Governor Chafee, as part of a package of budget amendments submitted to the legislature Thursday, proposes using part of this year's revenue windfall to fund the initial planning and engineering to evaluate moving state...
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Greater City ProvidenceRINPR: Chafee in talks with Colin Kane to lead the EDC
Kane is currently the head of the I-195 Redevelopment District Commission.
Boston.com: Innovation fellows to get $300K for RI projects
Allan Tear, co-founder of Betaspring, an incubator program that helps high-tech entrepreneurs turn their ideas into companies, aims to create a “start-up revolution” in areas including art and design and...
The Providence Phoenix: At Kennedy Plaza, plans for rebirth
Officials have moved, with some success, to cut down on crime in recent years. And they have taken a few steps toward revitalization: a farmer’s market, a beer garden in the summer, repairs to the fountain in...
RI Future: Taveras Beheads Flanders; Chafee Should Give Him Haircut
Bob Flanders seemed to take a perverse pleasure in threatening other people’s livelihoods. But yesterday he was the one who got beheaded rather than getting a haircut when Providence Mayor Angel Taveras severed...
Boston.com: MBTA unveils 23 percent fare hike; limited service cuts also proposed
MBTA riders would pay an average of 23 percent more and most service cuts would be spared under a budget-balancing plan that will be announced this morning by the T, the state’s top transportation official said in...
PBN: Providence Chapter 9 “unavoidable”
Providence, Rhode Island’s capital and biggest city, probably will seek bankruptcy court protection to deal with a budget deficit, Robert Flanders, the state-appointed receiver for nearby Central Falls, said...
ecoRI News: New Launch Date for Single-Stream Recycling
The goal of single-stream recycling is to dramatically increase the volume of recycable items collected, thereby extending the life of the state landfill. The new sorting machines can bundle a variety of plastics, such...
PBN: I-195 commission focuses on the details
Faced with the seemingly daunting task of maximizing land use in the heart of Providence for the next generation, the I-195 Redevelopment District Commission finds itself immersed in details concerning every inch of the...
Media Matters: STUDY: Media Missing The Mark On Gas Prices
A Media Matters analysis of print and television coverage of rising gasoline prices between January 1 and February 29 finds that news outlets often provided a shallow and shortsighted treatment of the issue. For...
Boston.com: New Balance details Brighton plans
Athletic shoe giant New Balance released detailed plans Wednesday for a new Brighton world headquarters that will include at least four new buildings with offices, restaurants, a hotel, and a sprawling sports complex...
Jef NickersonPBN: JWU plans new business, tech school buildings
A new business-school building is at the heart of Johnson & Wales University\'s latest downtown-campus expansion plans, which also include a new technology-school building, dorms and offices.
RINPR: Chafee unveils plan for state’s distressed communities; legislative outlook uncertain
Flanked by mayors and town managers from around the state, Governor Lincoln Chafee unveiled a plan this afternoon for helping Rhode Island’s most fiscally troubled communities. He held up a copy of the Providence...
The Herald News: Flanagan wants to bring Block Island Ferry to Fall River
The city is working to arrange for ferry service to leave from the State Pier, arriving at Block Island less than two hours later. Mayor Will Flanagan has set a target date of late June for a trial run, with...
WPRI: 195 land commission needs more money
The Route 195 Redevelopment District Commission created by the General Assembly last year was given $250 million for economic development planning. Now the seven-member commission of volunteers says it needs more money...
City: Deadline for Providence Homeowners to Reapply for Homestead Tax Exemption Extended to April 6
Because of changes to the ordinance governing the City of Providence's homestead exemption, every Providence homeowner is required to reapply this year for the exemption. Due to the large number of applications still...
Bad bridges costing RIPTA
ProJo reports on how deficient bridges are hurting RIPTA’s bottom line. The agency recently adopted a plan to reduce service and raise fares to close an expected budget gap. The service cuts will save a projected...
Bike to work day photos?
Anyone have any photos from Bike-To-Work Day festivities, or from one of the Bike Trains? Our Flickr Group would love to have some shared with it. 🙂
Me? I was busy walking to work today.
