Tag: Smith Hill
Baba’s Original New York System closing at end of month
PROVIDENCE – After serving patrons on Smith Hill for nearly 100 years, Baba’s Original New York System is closing its doors for good at...
Hoping for the best, planning for the worst: R.I. FY26 budget...
Health care may have received top billing in the revised $14.3 billion fiscal year 2026 budget lawmakers unveiled late Tuesday night, but the silent star...
R.I. overspent on film tax credits in 2022, creating unexpected $3.2M...
From “The Gilded Age” to “Hocus Pocus 2,” Rhode Island has played a starring role in a growing number of TV shows, movies, commercials...
Conservative, progressive Dems jockey to lead the R.I. Senate
Providence Democratic Sen. Frank Ciccone III says he’s seeking a Senate leadership spot as a way to pay tribute to his friend and “brother,”...
Providence Preservation Society lists 2025 most endangered places
PROVIDENCE – An armory building that had been a focal point of developmental controversy in recent years, the state’s tallest skyscraper and an old...
6 R.I. legislative races to watch on Election Day
Presidential race aside, Tuesday’s election isn’t likely to make waves in Rhode Island. All the state’s general officeholders have two more years in their...
Renowned Smith Hill restaurant gets $10K ‘lifesaver’ grant
PROVIDENCE – The owner of an iconic Smith Hill eatery that has faced financial turbulence in recent months says a $10,000 grant will help...
Longtime Johnston Sen. Lombardo dies at 65
JOHNSTON – Frank Lombardo III, a business owner who represented the town in the Senate since 2010, died from bladder cancer at the age...
Construction for Woonasquatucket River Greenway project to begin next spring
PROVIDENCE – Construction for the Woonasquatucket River Greenway Improvement Project is set to begin next spring, Mayor Brett P. Smiley announced Tuesday.
The project will...
Five Questions With: Jennifer Hawkins
Jennifer Hawkins has been the executive director at One Neighborhood Builders since 2017, and she has been credited with helping to double the capacity...
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