Gregory Stevens, owner and operator of Pat’s Italian Restaurants, remembers only a few years back when he paid his line cooks $15 an hour. “And they were happy with that,” he said. But legislation ...
Countries around the world have been discussing the need to rein in climate change for three decades, yet global greenhouse gas emissions – and global temperatures with them – keep rising. When it ...
Providence’s noise-camera pilot program is moving toward implementation in 2026, but questions about value, effectiveness and equity continue to stir debate. The $180,000 initiative aims to quiet city ...
To some, dust is a nuisance. But to those who appreciate the cosmos, it is debris from comets, asteroids, moons and planets, tiny particles of extraterrestrial material. So, with a renewed fascination ...
Ribonucleic acid, or RNA, has emerged as one of the more puzzling mysteries of modern medicine and one that Brown University researchers are untangling. RNA is a microscopic chain of molecules that ...
The history of Providence restaurants may well be the history of rock and roll. Hit single “Psycho Killer” by Talking Heads, which has its roots at the Rhode Island School of Design, was recorded on a ...
Rhode Islanders love their news but who they get it from is ever evolving as the industry wrestles with ongoing economic challenges and new delivery models. Fierce loyalties to favorite broadcasters ...
RYAN CAMARA is vice president and human resources manager for BankNewport, which was recently recognized with an Exemplary Worksite Health Award from Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island and the ...
Without ever closing its predecessor’s doors, the launch of Newport Cannabis Co. was immediately resonating with the local community, sparking more than enthusiasm on Aquidneck Island since its launch ...
The U.S. was founded on the idea that government exists to serve its people. To do this, the government must deliver services that promote the common good. When the government shuts down, it fails to ...
PROVIDENCE – President Donald Trump’s job approval rating among state residents is low, according to a new poll.  The Ocean State Poll, conducted by The Survey Center at the University of New ...
The median sale price of single-family homes in Rhode Island continued to climb in October, rising 4.1% from a year earlier to $505,000, the Rhode Island Association of Realtors said Thursday.  Sales ...