruled the Providence City Council can intervene in the lawsuit filed against the city regarding a controversial tax...
THE TAX BREAKS the city of Providence has given developer Arnold "Buff" Chace Jr. and entities controlled by Chace have prompted the City Council to hire legal help in potentially undoing that deal. / PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Could fighting tax deal prove costly for Providence?

The Providence City Council’s recent move to pursue legal action against a local developer’s tax deal may help the city recoup revenue from previously...
RORY'S MARKET & KITCHEN has opened on Washington Street in downtown Providence, where there has been a lack of retail food stores for years. PBN PHOTO/WILLIAM HAMILTON

An answer to downtown’s grocery store needs?

The COVID-19 pandemic may have altered the use of downtown districts throughout the country, but two grocery businesses are betting it hasn’t changed the...

Downtown Providence grocery store aiming for late summer opening

PROVIDENCE – An organic market and grocery store is now slated to open in downtown Providence by the end of the summer, after supply...
LASTING MARK? Providence Mayor Jorge O. Elorza, who cannot run in November for another term, is hopeful a renovated Industrial Trust Co. Building will add to the vibrancy of Kennedy Plaza, which the city is eying for a $140 million overhaul. / PBN PHOTO/PAMELA BHATIA

TO THE RESCUE? ‘Superman’ building project could key downtown recovery

The Industrial Trust Co. Building holds a towering place in Neil D. Steinberg’s memory. He started his banking career there nearly half a century ago,...
COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES ON WESTMINSTER and Weybosset streets in downtown Providence remained empty during the summer of 2021. Vacancies at several downtown properties have been prolonged and, in at least one case, prompted by the pandemic, as a result of work stoppages and shutdowns, according to several downtown real estate investors. PBN PHOTO/MARC LAROCQUE

Post-pandemic vacancies, optimism abound in downtown Providence

PROVIDENCE – Sign, sign, everywhere a sign: “Retail opportunity,” says one. “Prime retail space for lease,” another. “Available now.” There’s plenty of prime storefront space...
THE GROUND FLOOR retail space of the Nightingale Building on Washington Street in downtown Providence is expected to home to Rory's Market and Kitchen, an independent organic grocery store based in Dennis, Mass. PBN PHOTO/WILLIAM HAMILTON

Organic grocery store moving into downtown Providence

PROVIDENCE – An organic grocery store is coming from Cape Cod to downtown Providence this winter, bringing fresh, natural foods, dietary supplements and smoothies...
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