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Smiley finds right balance on PVDFest

Even Mother Nature seemingly didn’t like Providence Mayor Brett P. Smiley’s decision to tinker with PVDFest last year. But at least the mayor has...

Japanese market coming to downtown Providence this spring

PROVIDENCE – Downtown residents and visitors who have longed for more grocery stores in the area will soon have a new option as owners...
RORY's MARKET + KITCHEN is ready to open Friday on Washington Street in downtown Providence. Rory Eames, right, owner and CEO, was at the front door on Thursday, telling a potential customer trying to enter the store to return the next day. At left, one of the employees puts the finishing touches on some displays. PBN PHOTO/WILLIAM HAMILTON

Organic market set to open in downtown Providence Friday

PROVIDENCE – The owner of a Massachusetts-based specialty organic market chain will be welcoming customers to its first Rhode Island location Friday, providing a...
A MOTORIST PULLS into an open parking spot along Empire Street in downtown Providence on one recent afternoon. PBN PHOTO

Do concerns about parking deter you from patronizing businesses located in...

Parking has always been a source of complaints in Providence. For people accustomed to driving to a suburban shopping plaza, they're used to finding...
ONE OF NUMEROUS surface parking lots in downtown Providence is located next to the Arcade and across from the Industrial Trust Co. Building on Westminister Street. / PBN FILE PHOTO/FRANK MULLIN

Many argue lack of downtown parking not the problem it once...

A longtime concern of visitors to downtown Providence – the lack of parking – has become a less-pressing issue as the city is still...
PAOLINO PROPERTIES LP announced on Wednesday, March 9, 2022, that it purchased the The Westminster Square Building at 10 Dorrance St. in downtown Providence, also known as the Howard Building, for $6.55 million at a public auction. / COURTESY PAOLINO PROPERTIES LP

Paolino Properties LP buys Westminster Square Building for $6.55M

PROVIDENCE – Paolino Properties LP announced Wednesday that it purchased The Westminster Square Building downtown for $6.55 million at a public auction. The property, also...
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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