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ON-SITE FITNESS: Team Lifespan members participate in one of the company’s corporate fitness outings near the offices on Point Street in Providence. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Creativity key to helping health workers bond

Focus 07/05/2019

At Brown Medicine, most of its 400 employees take part in annual group outings that have become a popular tradition. In recent years, gatherings...

PUBLIC HEARING: A public hearing before the Downtown Design Review Committee in Providence on the proposal for the Hope Point tower by developer Jason Fane, president of The Fane Organization. From left, Fane; his sister Daria Fane, vice president of The Fane Organization; and their architect, Gianni Ria, director of design, IBI Group. In the foreground recommending denial of the project is City Councilman Seth Yurdin.  / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Where’s the market for Hope Point?

Cover Story 04/26/2019

How high can the Hope Point tower climb? Its size has fueled doubters who say it won’t fit in, leading to extensive government review...

Five Questions With Allison Gaines Pell

5Q 02/22/2019

Allison Gaines Pell | Head of school, The Wheeler School 1. What prompted the recent change in the school’s mission statement? Our new mission...

WaterFire plans Sept. 8 Tech Nite with resource fair

Technology 09/05/2018

PROVIDENCE – WaterFire Providence will host a technology night along Steeple Street Sept. 8, with Providence-based Virgin Pulse as the founding lead sponsor. Tech...

PASSING IT ON: Ben Giguere, left, founder of Gather LLC, on Atwells Avenue in Providence, shows Jairus Burdick how to make a drinking glass. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Glass blowing for masses

Entrepreneurship 08/31/2018

Growing up in New Hampshire and Vermont, Ben Giguere, founder of Gather LLC, a Providence glass blowing studio-cum-community center, drew inspiration for his future...

THE GIRL SCOUTS of Southeastern New England have announced the recipients of the 2018 Leading Women of Distinction Awards.

Girl Scouts of Southeastern New England announces 2018 Leading Women of...

Nonprofit 07/11/2018

WARWICK- The Girl Scouts of Southeastern New England will host the 2018 Leading Women of Distinction Awards on Tuesday, October 16 from 8 a.m. –...

THE RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL of Design held a symposium centered on the Rosa Parks family home currently on display at WaterFire Arts Center in Providence. Their announcement of the symposium came more than two months after Brown University dropped ties with the home's owner and artist, Ryan Mendoza. / COURTESY FABIA MENDOZA

Rosa Parks House Project endures

Hot Topic 05/25/2018

At one point, it looked like the Providence tenure of the Rosa Parks House Project would be over before the public ever got the...

WATERFIRE PROVIDENCE has launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund an upgraded boat for its Access Program which allows persons with disabilities and mobility concerns to view the event from a large, handicap accessible pontoon boat. / PHOTO BY KEVIN MURRAY / COURTESY WATERFIRE PROVIDENCE

WaterFire Providence looks to Kickstarter support for new Access Program boat

Nonprofit 04/04/2018

PROVIDENCE - WaterFire Providence has joined the ranks of Rhode Island organizations turning to Kickstarter campaigns to fund their programming. The nonprofit arts organization based...