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THE MIRAMAR ESTATE, a Gilded Age mansion on Bellevue Avenue in Newport that has been a private residence since it was built in 1915, will be open to the public when it becomes a museum upon the deaths of its current owners, Stephen and Christine Schwarzman. / COURTESY GUSTAVE WHITE SOTHEBY'S INTERNATIONAL REALTY

Miramar estate in Newport to become museum … eventually

Hospitality & Tourism 08/09/2024

NEWPORT – Another Gilded Age mansion along Bellevue Avenue is set to become a historic museum once the current owners die. The Miramar estate, which...

JOHN HOWELL, longtime owner and publisher of Beacon Communications Inc., will soon sell his newspaper company to Joy E. Fox, former U.S. congressional candidate and CEO of Clarendon Group in Jamestown. Fox will also become the company's publisher. / PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Newspaper company Beacon Communications to be sold to Clarendon Group CEO...

Business Services 05/09/2024

WARWICK – Even after she left Beacon Communications Inc. two decades ago to pursue careers in government and public relations, Joy E. Fox still has...

THE BRICK ALLEY PUB at 140 Thames St., Newport, has been sold to The Heritage Restaurant Group. / PBN FILE PHOTO/KATE WHITNEY LUCEY

Brick Alley Pub in Newport sold to Heritage Restaurant Group

Hospitality & Tourism 04/22/2024

NEWPORT – A dining staple within the city is now under new ownership. Ralph and Pat Plumb of Plumb Inc. announced April 20 that they...

Projo parent company posts $10.3M profit in Q1

Economic Activity 05/04/2023

PROVIDENCE – Gannett Co., parent of The Providence Journal and other local papers, posted a $10.3 million profit in the first quarter of 2023....

PBN earns 9 RIPA awards

Industries 05/01/2023

WARWICK – Providence Business News earned nine awards, including a pair of first-place honors, at the annual Rhode Island Press Association Editorial Awards Banquet at...

Providence Journal’s top editor among Gannett layoffs

Economic Activity 12/07/2022

PROVIDENCE – The Providence Journal's top editor, David Ng, is losing his job as parent company Gannett Co. goes through a fresh round of...

THE NEWPORT DAILY NEWS will cease printing its Wednesday hard copy print edition starting the week of April 25. That's day's paper will switch to online only. / COURTESY THE NEWPORT DAILY NEWS

Newport Daily News to cease print edition on Wednesdays

Business Services 04/05/2022

MIDDLETOWN – The Newport Daily News, one of multiple Gannett Co.-owned local newspapers in Rhode Island and Massachusetts, will be eliminating its Wednesday physical...

Former home of Newport Daily News sells for $3.6M

Real Estate 11/05/2020

NEWPORT – The newspaper office building that was the home of the Newport Daily News for decades has been sold to James L. Hildebrand,...

THE PROVIDENCE JOURNAL, among other GateHouse Media properties, are shortening print subscriber's subscription length by charging them for supplemental inserts. The Journal reserves the right to charge customers up to $132 per year with the practice, significantly shortening the term of a subscription. / PBN FILE PHOTO/BRIAN MCDONALD

ProJo, other GateHouse pubs, shortening subscriptions by charging for inserts

Economic Activity 11/12/2018

PROVIDENCE – Special supplements included in a subscription to the print edition of the Providence Journal, and delivered whether requested or not, can shorten...