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Paolino Properties purchases 4 downtown Providence parking lots

Economic Activity 07/09/2026

PROVIDENCE – Heavyweight Providence investment group Paolino Properties LLC has added four downtown parking lots to its portfolio for the price of $16.5 million. Totaling...

OPEN SPACE: Guests enjoy a meal at Rooftop at Providence G, one of several venues in Rhode Island that offer dining and bar space on a rooftop.  COURTESY PROVIDENCE WARWICK CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU/NICK MILLARD

Providence nightlife has gone to new heights

Focus 02/27/2026

The nightlife landscape in Providence is evolving skyward. There is a trend toward rooftop establishments that seek to offer what industry experts call a “differentiated”...

PLACE OF PRIDE: Joan and Tony Assante purchased a 1,400-square-foot condominium at Chapel View, one of the first of 14 condos in the development to be occupied 17 years ago. Every condo was eventually purchased.  PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

SEEKING BALANCE: Developers see financial benefits of live-work-play projects

Cover Story 02/13/2026

No matter what Joan and Tony Assante want to do, they usually don’t have to go far to get it done. Grocery shopping? There’s a...

COMMUNITY FEEL: Chapel View in Cranston contains condominiums, offices, retail and restaurants built on the site of a former boys’ state training school.  PBN FILE PHOTO/WILLIAM HAMILTON

‘Live-work-play’ communities are prospering in R.I.

Editorial and Op-Ed 02/13/2026

Developers looking to reinvigorate traditional malls might find inspiration from so-called “live-work-play” communities that are prospering across the state. Combining housing, entertainment, retail, office space...

CHECKING IN:  Bella Andolino, background right, front desk agent at Hotel Maria in Westerly, with General Manager Patrick Bowe at her side, helps Skip and Pat Caloia of Yonkers, N.Y. PBN PHOTO/ MICHAEL SALERNO

Yes, working in hotels ‘can be a fun career’

Digital Special Editions 10/10/2025

Hotel Maria General Manager Patrick Bowe took a Rhode Island Hospitality Association class for front-of-the-house staff on dealing with guests’ issues. Bowe started as...

R.I. resorts, airport and hotels shine in Condé Nast awards

Editor's Choice 10/02/2024

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island has one of the world's best resorts, one of the nation's best airports and eight of the top 25 hotels...

EVOLVING DISTRICT: The $20 million Providence River Pedestrian Bridge completed in 2019 is part of the changing landscape in the I-195 Redevelopment District. / PBN FILE PHOTO/ARTISTIC IMAGES

Sky has been limit for R.I. developers

PBN 35th Anniversary 11/26/2021

REAL ESTATE Real estate has taken center stage in Rhode Island as a form of economic development. After a slow start, the long-vacant I-195 Redevelopment District...

Beatrice hotel celebrates opening

Hospitality & Tourism 10/12/2021

PROVIDENCE – State leaders attended the grand opening for The Beatrice boutique hotel in downtown Providence Tuesday. The 47-room hotel located in the 1887 Exchange...