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NEIGHBORHOOD PRIDE: Olin Thompson, a ­Jewelry District resident and amateur historian, points to the architectural features on a stone building at 110 Elm St. that was once a foundry and is now leased by Brown University for administrative and medical offices. 
PBN PHOTO/CLAUDIA CHIAPPA

Brown’s land of opportunity: University’s expansion is welcomed but is school...

Olin Thompson’s Jewelry District walking tour begins at the corner of Richmond and Ship streets in Providence, on a plaza covered in stepped, wooden...
WATCHFUL EYE: Providence City Councilman John Goncalves, a Brown graduate, says the university’s expansion can’t come at the expense of much-needed city taxes. 
PBN FILE PHOTO/­MICHAEL SALERNO

Jewelry District’s promise tied to Brown’s ongoing expansion

Providence’s Jewelry District has a proud past as a national manufacturing hub and may one day be the innovation and design center city marketers...
MARY JO CALLAN will become Brown University's new vice president for community engagement. / COURTESY BROWN UNIVERSITY

Brown University creates new VP position to deepen relationships with city,...

PROVIDENCE – Brown University announced Wednesday that it has established a new cabinet-level position that will lead community engagement strategies and initiatives in order...
BROWN UNIVERSITY has acquired 10 parcels within Providence's Jewelry District from Care New England Health System for an undisclosed amount. / COURTESY BROWN UNIVERSITY

Brown University acquires 10 Jewelry District parcels from Care New England

PROVIDENCE – A day after it announced early plans to construct a new life sciences building, Brown University has acquired 10 parcels that are...
THE DOWNTOWN DESIGN REVIEW COMMITTEE voted on Monday, Dec. 13, 2021, to grant a third six-month extension for a 10-story apartment project to commence construction at 151-155 Chestnut St. / PHOTO COURTESY PROVIDENCE PLANNING DEPARTMENT

Apartment project in Jewelry District granted 3rd 6-month extension

PROVIDENCE – The Downtown Design Review Committee on Monday granted a third six-month extension for a 10-story apartment project to start construction at 151-155...

Most-read stories on PBN.com, June 2021

1. RIDE, R.I. Department of Human Services ­announce Summer P-EBT benefits POSTED ONLINE: JULY 6. The R.I. Department of Education and the R.I. Department...

Providence Foundation opposes elements of RIDOT’s bus proposal

PROVIDENCE – The Providence Foundation has joined transit advocates in voicing their opposition to parts of the state’s latest bus route proposal. The proposed plan, called the Providence...
CREATIVE CAPITAL: Margaret Hartigan, co-founder and CEO of Marstone, a digital financial platform with offices in Providence, speaks with Benjamin Baker, head of sales. Hartigan says she chose to base her company in Providence because of the “incredible level of creativity and diversity here.” / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Hartigan’s fully invested in fintech firm she created

Margaret Hartigan found a lot to like about Providence. Hartigan, the co-founder and CEO of the financial-technology company Marstone Inc., is a New Hampshire native...
Margaret Hartigan

Emerging innovation hub drew us to R.I.

When you think of innovation hubs, perhaps the San Francisco Bay Area and New York spring to mind, or maybe a global city such...
THE I-195 REDEVELOPMENT District Commission will consider changes to development guidelines in December. / PBN PHOTO MARY MACDONALD

I-195 Commission considers new guidelines calling for taller buildings, less housing

PROVIDENCE – Prompted by a new state law that allows large economic development districts to bypass local zoning, the I-195 Redevelopment District Commission is...
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