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Providence second-best town to visit in America, CNN says

PROVIDENCE – The state's capital city has been named the second-best town to visit in America by CNN.  The global cable news network based in...
LINDSAY WALSA, center, of CVS Health Corp., speaks with a Bryant University student during the university's Career Fair back in September. Bryant officials feel the university does more than enough to prepare students for life after graduation and does not need to implement a "job guarantee" program similar to what Curry College in Milton, Mass., is launching. / COURTESY BRYANT UNIVERSITY/PAM MURRAY

Curry College will offer graduates a job guarantee. Should local colleges...

PROVIDENCE – Less than a year after becoming Curry College’s new president, Jay Gonzalez needed to find a way to make his Milton, Mass.-based...
BROWN UNIVERSITY was given a 5-star rating by Money Magazine in the publication's annual "The Best Colleges in America" list. / AP FILE PHOTO/STEVEN SENNE

9 local colleges named in Money Magazine’s ‘Best Colleges in America’

PROVIDENCE – Nine local colleges were recently noted among the top 745 higher education institutions in the U.S. by Money Magazine in the national...
STRONG SKILLS: Carley Ferrara is the owner of Iron Mountain Forge & Furniture, a metal fabrication and design company in Providence specializing in furniture and decor that also offers “Sip & Smash” blacksmithing classes and beer tastings. Welding in the background is Devon Jalette.
PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

It’s all within her hands

Carley Ferrara, owner of Iron Mountain Forge & Furniture, knew from a young age that she wanted to work with her hands. Finding her...
Matt DuPlessie / COURTESY LEVEL99/KATE WEISER

Five Questions With: Matt DuPlessie

Matt DuPlessie | CEO, Level99 in Providence Place mall 1. This is the second Level99 located in a shopping mall. Did you see opportunity...
PROVIDENCE MAYOR Brett P. Smiley has floated the possibility of removing the bike lanes on South Water Street to make more room for motor vehicles while part of the Washington Bridge is rebuilt over two years. / PBN PHOTO

Possibility of removing South Water St. bike lanes creates a divide

As state and Providence city officials look to address the continuing impacts of the Washington Bridge closure, a different type of transit infrastructure could...
THE RIGHT INGREDIENTS: Tom Chang, pictured, who studied food and beverage management at Johnson & Wales University, Jenny Lu and Tony Chen joined forces to open Charuma Inc. in Providence in 2021.
PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

Everybody’s Business: A partnership formed from common connection

(Editor’s note: This is the 41st installment in a monthly series speaking with minority business owners and leaders. Each will be asked their views...

Public viewing of Independent Man ends Jan. 5

PROVIDENCE – Time is running out for people to see the Independent Man up close and personal. The 800-pound statue that normally sits atop the...
JOHNSON & WALES UNIVERSITY next year will require students to live on campus for their first three years. / PBN FILE PHOTO/JAMES BESSETTE

Do on-campus college residency requirements limit student choice?

PROVIDENCE – Meeting new roommates, decorating one’s dorm room and making an acres-large campus one’s home for several months are all part of a...

Wickenden St. project raises a question of character

Does a single building have the power to alter the nature of a neighborhood? Opponents of a proposed 75-unit apartment building on Wickenden Street in...
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