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JUST CHILLING: White-hot R.I. luxury market shows early sign of cooling...
By most measures, 2022 was a banner year for Rhode Island’s luxury real estate market. A total of 617 homes sold for more than...
SCHOOL DAZE: RIC searches for identity amid severe enrollment drop
Erik Christiansen didn’t know much about Rhode Island College when he agreed to take a job teaching history there in 2010.
The Maryland native quickly...
HELPERS HURTING: Nonprofits overwhelmed by needs and no end in sight
In nearly 15 years of working at poverty relief nonprofit Amos House, Jessica Salter has seen the toll that food and housing insecurity has...
Holiday cliffhanger: How long will merry feeling last for shoppers, retailers?
Karen Beebe’s Christmas season began months ago, in the heat of August, when she placed an order for 360 holiday ornaments.
For Beebe, the owner...
DECISIONS, DECISIONS… Simmering financial issues await Mayor-elect Smiley
Brett Smiley is no stranger to Providence City Hall. In 2015 and 2016, he was chief operating officer for Mayor Jorge O. Elorza. On...
A GROWING WORKFORCE: New labor pipeline emerging for legalized recreational cannabis
Celia Kinneary entered Johnson & Wales University’s culinary program with a grand vision of opening her own bakery and brewery someday, but now those...
BUILDING BLOCKS: Jade components play crucial role in defense, aerospace tech
Don Boyle picks up a palm-sized model of the Apollo 11 lunar lander from Jade Manufacturing Co.’s conference table and smiles as he looks...
A rank and file revival: New labor movement hits R.I.
Starbucks customers swinging through the drive-thru on a June morning in Warwick were greeted by something many weren’t expecting: a group of baristas and...
Ready to spend: R.I. cities, towns have differing ideas about how...
The historic Conimicut Shoal Lighthouse at the mouth of the Providence River is far from being the shining beacon it once was, but Warwick...
What to do with a windfall? $1B in ARPA money may...
After years of grappling with gaping budget deficits, state legislators are facing a problem in the 2022 General Assembly session unlike any they’ve seen...
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