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Providence nightlife has gone to new heights
The nightlife landscape in Providence is evolving skyward.
There is a trend toward rooftop establishments that seek to offer what industry experts call a “differentiated”...
Tenant-landlord legal battle playing out amid a housing crisis
A bitter dispute between a local landlord and a group of his former tenants over living conditions has entered a new chapter as the...
On Aquidneck Island, school merger talks reignite debate
If a child growing up on Aquidneck Island entered kindergarten in the year that Middletown and Newport first broached the idea of merging school...
New federal student loan rules remove nursing’s ‘professional’ status reclassify nursing
It’s no secret that Rhode Island hospitals, like many health care facilities throughout the U.S., have grappled with increasingly steep nurse shortages in recent...
New substance withdrawal program proves to be success story
After Mercedes Faust was arrested for driving under the influence and spent a day in the psychiatric unit at a local hospital nearly a...
Employers moving cautiously when it comes to hiring
Employers are adopting a cautious and strategic approach to hiring in 2026, giving careful consideration to economic conditions, which are giving no clear indication...
R.I. hashing out rules for hemp-infused beverages
Derek Gould, chief marketing officer of Monarch Emulsions LLC, says that while craft beer and spirit brands continue to roll out their own hemp-infused...
Demand only heating up for kitchen facilities
Often noted as “the smallest town in the smallest county in the smallest state,” Warren boasts the highest number of food processing licenses in...
Rhode Island driving innovation by turning tech into product
Inside Octo Product Development Inc.’s Providence design lab, designers are busy building early versions of technologies that could reshape maritime travel, from all-electric seagliders...
Birthing center’s future still a source of worry
When Cassie Voll was first seen at Newport Hospital’s Noreen Stonor Drexel Birthing Center, she arrived on the heels of “a really bad experience...
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