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NEW WORKSPACE: Peter Gillespie, senior vice president and branch manager for Cross Insurance Inc., stands at the entrance of the company’s new offices at The Foundry in Providence. 
PBN PHOTO/MATTHEW MCNULTY

‘Low supply and low demand’: R.I. office market undergoing ‘repositioning’

On a sunny summer morning at the Foundry in Providence, Cross Insurance Inc. employees move past exposed brick walls and soaring 14-foot ceilings before...
NEW NEIGHBOR: Centreville Bank is preparing to move into the Lauderdale Building on Westminster Street in downtown Providence, a few doors down from Chase Bank and The Washington Trust Co. 
PBN PHOTO/WILLIAM HAMILTON

Banks doubling down on downtown branches

Bristol County Savings Bank cut the ribbon on its new full-service branch at 5 Exchange St. in downtown Providence in March, placing another community...

Downtown vision needs leaders

Everyone loved former Mayor Joseph R. Paolino’s plan to give downtown Providence a makeover. The challenge, when it was first proposed in late 2024...

Trinity Brewhouse reopens after extensive renovation

PROVIDENCE – Trinity Brewhouse officially reopened under new ownership last week after what co-owner Angel Winpenny said was months of extensive and in some...

City provides $3.75M spark for WaterFire; is it enough to keep...

The city of Providence is using a $3.75 million sale-leaseback deal to come to the financial rescue of the popular WaterFire Providence, and supporters...

‘You Belong Here’ wayfinding trail set to drop anchors in Providence

PROVIDENCE – Beginning in September, the Downtown Providence Park Network wants to prove "You Belong Here." The public-private partnership announced Tuesday it is creating a...

‘There’s just no lunchtime crowd anymore’: Downtown Providence restaurateurs navigate post-COVID...

PROVIDENCE – Benjamin Sukle, owner and operator of Oberlin restaurant at 266 Westminster St., has seen many eateries come and go over the years...

Overwhelmed by debt, NicoBella’s in Providence to close: ‘I believed the...

PROVIDENCE – NicoBella's Family Restaurant is closing at the end of this month, swamped by post-pandemic debt after a decade of serving the downtown...

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...
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