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WORK ENVIRONMENT: Independent journalist Steve Ahlquist taps out a story on his laptop at the Rochambeau Library in Providence. He’s covered social issues for a few small local blogs and now publishes on the digital platform Substack.  PBN PHOTO/ MICHAEL SALERNO

BROKEN NEWS? Outlets in search of sustainable community journalism model

Cover Story 11/21/2025

Tapping away at his laptop at the Rochambeau Library in Providence, Steve Ahlquist doesn’t look the part of a pioneer. He began reporting on Rhode...

NEW WHEELS: Salve Regina University has launched a new health and mobile outreach program that includes a 40-foot vehicle staffed by nursing students and professors, who will be making the rounds to local organizations for health education.  COURTESY SALVE REGINA UNIVERSITY

Salve nursing students take detour from classroom

Education 10/24/2025

After several semesters of delivering presentations and listening to them in a humdrum classroom, Salve Regina University senior Taylor Barnaby is hitting the road. And...

OVERSEER: The Miriam Hospital President Maria Ducharme talks about the construction planned at the hospital for the next few years.  PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

HOSPITAL MAKEOVERS: Health systems look for shot in the arm from...

Cover Story 10/10/2025

The administrative wing of The Miriam Hospital on Providence’s East Side is a mess these days, and hospital President Maria Ducharme couldn’t be happier...

SURF’S UP: Owner and instructor Bobby Drought developed the business plan for what would become Rhody Surf, which teaches surf lessons and offers equipment rentals, as part of an MBA program capstone project before launching it as a fully realized business in 2011.  PBN PHOTO/DAVID HANSEN

Riding the waves with Rhody Surf

Entrepreneurship 10/10/2025

Despite Rhode Island’s status as the Ocean State, Bobby Drought recognizes that people generally don’t associate its coastline with one of the most widely...

NEW BLOOD: Richard Wiscott, provost at Johnson & Wales University, says the university is always looking for new adjunct professors because “they bring current, real-world experience into the classroom and help keep our academic programs relevant.” COURTESY JOHNSON & WALES UNIVERSITY

IN DEMAND: Adjuncts fill growing need in college classrooms

Digital Special Editions 10/10/2025

Think back on your college days and some of your favorite professors were likely adjuncts. Adjunct faculty have long played an essential role in...

Glenn Robertelli / PBN FILE PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

R.I.: Small state, big impact

Digital Special Editions 10/10/2025

It is easy to see why Glenn Robertelli is bullish on Rhode Island life sciences. In 2023, the sector employed more than 6,000 Rhode...

Brown remains No. 13 in U.S. News’ best colleges, PC moves...

Education 09/23/2025

PROVIDENCE – Brown University tied Dartmouth College as the 13th-best national university, while Providence College moved up among the best regional universities, in U.S....

What does merger of large R.I. physician groups mean for cost,...

Health Services 09/12/2025

Brown University Health is preparing to absorb one of the state’s largest physician groups, putting more than 1,500 doctors under one entity – a...

Former R.I. police lieutenant appointed senior VP, director of security at...

Financial Services 09/01/2025

SMITHFIELD – Navigant Credit Union has appointed former R.I. State Police Lt. Richard Ptaszek as its new senior vice president and director of security. In...